Provence. A voyage to Provence, France - Arles, Avignon, Baux de Provence, Marseille, Roussillon, Saint-Rémy, Saint Tropez...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q091Voat-0I/Tz6i5AMHpiI/AAAAAAAACro/DUrdjkx_ekE/s1600/Provence+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q091Voat-0I/Tz6i5AMHpiI/AAAAAAAACro/DUrdjkx_ekE/s640/Provence+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>     <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="destinationMapLink clearfix"><a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/provence#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"></a><span class="showMapText"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X5azFjeuyvQ/Tz6i1KYN5qI/AAAAAAAACrY/2xMSMchw4jI/s1600/Provence+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X5azFjeuyvQ/Tz6i1KYN5qI/AAAAAAAACrY/2xMSMchw4jI/s200/Provence+11.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0z_pBBlAhdw/Tz6i8MAkb1I/AAAAAAAACsA/IEfHjr_vw6w/s1600/Provence+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0z_pBBlAhdw/Tz6i8MAkb1I/AAAAAAAACsA/IEfHjr_vw6w/s320/Provence+7.jpg" width="228" /></a>There is no more sun- and celebrity-rich part of southern <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359219">France</a> than this iconic wedge of glittering coast, mountain retreat, Roman temple and gastronomic art de vivre. <br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c1e/0/0/%2a/h;251609923;3-0;0;56529921;4307-300/250;45986300/46003493/1;;%7Eokv=;ctt=europe;cnty=france;dest=provence;tnm=overview;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10205;rsi=J08781_10342;rsi=J08781_10343;%7Esscs=%3fhttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/newsletter/?lpaffil=emailhouse" target="_top"></a> </div></div></div>So prepare for heart-and-soul seduction. Travelling à la Provençal means sensual sauntering past scented lavender fields and chestnut forests; through fresh apple-green vineyards and silvery olive groves; around markets, Matisse-designed chapels and medieval hilltop villages impossibly perched on rocky crags. Be it with two wheels or four – on the back of a bicycle or with roof rolled back in a vintage Citroën 2CV – no region better begs lazy days out, interrupted only by copious alfresco lunches.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4f5YOPXwoxw/Tz6i6PcdGqI/AAAAAAAACrw/FbwRDeTW9hw/s1600/Provence+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4f5YOPXwoxw/Tz6i6PcdGqI/AAAAAAAACrw/FbwRDeTW9hw/s320/Provence+4.jpg" width="320" /></a>Yet Provence and the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359250">Côte d’Azur</a> is not all Zen-paced rural chic. Roughly wedged between rough-cut <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359286">Marseille</a> with its urban art scene, and megalomaniacal Monte Carlo with its skyscraper skyline, this hot spot on the sky-blue Med also screams action, glamour and just a hint of the ridiculous. Where else do cowboys herd cattle while <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359975">Roma</a> blaze flamenco beneath flamingo-filled skies? Where else does the world flock to watch film stars strut the red carpet into a concrete bunker? Where else can you canyon fast white water in the morning, crack open sea urchins for lunch, see fabulous 20th-century art in the afternoon, and bunk down in a tree house, old Celtic hamlet or wine-making château come dusk?<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cuf6CAFv__w/Tz6i83zp5WI/AAAAAAAACsE/f_QS8MgAues/s1600/Provence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cuf6CAFv__w/Tz6i83zp5WI/AAAAAAAACsE/f_QS8MgAues/s320/Provence.jpg" width="320" /></a>Living is stylish, landscapes are lyrical. 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Provence. A voyage to Provence, France - Arles, Avignon, Baux de Provence, Marseille, Roussillon, Saint-Rémy, Saint Tropez...

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