Bed&Breakfast: L'Espélido - Rural Lodging: Le Mazet de l'Amandier

Close your eyes and smell the scents of tymus, rosemary, sariette, basil and lavender.

The shadow of the platans, of pine trees, of the olive trees, of micocouliers protect you from the sun.

Every summer the cicadas sings. It is an invitation to the dolce vita, some well deserved rest.

La petite Provence du Paradou

Miniature provençal village where more than 400 figurines are seen going about their daily business, in astonishingly picturesque scenes.
Daudet, Mistral, Giono, and even Pagnol himself might be deceived into thinking they were seeing their characters true life.

One of the most beautiful villages of France

Visit the old village, the Citadel, the Cathédrale d'Images.

The Antique and the Archaeological site of Glanum

In the foothills of the Alps and over the commune of Saint-Rémy de Provence, excavations at Glanum began in 1921.
Dating from the 6th century BC to the 3rd century of our own era.
To see after Glanum : The Musem of Archaeology in the Hotel de Sade

The Muséum of Scents and Perfumes :

Come to discover the distillation of aromathic plants from mid-July to mid-August, the most beautiful perfume bottles since antiquity to now, and the shop of aromathérapie.

To also see

The center of the village - Museum of Alpilles - Saint Paul de Mausole Monastry ( where lived Van Gogh ) -

The Daudet's Windmill

To visit : The Daudet's Windmill - The Mautauban Castle - The Roman Aqueduc and the Roman Watermill - The village

The Montmajour Abbay

An abbey church and a 12th century Romanesque cloister constructed by the Bénédictine Monks.

The city of Arles

The Amphitheater - Roman Theater - The Alyscamps - The Cryptoportico of the Forum - Constantine's Bath - The Musem of Ancient Arles - Saint-Trophime's Cathedral and the Cloister - The Arlaten Museum - The Camargue Musem - The Espace Van Gogh - Van Gogh's Bridge - The Réattu Museum.

We can propose you a maptour to visit :

The Salting Marshes of Salin de Giraud - The Palissade Domain - The Beach of Arles - Beauduc and the Ponds - The National Reserve of The Vaccarès lake - The Méjans Domain - The Avignon Castle - The Ornithological Park of Pont-de-Gau - Saintes Maries de la Mer Village ( Church and Beach )

Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Visit the Camargue by boat (view of the bulls, horses, flamingos, wild birds, etc...)
Departure for excursions from the mouth of the Petit Rhône.

Tarascon Castle :

This imposing fortress, constructed in the early 15th century on the banks of the Rhône ( then the frontier between Provence and France ) houses the élégent architecture of a castle désigned to suit the sophisticated taste of the Dukes of Anjou. The most famous was " Good King René "

To also visit :

House of Tartarin - Souleïade Museum - Médiaval Castle of Beaucaire and the Rapacious Bird Show - The Troglodical Abbey of Saint Roman.

The Popes' Palace

The Popes' Palace a powerful fortress and a magnificent palace, was the seat of the Christian world in the 14th century.

Most important places to visit :

Gordes and the Village of Bories - The Cistercian Abbey of Sénanque - Roussillon Village and the Ocrer Quariers ( The French Colorado ) - The Julian Bridge - Tour around Bonnieux, Lacoste ,Ménerbes, Oppèdes-le-Vieux villages - Fountain of Vaucluse - Isle sur la Sorgues village and its Antics Market each week-end.

East :

Eygalières and the Saint Sixte Chapel.
Lamanon village and the Calès Caves.
Salon de Provence : the City of Nostradamus, the Museum Castle of Emperi, the Soap Factory Marius Fabre.
Aix en Provence : The Cours Mirabeau, the Fontains, the area around the bishop's palace where the music festival is held. It is pleasant to wander in any part of the old town.

South :

Cassis and the calanques - Marseille
The Blue Coast with Carry le Rouet, Sausset les Pins, La Couronne, Carro and Martigues.

West :

Nimes : Roman Amphitheater - The Magne Tower - The Square House

North West :

Rémoulins and the Pont du Gard ( Roman Aqueduct ) - Uzès - The Haribo Sweets Museum

North :

Maillane and Frédéric Mistral's Museum - Châteaurenard and its Castle and its Local History Museum - The Museum of scents and perfume in Graveson.

Outings :

We can lend you maps for your walks.
Be careful : Outings are provided during july and august in the hills of Alpilles by preffectoral decree ( Red Zone ).

Golf :

In the Baux-de-Provence by 3 km ( 9 holes ) - Servanes in Mouriès by 8 km ( 18 holes ).
Mini golf : in Fontvielle ( during the season ) by 8 km.

Swimming pool :

Municipal ones in Maussane by 2 km. Or by 8 km. in Fontvieille in the Montauban Castle park.

Friday

Saint-Martin-de-Crau - Eygalières - Eyragues - Graveson - Les Saintes Maries de la Mer - Carry le Rouet

In our village, we have three restaurants :

La Treille, La Petite France et le Bistrot du Paradou.

And ten kms around the village, there is a large choice of restaurants, simple or elaborate ( ask us ).