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Hugh McNaughtan, Oliver Berry, Gregor Clark
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Welcome to Provence & the Côte d’Azur . . . . . . . 4Provence & the Côte d’Azur Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Provence & the Côte d’Azur Top 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 6Need to Know . . . . . . . . . 16Accommodation . . . . . . . 18First Time Provence & the Côte d’Azur . . . . . . 20What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . 22If You Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Month by Month . . . . . . . 26Itineraries . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Eat & Drink Like a Local . . . . . . . . . . . 35Travel with Children . . . . 39Regions at a Glance . . . . 42
CÔTE D’AZUR . . . . . . 46Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Arrière-Pays Niçois . . . . 62Peillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Peille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Villefranche- sur-Mer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat . . . . . 64Beaulieu-sur-Mer . . . . . . 65Èze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Roquebrune- Cap-Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Menton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Gorbio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71L’Arrière-Pays . . . . . . . . . .71St-Paul de Vence . . . . . . . . 72Vence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Les Gorges du Loup . . . . . . 74Tourrettes-sur-Loup . . . . . . 75Grasse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Mougins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Antibes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Biot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Cannes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Îles de Lérins . . . . . . . . . . 92Île Ste-Marguerite . . . . . . . 93Île St-Honorat . . . . . . . . . . . 93Corniche de l’Esterel . . . 93St-Raphaël . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Fréjus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Presqu’île de St-Tropez . . . . . . . . . . 97St-Tropez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Grimaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Gassin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Ramatuelle . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Gigaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
MONACO . . . . . . . . . 108Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Festivals & Events . . . . . . 114
Sleeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Drinking & Nightlife . . . . . 119Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . 120Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
VAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Toulon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Sanary-sur-Mer . . . . . . . . 127Bandol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Cap de Carqueiranne. . . . 129Hyères . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Îles d’Hyères . . . . . . . . . .131Île de Porquerolles . . . . . . 131Île de Port-Cros . . . . . . . . 134Île du Levant . . . . . . . . . . . 135La Londe-les-Maures . . 135Corniche des Maures . . 138Bormes-les-Mimosas . . . 138Massif des Maures . . . . 139Collobrières . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Haut-Var . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143East of Draguignan . . . . . 143West of Draguignan . . . . . 146Entrecasteaux . . . . . . . . . . 148Cotignac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Correns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Massif de la Ste-Baume . . . . . . . . . . . .151
BOUCHES- DU-RHÔNE . . . . . . . 152Marseille . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Around Marseille . . . . . 178Les Calanques . . . . . . . . . 178Cassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Côte Bleue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Pays d’Aix . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Aix-en-Provence . . . . . . . . 182Ventabren . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Salon-de-Provence . . . . . . 191
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Les Alpilles . . . . . . . . . . .191St-Rémy-de-Provence . . . 191Les Baux-de-Provence . . . 194
THE CAMARGUE . . . 195Arles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202Camargue Countryside . . . . . . . . . . 208Stes-Maries- de-la-Mer . . . . . . . . . . . . .211Aigues-Mortes . . . . . . . . 216
VAUCLUSE . . . . . . . . .217Avignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Around Avignon . . . . . . 235Villeneuve-lès-Avignon . . . 235Châteauneuf-du-Pape . . . 236Orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Vaison-la-Romaine . . . . . . 241Dentelles de Montmirail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Mont Ventoux . . . . . . . . 246Bédoin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Sault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250Carpentras . . . . . . . . . . . 250Pernes-les- Fontaines . . . . . . . . . . . . 253L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue . . . 253Fontaine-de-Vaucluse . . 256Pays de Venasque . . . . . 257
THE LUBERON . . . . 258Gordes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Roussillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265St-Saturnin-lès-Apt . . . . . 266Apt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Le Grand Luberon . . . . . . 271Le Petit Luberon . . . . . . . . 272Lourmarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Ansouis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE . . . . . . . 276Pays de Forcalquier . . . . . 277Forcalquier . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Banon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282Vallée de la Durance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Gorges du Verdon . . . . . 284Moustiers Ste-Marie . . . . 285Castellane . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287Parc National du Mercantour . . . . . . . . . . 290Digne-les-Bains . . . . . . . .290Vallée de l’Ubaye . . . . . . . 291Vallée du Haut Verdon . . . 293Vallée du Haut-Var . . . . . .294Vallée de la Tinée . . . . . . . 295Vallée de la Vésubie . . . . . 295Vallée de la Roya . . . . . . . 297
Provence & the Côte d’Azur Today . . . . . 300
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Painters in Provence . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Cinema & the Arts . . . . .315
Provençal Living . . . . . . .319
Directory A–Z . . . . . . . . 322
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Map Legend . . . . . . . . . . .351
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All the classics in one easy itinerary: along the coast, into the hills and back again, via gorges, villages, vineyards, Roman ruins and lavender fields.
Fly to Nice. On day two, mooch around Vieux Nice and amble along the Promenade des Anglais. On day three, catch a bus to stunning Èze to feast on views; head to Monaco for lunch and enjoy the rest of the day in the principality. Catch a train back to Nice. On day four, pick up a rental car and drive to the medieval wonder of St-Paul de Vence and its art galleries. On day five, drive to Moustiers Ste-Marie along the scenic N85, stopping in Grasse on the way for an insight into the town’s perfume industry. Spend the following day in Gorges du Verdon.
Explore the villages of the Luberon on days seven and eight, and on day nine head to Avignon. Enjoy the city for a day, and take a day trip to Orange or Nîmes on day 11. On days 12 and 13, head to the Haut-Var for hilltop villages and vineyards, before returning to Nice.
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This trip captures the essence of Provence, starting in bustling Avignon and ending in the mighty Gorges du Verdon, with stops at some of the area’s dreamiest villages and most photogenic sights en route.
Spend day one in Avignon, exploring the old town and the Palais des Papes. On day two, drive down to St-Rémy-de-Provence in Les Alpilles. Explore the town’s stupendous Roman site Glanum and visit the asylum where Van Gogh spent the last – but most productive – year of his short life. On day three, take a day trip to Les Baux-de-Provence: visit the ruined castle and go olive-oil tasting around Maussane-les-Alpilles in the afternoon.
On day four, drive to the Luberon and explore a trio of lovely villages: Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes. On day five, visit Gordes and its Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque and the ochre-coloured village of Roussillon. On day six, pack a picnic and head to the gorges, forests and lavender fields around Lourmarin, Vaugines and Cucuron. On day seven, drive back to Avi-gnon or carry on to Pays de Forcalquier and the Gorges du Verdon for another three days.
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Mix city with countryside, starting in bus-tling Marseille and following with clifftop hiking, art appreciation, Roman history and flamingo spotting.
Spend your first day exploring Mar-seille: the Vieux Port, the historic Le Panier quarter and the art scene. Go to cours Julien for a night out. On day two, take a boat trip to Les Calanques or visit Château d’If before heading up to Basi-lique Notre Dame de la Garde for pano-ramic views of the city and the sea. Dine in the picturesque Vallon des Auffes. On day three, head to Aix-en-Provence to visit Cézanne’s studio, his family house and the Bibemus quarries where he painted. Treat yourself at one of Aix’s fine restaurants.
On day four, head to Arles and discover the places that inspired Van Gogh. Book a table at one of the city’s Michelin-starred es-tablishments. On day five, immerse yourself in the town’s fine Roman heritage – the am-phitheatre, theatre, baths and Musée Dépar-temental Arles Antique. Take a day trip to Camargue on day six: hire bikes, and don’t forget your binoculars for birdwatching. Head back to Marseille. This entire itinerary can be done by public transport.
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Dedicate your first couple of days to the belle of the Côte d’Azur: Nice. Stroll in Vieux Nice and browse the market stalls of cours Saleya; visit Cimiez’ wonderful Musée National Marc Chagall and Musée Matisse; and party till dawn in Vieux Nice’s bars.
On day three, take a day trip along the Corniche Inférieure, stopping at Ville-franche-sur-Mer and St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. On day four, head to hilltop Èze for sensational views of the Med; carry on to Monaco for the rest of the day. Spend the following day in Menton.
On day six, rent a car and head for the hills: stop in St-Paul de Vence and Vence, and spend day seven motoring around the beautiful Gorges du Loup. On day eight, visit Grasse and its muse-ums and perfumeries; leave your last day for the pretty village of Mougins. Drive back to Nice on day 10, continue in Haute-Provence or head west along the coast.
10 DAYS Classic Riviera
It’s time to tear yourself away from the coast and explore the mighty, majestic Alps. Amazingly, just an hour’s drive north of Nice, you’ll find yourself surrounded by mountain scenery – perfect for hiking, biking and wildlife spotting.
Start in Nice – enjoy a day of urban de-light in Vieux Nice before hitting the road on day two. Drive to St-Martin-Vésubie and watch semi-wild wolves in the Alpha wildlife reserve. On day three, organise a guided hike to see the amazing ancient rock art of the Vallée des Merveilles, then head west to explore the many hik-ing trails around Lac d’Allos on days four and five.
On day six, drive to Digne-les-Bains, stopping in Barles along the way for fos-sil hunting in the Réserve Géologique de Haute-Provence. Organise a lavender walk on day seven, and on day eight drive down to Castellane, and take a scenic tour of the Gorges du Verdon. Explore the canyon in a different way on day nine: go rafting, canyoning or just trekking. On day 10, drive back to Nice or carry on along the Riviera.
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WRITER THANKSHugh McNaughtanAs always, I must thank Tasmin, Maise and Willa, my endlessly patient family, plus my editor Dan, and the support team at Lonely Planet. I’d also like to thank Audrey, Isabelle and the many kind people in Provence who made this project a success and a pleasure.
Oliver BerryA big merci to everyone who helped me with my research in Provence this time ’round, including Jérome Coustellet, Marie Lafarge, Sophie Cas-ticci, James Clarke, Agnès Caron and Aurelie Martin. Back home, thanks to Rosie Hillier for putting up with long days and nights of write-up, and to everyone in the Lonely Planet team putting the project together, especially destina-tion editor Dan Fahey for fielding myriad ques-tions about taxonomy, topography, Typefi and plenty more besides. Un grand merci à tous!
Gregor ClarkMerci beaucoup to the many French and Monégasque locals who shared their insights about France and Monaco with me, especially Marion Pansiot, Clara Diaz Campuzano, Lucie Richard, Did Kwo, Claire Bouvrot, Bruno Rou-ganne and Eric Demeester. Back home, hugs to Gaen, Meigan and Chloe, who always make coming home the best part of the trip.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSClimate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.Cover photograph: Lavender at Abbaye Notre- Dame de Sénanque, Jordan Banks/4Corners©Illustrations p116-17, p162-3 by Javier Zarracina.
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THIS BOOKThis 9th edition of Lonely Planet’s Provence & the Côte d’Azur guidebook was curated by Hugh McNaughtan and re-searched and written by Hugh McNaughtan, Oliver Berry and Gregor Clark. The previous edition was written by Alexis Averbuck, Oliver Berry and Nicola Williams.
This guidebook was produced by the following:Destination Editor Daniel FaheySenior Product Editor Genna PattersonProduct Editor Heather ChampionSenior Cartographer Mark GriffithsBook Designer Gwen CotterAssisting Editors Michelle Bennett, Andrea Dobbin,
Samantha Forge, Cath Lanigan, Charlotte Orr, Monique Perrin, Gabrielle Stefanos, Sarah Stewart, Fionnuala Twomey, Simon WilliamsonAssisting Book Designer Jessica RoseCover Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Frank Gelok, Sandie Kestell, Claire Naylor, Karyn Noble, Andre Pfanner, Matt Phillips
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Index
Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
Aabbeys & monasteries
see also churches & cathedrals
Abbaye de Thoronet 146Abbaye et Jardins de
l’Abbaye 235Abbaye Notre‑Dame de
Sénanque 176, 259Chartreuse du Val de
Bénédiction 235Monastère de la
Verne 140, 136Monastère de Saorge 297Monastère Notre Dame de
Ganagobie 283Monastère St‑Paul de
Mausole 192, 230Prieuré de Salagon 277
accessible travel 322accommodation 18‑19, 20,
322, 336‑7, 19, see also individual locations
activities 31‑4, see also individual activities
adventure sports 22, 25, 33, 284‑5, 296, see also individual adventure sports
Aigues‑Mortes 216air travel 329airports 329Aix‑en‑Provence 12, 182‑90,
184, 12accommodation 185‑6 activities 182‑5 drinking 189entertainment 189festivals & events 185 food 186‑9history 182planning 186sights 182‑5tourist information 189
tours 185travel to/from 189‑90travel within 190
Alpes‑de‑Haute‑Provence 276‑98, 278
accommodation 276driving distances 276food 276highlights 278‑9hiking 280planning 276
Alpha 296Ansouis 275Antibes 80‑5, 82Apt 267‑71Arboretum Marcel
Kroenlein 295architecture 305, 316‑17
Cabanon Le Corbusier 67Chapelle du Rosaire 73La Cité Radieuse 157La Croisette 85‑6Port Lympia 52Promenade des Anglais 47Salle des Mariages 68Villa E‑1027 67Village des
Bories 259, 269Arc Romain 250area codes 17, 327Arles 11, 202‑8, 203
accommodation 205‑6activities 202‑5drinking 207entertainment 207‑8food 206‑7planning 211shopping 208sights 202‑5tourist information 208travel to/from 208travel within 208
Arrière‑Pays Niçois 62‑3art 23, 310‑14art galleries & art museums
Carrières de Lumières 194
Chapelle Cocteau 97Collection Lambert 226‑7Espace de l’Art
Concret 80Espace Van Gogh 204Fondation Luma 207Fondation Victor
Vasarely 183Fondation Vincent Van
Gogh 202Musée Angladon 227Musée Calvet 226Musée Cantini 157Musée d’Art Classique de
Mougins 79Musée d’Art
Contemporain 161Musée d’Art Moderne et
d’Art Contemporain 52, 314, 314
Musée du Bastion 68Musée Goetz‑
Boumeester 63Musée Jean Cocteau
Collection Séverin Wunderman 68
Musée Matisse 52, 313Musée National Marc
Chagall 52Musée National Picasso
‘La Guerre et la Paix’ 86Musée Picasso 81Musée Réattu 202Musée Volti 63Nouveau Musée National
de Monaco – Villa Paloma 113
Nouveau Musée National de Monaco – Villa Saube 113
Refuge d’Art 291Tanning‑Ernst
Collection 145artists see paintersarts 315‑18, see also painters,
individual artistsAtelier Cézanne 188, 310ATMs 325
Aups 147‑8Avignon 11, 224‑35, 224‑5, 11
accommodation 227‑9activities 225‑7 drinking 233entertainment 233‑4food 229‑33history 225 planning 228shopping 234sights 225‑7 tourist information 234tours 227 travel to/from 234travel within 235
Bballooning 34Bandol 128‑9Banon 282‑3Bargemon 145basilicas, see churches &
cathedralsBasilique Notre Dame de la
Garde 156bathrooms 327beaches 24, 98, 102, 132, 13
Couleurs Jardin 102Juan‑les‑Pins 83La Plage des Jumeaux 102La Vigneraie 1860 102Le Club 55 102Le Refuge 102Moorea Plage 102Nikki Beach 102Pearl Beach 102Plage d’Agay 94Plage d’Argent 132Plage de Galets 84Plage de la Bocca 86Plage de la Courtade 132Plage de la Croisette 22Plage de Notre Dame 132Plage de Pampelonne 98Plage de Tahiti 98 Plage des Catalans 160
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beaches continuedPlage des Pêcheurs 114Plage des Salins 98Plage du Langoustier 132Plage du Midi 86Plage Vegaluna 86Shellona 102Z Plage 86
Beaulieu‑sur‑Mer 65‑6Beaumes‑de‑Venise 245‑6Bédoin 247‑50belle époque 306Biot 85bicycle travel, see cyclingbirdwatching 33, 130,
212‑13, 285, 213blogs 300boating 135
Aigues‑Mortes 216Avignon 227Île de Porquerolles 132Les Bateaux de
St‑Raphaël 95Les Calanques 178Marseille 161Nice 53St‑Tropez 99Stes‑Maries‑De‑La‑
Mer 214Toulon 126
boat travel 331, 332Bonnieux 272‑3books 318, 320bories 316, 269Bormes‑les‑
Mimosas 138‑9Bouches‑du‑Rhône 152‑94,
154‑5accommodation 152driving distances 152food 152highlights 154‑5travel to/from 153travel within 153
bouillabaisse 36, 169boules, see pétanquebudgeting 16, 17, 21, 323bullfighting 26, 209Buoux 271bus travel 330, 332 business hours 325
CCalanque de Morgiou 178
Calanque de Port‑Pin 179Calanque de Sormiou 178Calanques, Les 13, 178‑9, 13calisson d’Aix 190Callas 144‑5Camargue, the 10, 195‑216,
196‑7, 198, 10, 201accommodation 195driving distances 195food 195highlights 196‑7itineraries 198‑201planning 195
Camp des Milles 191Cannes 85‑92, 88
accommodation 87, 89‑90
activities 86‑7drinking 91‑2entertainment 92festivals & events 87food 90‑1shopping 92sights 85‑6tourist information 92tours 86‑7travel to/from 92
Cannes Film Festival 25, 27, 87, 315, 316
canoeing & kayaking 25, 33, 34, 133, 161, 178, 254
canyoning 22, 33, 298Cap Croisette 160Cap d’Antibes 84Cap de Carqueiranne 129Carnaval de Nice 25, 26, 53Carpentras 250‑3, 251Carrières de Lumières 194Carry‑le‑Rouet 181‑2car travel 17, 296, 326, 330,
332‑4, see also road trips
Casino de Monte Carlo 111, 116‑17, 15, 116‑17
Cassis 179‑81Castellane 287‑90Cathédrale de Marseille
Notre Dame de la Major 157, 8‑9
cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals
Catholicism 216Caumont Centre d’Art 183caving 22cell phones 16, 327Cézanne, Paul 188, 311,
310Chagall, Marc 52, 313Chapelle du Rosaire 73
Chapelle Notre Dame de Beauvoir 286
Chapelle Sainte‑ Roseline 143
chapels, see churches & cathedrals
Château de Simiane‑la‑ Rotonde 283
Château de Tarascon 210Châteauneuf‑du‑Pape
(region) 236‑7, 230Châteauneuf‑du‑Pape
(wine) 237châteaux
Château d’Ansouis 275Château de la Croë 84Château de l’Empéri 191Château de
Lourmarin 274Château de Roque‑
brune 67 Château de Simiane‑
la‑Rotonde 283 Château de
Tarascon 210Château de
Vauvenargues 312 Château
d’Entrecasteaux 148Château des Baux 194Château d’If 161Château du Barroux 245Colline du Château 52
cheese 36, 201chestnuts 27children, travel with 39‑41Chorégies d’Orange 27, 238churches & cathedrals see
also abbeys & mon‑asteries
Abbaye Notre‑Dame de Sénanque 176, 259
Abbaye Ste‑Madeleine 245
Abbaye St‑Victor 160Ancienne Cathédrale
Ste‑Anne 267Basilique Notre Dame de
la Garde 156Basilique St‑Michel
Archange 68Basilique St‑Pierre 227Cathédrale de Marseille
Notre Dame de la Major 157
Cathédrale de Monaco 113
Cathédrale Notre‑Dame de la Nativité 73
Cathédrale Notre‑Dame de Nazareth (Orange) 239
Cathédrale Notre‑Dame de Nazareth (Vaison‑ la‑Romaine) 241
Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe St‑Nicolas 52
Cathédrale Ste‑ Réparate 47
Cathédrale St‑Sauveur 184
Cathédrale St‑Siffrein 250
Chapelle Notre Dame de Beauvoir 286
Chapelle Sainte‑ Roseline 143
Chapelle St‑Pierre 63Cloître de la Cathédrale
de Fréjus 95‑6 Collégiale Notre Dame
des Anges 254Église de Venasque 257Église des Stes‑
Maries 214Église Notre Dame de la
Major 205Église St‑Florent 238Église St‑Jean de
Malte 184Église St‑Trophime 202Église St‑Véran 256Sanctuaire Notre Dame
des Fontaines 297cinema 315‑16cinemas 120, 173, 234,circuses 26Citadelle de St‑Tropez 98Cité Médiévale (Vaison‑
la‑Romaine) 241climate 16, 26, 27, 34,
322, 326climate change 301, 329climbing 291Cocteau, Jean 315Col d’Allos 293Colette 318Colline du Château 52Colline St‑Eutrope 238Collobrières 140‑1Colmars‑les‑Alpes 293Colorado Provençal
266, 24consulates 323Corniche de l’Esterel 93‑4Corniche des Maures
138‑40Corniche Inférieure 50Corniches, see Three
Corniches, the Correns 149, 151costs 16, 17, 21, 323Côte Bleue 181‑2
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‑HCôte d’Azur 46‑107, 48‑9
accommodation 46driving distances 46food 46highlights 48‑9travel to/from 47travel within 47
Cotignac 148‑9courses 33, 34, 209, 324credit cards 325culture 319‑20currency 16customs regulations 322cycling 25, 32, 330, 331‑2,
263Gorges du Verdon 284Mont Ventoux 247 Stes‑Maries‑de‑la‑
Mer 214Vaucluse & the Luberon
262‑3, 263cycling tours 141, 141
Ddangers, see safetyDentelles de Montmirail
243‑7, 231, 248Digne‑les‑Bains 290‑1disabilities, travellers
with 322Distillerie Les Agnel 271diving 94Domaine de la
Palissade 212‑13Domaine du
Rayol 138, 136drinks 23, 338, see also
l’apéro, wine, wineriesdriving see car travel
Eelectricity 323embassies 323emergencies 17, 323, 339Entrecasteaux 148environmental issues
301, 329etiquette 21, 37events, see festivals &
eventsEuromediterannée 22exchange rates 17Èze 66‑7, 15
FFéria d’Arles 209Féria du Riz 209ferries 331, 332
Festival d’Avignon 25, 27, 227
Festival de Cannes 25, 27, 87, 315, 316
festivals & events 24‑5, 26‑7, see also individual locations
Cannes Film Festival 87, 315, 316
Carnaval de Marseille 166
Carnaval de Nice 53Chorégies d’Orange 238Christmas 244Féria d’Arles 209Festival d’Aix‑en‑
Provence 185Festival d’Art
Pyrotechnique 87Festival d’Avignon 227Festival de Cannes 87,
315, 316Festival de Marseille 166Festival de
Ramatuelle 107Festival de Vaison‑la‑
Romaine 241 Festival des Chœurs
Lauréats 241Festival Off 227Fête de la
Transhumance 181 Fête des Gardians 205Fêtes d’Arles 205Fêtes du Citron 70Five Continents Jazz
Festival 167Foire aux Santons 167Formula One Grand
Prix 114Grand Prix Historique de
Monaco 114International Fireworks
Festival 114Journée de la Truffe
Noire 148Les Grimaldines 106Les Oursinades 181Les Plages
Électroniques 87Les Rencontres d’Arles
Photographie 205Les Riches Heures
Musicales de la Rotonde 283
Les Suds 205Monaco ePrix 114Monaco Grand Prix 120Pèlerinage des Gitans 216Quel Amour! 22Rolex Monte‑Carlo
Masters 114
Fête de la Transhumance 25, 27, 181
Fête des Gardians 25, 27, 205
Fête du Citron 25, 26, 70films 27, 300, 315‑16flamingos 10, 212‑13,
10, 213Fondation Vincent Van
Gogh 202Fontaine‑de‑
Vaucluse 256‑7food 23, 35‑8, 337‑9
see also individual locations
Forcalquier 277, 282‑3Fôret des Cèdres 272Formula One Grand Prix 114Forteresse de Mornas 242fortresses
Citadelle de St‑Tropez 98Fort de Brégançon 139Fort de Buoux 271Fort de l’Estissac 134Fort de Tournoux 292 Fort St‑André 235Fort Ste‑Agathe 132Forteresse de
Mornas 242La Citadelle (Ville‑
franche‑sur‑Mer) 63Fréjus 95‑7, 96
GGallo‑Roman Ruins
(Vaison‑la‑Romaine) 241, 248
gardensAbbaye et Jardins de
l’Abbaye 235Arboretum Marcel
Kroenlein 295Colline St‑Eutrope 238Domaine du Rayol 138Jardin Botanique de la
Villa Thuret 84Jardin Botanique
Exotique du Val Rahmeh 70
Jardin de la Serre de la Madone 70
Jardin Emanuel Lopez & Conservatoire Botanique National Méditerranéen 132
Jardin Exotique d’Èze 66Jardin Exotique
(Monaco) 111‑12Jardins St‑Martin 113Les Jardins du MIP 79Prieuré de Salagon 277
Roseraie Princesse Grace 113
gardians (Camargue cowboys) 27, 32‑3, 200, 205, 209, 215
Gare du Sud 22Gassin 106gay travellers 324geology 291Gigaro 107Gigondas 243‑4Gorbio 71Gordes 259, 264‑65, 268Gorges de Daluis 294Gorges de la Nesque 253Gorges d’Oppedette 271Gorges du
Toulourenc 252Gorges du Verdon 12,
284‑90, 12, 288‑9Grande Corniche 51Grasse 76‑8, 78Grimaldi family 305, 306Grimaud 106
HHaut‑Var 143‑51, 150health 323hiking 25, 31‑2, see also
walkingAlpes‑de‑Haute‑
Provence 280‑1Fôret des Maures
140, 142Gorges du Verdon 284‑5Les Calanques 178Massif des
Maures 139‑40Mont Ventoux 246‑7, 14Sentier des Ocres 265Sentier du Littoral 94Sentier du Point
Sublime 294 Sentier Nietzsche 66St‑Jean‑Cap‑Ferrat 65 Vallée de la
Vésubie 295‑6Vallée de l’Ubaye 292Vallée du Haut
Verdon 293Vallée du Haut‑Var 294
hilltop villages 25historic sites
Arc de Triomphe 238Caumont Centre
d’Art 183Cité Médiévale (Vaison‑
la‑Romaine) 241La Ponche 98La Vieille Charité 156
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historic sites continuedLe Rocher 111Maison de
Nostradamus 191Mines de Bruoux 265Monastère St‑Paul de
Mausole 192Vieil Aix 183Vieille Ville 130Villa Noailles 130
history 23, 302‑9holidays 325‑6horse riding 32‑3, 296hot‑air ballooning 34Hôtel de Sade 22Hyères 129‑31
Iibexes 290, 289ice cream 119Île de Bendor 128Île de Porquerolles
131‑3, 136Île de Port‑Cros 134‑5Île du Levant 135‑8Île St‑Honorat 93Île Ste‑Marguerite 93Îles de Lérins 92‑3Îles d’Hyères 131‑5Îles du Frioul 161immigration 328, 329insurance 323‑4, 333internet access 324internet resources 17,
127, 300itineraries 28‑30, 28,
29, 30Camargue, the 198‑200,
198, 201Roman Provence 220‑3,
220Three Corniches, the 50,
50, 15, 51Var wine tour 141, 141
Jjazz 27, 53, 167, 234, 318Jeanneret,
Charles‑Édouard 317Juan‑les‑Pins 83
Kkayaking, see canoeing &
kayaking
kingfishers 213Klein, Yves 314
LLa Capelière 212‑13La Croisette 85‑6La Fontaine de
Vaucluse 256La Londe‑les‑Maures 135La Motte 144La Ponche 98La Vieille Charité 156Lac d’Allos 293, 280Lac de Quinson 286Lac de Ste‑Croix 286Lacs de Vens 280, 281landscapes 23‑4language 336‑42
courses 324eating 37‑8travel 331useful phrases 21
l’apéro 38lavandin 255lavender 176‑7, 225, 176‑7Le Barroux 245Le Corbusier 317Le Grand Luberon 271‑2Le Panier 153Le Pen, Marine 300Le Petit Luberon 272‑4Le Petit Marais 61Le Rocher 111legal matters 324Les 30 Glorieuses 308Les Alpilles 14, 191‑4Les Arcs‑sur‑Argens 143‑4Les Arènes (Arles) 202, 11Les Baux‑de‑Provence
194, 14Les Calanques 13, 178‑9, 13Les Gorges du Loup 74‑5Les Salins du Midi 216lesbian travellers 324LGBTIQ+ travellers 324L’Isle‑sur‑la‑Sorgue 253‑6literature 317‑18, 320Lorgues 146‑7Lourmarin 274‑5Luberon, the 10, 258‑75,
260‑1, 10accommodation 258cycling 262driving distances 258food 258highlights 260‑1markets 264planning 258
travel to/from 259travel within 259
Mmaps 324‑5markets 9, 9, 201
Aix‑en‑Provence 187Apt 270 Arles 206Forcalquier 176Luberon, the 264 Marseille 174Monaco 114, 118Nice 47, 62Tourtour 147Var villages 131Vaucluse 247
Marseille 9, 153‑75, 158‑9, 164‑5, 8‑9
accommodation 167‑8activities 161drinking 171‑2entertainment 172festivals & events 166‑7 food 168‑71gay travellers 172highlights 156history 153markets 174planning 161shopping 173‑4sights 153, 156‑61tourist information 174tours 161travel to/from 174‑5travel within 175
Massif de la Ste‑Baume 151Massif des Maures 139‑42Matisse, Henri 52, 312Mayle, Peter 318measures 326medical services 323medieval Provence 303‑4Ménerbes 273‑4Menton 68‑71, 69Mistral, Frédéric 318mobile phones 16, 327Monaco 15, 108‑22, 109,
110‑11accommodation 108,
114, 118activities 113‑14drinking 119‑20driving distances 108entertainment 120‑1food 108, 118‑19highlights 109shopping 121
sights 109‑13tourist information 121travel to/from 122travel within 122walking tour 115, 115
Monaco Grand Prix 27, 120money 16, 17, 21, 322, 325Monte Carlo Casino 111,
116‑17, 15, 116‑17Mont Ventoux 14, 246‑50,
14, 288‑9motorcycle travel 330,
332‑4Mougins 79‑80mountain biking 32Moustiers Ste‑Marie 285‑7Moyenne Corniche 51, 51Musée d’Art Moderne et
d’Art Contemporain 52, 314, 314
Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée 156
Musée du Petit Palais 226Musée Granet 183Musée International de la
Parfumerie 77Musée Jean Cocteau
Collection Séverin Wunderman 68
Musée Masséna 52Musée Matisse 52, 313Musée National Picasso ‘La
Guerre et la Paix’ 86 Musée Océanographique
de Monaco 111, 39Musée Picasso 81Musée Promenade 290Musée Réattu 202museums 309
Atelier Cézanne 188, 310Campredon Centre
d’Art 254Citadelle de St‑Tropez 98Collection de Voitures
Anciennes 113Collection Roux 63Ecomusée l’Olivier 277Fragonard’s Usine
Historique & Musée du Parfum 77
Hôtel de Sade 192Institut Océanographique
Paul Ricard 127Maison de la Truffe 147Maison du Costume
Comtadin 253Musée Archéologique 96Musée Archéologique de
St‑Raphaël 94Musée d’Apt 267
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‑SMusée d’Archéologie
Méditerranéenne 156Musée d’Art et
d’Histoire 238Musée d’Art et d’Histoire
de Provence 77Musée d’Arts Africains,
Océaniens et Améridiens 157
Musée de la Boulangerie 272
Musée de la Camargue 208
Musée de la Faïence 286Musée de la Lavande
264, 291Musée de la Marine 126Musée de la Photogra‑
phie André Villers 80Musée de la Préhistoire
des Gorges du Verdon 286
Musée de la Vallée 292Musée de Vence 73Musée Départemental
Arles Antique 204Musée des Beaux
Arts 157Musée des Civilisations
de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée 156
Musée des Merveilles 297‑8
Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies 113
Musée d’Histoire de Marseille 157
Musée d’Histoire Jean Garcin: 1939–1945 256
Musée du Petit Palais 226
Musée du Tire‑ Bouchon 273
Musée Escoffier de l’Art Culinaire 73
Musée Extraordinaire 275
Musée Fragonard 77Musée Gassendi 291Musée Granet 183Musée International de
la Parfumerie 77 Musée Lapidaire 227Musée Masséna 52Musée Océanographiquede Monaco 111, 39Musée Pierre de
Luxembourg 236Musée Promenade 290Villa Méditerranée 156
music 27, 318
NNapoléon Bonaparte 305national parks
& reservesAlpha 296Gorges de la Nesque 253Parc National des
Calanques 178‑9Parc National du Mer‑
cantour 290‑8, 281Parc Naturel Régional de
Camargue 209 Parc Naturel Régional du
Luberon 267Parc Ornithologique
du Pont de Gau 212, 214, 201
Réserve Nationale de Camargue 209
newspapers 326Nice 47‑62, 54‑5, 13
accommodation 53, 56‑7activities 52‑3, 58, 58drinking 60‑1eating 22entertainment 61festivals & events 53food 57, 59‑60shopping 61‑2sights 47‑52tourist information 62tours 53travel to/from 22, 62travel within 62walking tour 58, 58
Nietzsche, Friedrich 51Nostradamus 317‑18Nouveau Musée National
de Monaco – Villa Saube 113
OObservatoire de
Haute‑Provence 277ochre 266, 268oil mills 194Olympique de
Marseille 320opening hours 325opera 121, 173, 234, 238Orange 238‑41, 239outdoor activities 25
PPagnol, Marcel 315painters 310‑14Palais des Festivals et des
Congrès 86Palais des Papes 22, 225, 11
Palais Princier de Monaco 112
paragliding 75Parc National des
Calanques 178‑9Parc National du
Mercantour 290‑8, 281Parc Ornithologique de Pont
de Gau 212, 214, 201passports 328, 329Pays d’Aix 182‑91Pays de Venasque 257Peille 63Peillon 63perfumePernes‑les‑Fontaines 253pétanque 320phonecards 327Picasso, Pablo 81, 86, 312‑13pissaladiere 35, 24Plage de la Croisette 22planning 20‑1
activities 31‑4basics 16‑17 budgeting 16, 17, 21, 323calendar of events 26‑7children, travel with 39‑41food & drink 35‑8internet resources 17, 300itineraries 28‑30packing 20regions 42repeat visitors 22travel seasons 16weather 16, 26, 27, 34,
322, 326Plateau de Valensole
176, 176politics 300‑1, 308‑9Pont du Gard221, 223Pont St‑Bénézet 226, 11Pont du Gard 221, 223population 301prehistory 302Prieuré de Salagon 277Promenade des Anglais 47public holidays 325‑6
QQuel Amour! 22
Rradio 326rafting 34, 285Ramatuelle 107Renoir, Pierre‑Auguste 311Réserve Géologique de
Haute‑Provence 291
reserves see national parks & reserves
road rules 333road trips
Camargue, the 198‑200, 201, 198, 201
Collobrières 143Haut‑Var Hilltop Villages
150, 150Roman Provence 220‑3,
220Route des Crêtes 284,
288‑9Route du Temps 284Three Corniches, 50‑1,
50, 15, 51rock‑climbing 22, 33Roman history 302‑3Roman sites 22
Arc Romain 250 Cryptoportiques 204Gallo‑Roman
Ruins (Vaison‑la‑ Romaine) 241
Les Arènes (Arles) 202, 11
Les Arènes (Frèjus) 96Site Archéologique de
Glanum 192Théâtre Antique
(Arles) 202Théâtre Antique (Orange)
22, 238, 230‑1Thermes de
Constantin 204Romanesque
architecture 316 Roussillon 10, 265‑6,
10, 269Route des Crêtes 284,
288‑9Route du Temps 284
Ssafety 326‑7Saignon 271‑2salins (salt lakes) 200, 201Salon‑de‑Provence 191Sanary‑sur‑Mer 127‑8, 137saucisson 9, 9saucisson d’Arles 206Sault 176, 250Sausset‑les‑Pins 182savonneries (soap‑makers)
191, 192School of Nice 313‑14Séguret 244‑5Seillans 145‑6senior travel 322‑3Sentier des Ocres 265
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EX S‑W
Sentier du LittoralBandol 128Cap d’ Antibes 84Corniche de l’Estérel 94Gigaro 107Roquebrune‑Cap‑
Martin 67Sentier Nietzsche 66Site Archéologique de
Glanum 192, 248‑9skateboarding 160skiing 26, 32, 247snorkelling 33‑4, 94, 134snowboarding 32soap‑making 191, 192spoonbill 213Stes‑Maries‑
de‑la‑Mer 211‑15St‑Jean‑Cap‑Ferrat 64‑5St‑Paul de Vence 72‑4St‑Raphaël 94‑5St‑Rémy‑de‑
Provence 191‑4St‑Saturnin‑lès‑
Apt 266‑7, 269St‑Tropez 13, 98‑105,
100, 13accommodation 99activities 98‑9beaches 102drinking 103‑4festivals & events 99food 99, 101, 103shopping 104sights 98‑9tourist information 104travel to/from 104travel within 105
Suzette 245swimming 34, 94, 326Synagogue de
Carpentras 250
Ttaxis 334telephone services 16, 327theatre 27, 173, 189Théâtre Antique (Orange)
22, 238, 230‑1theft 326Three Corniches, the 14,
50‑1, 50, 15, 51
time 327tipping 21, 325toilets 327Toulon 126‑7Tour du Cap‑Ferrat 65tourist information 328Tourrettes‑sur‑Loup 75‑6tours, see cycling tours,
roap trips, see also individual locations
Tourtour 147Train des Pignes 52‑3,
294, 288train travel 330, 334tram travel 22travel to/from Provence &
the Côte d’Azur 329‑31travel within Provence &
the Côte d’Azur 331‑5trekking, see hiking,
walkingtruffles 26, 36, 147, 243,
250TV 326
Vvacations 325‑6vaccinations 323Vaison‑la‑Romaine 241‑3,
249Vallauris 86Vallée de la Roya 297‑8Vallée de la Tinée 295Vallée de la Vésubie 295‑7Vallée de l’Ubaye 291‑2Vallée des Merveilles 298Vallée du Haut‑Var 294‑5Vallée du Haut Verdon
293‑4, 280Vallon des Auffes 160Vallon Sourn 149Van Gogh, Vincent 202,
204, 310‑11Var 123‑51, 124‑5
accommodation 123driving distances 123food 123highlights 124‑5 internet resources 127
Vaucluse 217‑57, 218‑19accommodation 217driving distances 217
food 217highlights 218‑19itineraries 220‑3markets 247planning 217
vegetarian travellers 38Vence 73‑4, 19Ventabren 190Ventimiglia 70Verdon Nature 284Vesúbia 22, 296Vieille Ville 130Vieux Nice 13, 47, 13Vieux Port (Marseille)
22, 153viewpoints 52, 66, 179Villa E‑1027 67Villa Ephrussi de
Rothschild 65Village des Bories 259,
269Villefranche‑
sur‑Mer 63‑4, 3Villeneuve‑lès‑Avignon
235‑6visas 328
Wwalking 31‑2, see also hiking
Calanque de l’ Érevine 180
Cap d’Antibes 84Cassis 180Chemin du Paradis 75Circuit de Cézanne 188Circuit de Port‑Man 135Corniche de l’Esterel 93‑4Digue de Monaco 113Domaine des
Courmettes 76Gorges d’Oppedette 271Gorges du
Toulourenc 252Gorges du Verdon 284Marseille 161Monaco 115, 115Nice 58, 58Refuge d’Art 291Sentier des Crêtes 135Sentier des Plantes 134Sentier du Littoral 52,
66, 67, 84, 128
Tour de la Pointe St‑Hospice 65
Tour du Cap‑Ferrat 65Verdon Nature 284
water sports 53weather 16, 34, 322, 326weights 326wetlands 212‑13white‑water rafting 25wine
Cave du Félibrige 189Caveau Balma
Vénitia 245‑6Caveau de Gigondas 244Caves du Verger des
Papes 237Château Mont‑Redon 236Château Ste‑Roseline 144Châteauneuf‑du‑
Pape 237Domaine de la
Solitude 236École de
Dégustation 237Le Carré du Palais 227Les Caves du
Commandeur 151Les Vignerons de
Cotignac 149Maison de la Truffe et du
Vin 273Maison des Vins
Côtes de Provence 143Vignerons de Correns 151
wineries 248‑9Bandol 128Château Crémade 183Château de la Gaude 183Château de Miraval 151Château la Coste 183Château Simone 183Clos Sainte
Magdeleine 180Domaine de la
Brillane 183Domaine de l’Abbaye 146Domaine Pey Blanc 183Pays d’Aix 183Porquerolles 134St‑Tropez 106
wolves 296, 301WWI 306‑7WWII 307
Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
351351
Walking Tour detourWalking Tour
Path/Walking Trail
BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information
AirportBorder crossingBus
CyclingFerry
Underground station
MonorailParking
Metro station
Petrol stationSubway stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram
Other Transport
LighthouseHut/Shelter
BeachGate
LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall
River, CreekIntermittent River
Swamp/Mangrove
Reef
Canal
Water
Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake
Glacier
Beach/Desert
Airport/Runway
Cemetery (Christian)
Cemetery (Other)
Park/Forest
Mudflat
Sportsground
Sight (Building)
International
DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall
Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village
State/Province
LaneTertiary
TollwayFreewayPrimary
StepsPlaza/Mall
Pedestrian overpass
Secondary
Unsealed roadRoad under construction
Tunnel
Cable car/Funicular
BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuin
Sento Hot Baths/Onsen
ShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight
DivingBodysurfing
Sleeping
Eating
Entertainment
Shopping
Drinking & NightlifeCafe
CampingHut/Shelter
Canoeing/KayakingCourse/Tour
SkiingSnorkellingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity
Information Routes
Boundaries
Hydrography
Areas
Geographic
Population
Transport
Sights
Activities,Courses & Tours
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
ShoppingNote: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book
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