Provence & Southeast France Road Trips

This is the Camargue chapter from Lonely Planet’s Provence & Southeast France Road Trips guidebook.

Take this semicircular tour from Arles to the coast and back to experience Provence at its most wild, lush and lovely. This trip will plunge you into an utterly unique world of cowboys, fishermen, beachcombers, the Roma and all their enduring traditions.

• watch flamingos swoop over wetlands at the Salin de Badon
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• stroll along miles of windswept beach on the Plage de Piémanson
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• hang out in Provence’s hippest square in Arles
• discover even more with detours and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: Arles, Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, Stes-Maries de-la-Mer, Étang de Vaccarès, Salin de Badon, Domaine de la Palissade, Plage de Piémanson, Le Point de Vue, Le Sambuc and France travel guide.

This is the Roman Provence chapter from Lonely Planet’s Provence & Southeast France Road Trips guidebook.

Follow Roman roads, cross Roman bridges and discover that most of Provence’s Roman ruins aren’t ruins at all. Many are well preserved, and some are integrated into the modern city. With Provence’s landscape as a backdrop, history never looked so good!

• explore a beautiful 1st century AD temple in Nîmes
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• be awed by the Pont du Gard, an aqueduct of dizzying scale
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• spot ancient ruins in a bustling city square in Arles
• discover even more with tips on kayaking down the Gard River, plus background information on key historical sights

Coverage includes: Nîmes, Pont du Gard, Arles, Glanum, Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine and France travel guide.

Provence & Southeast France Road Trips - Road Trip Essentials.

This chapter contains the Welcome to Provence & Southeast France, Provence & Southeast France Highlights, Paris City Guide, Nice City Guide, Need to Know France Driving Guide, France Travel Guide and French Language chapters from Lonely Planet’s Provence & Southeast France Road Trips guidebook.

Start your planning here. We reveal the ultimate road-trip list for Provence and southeast France PLUS the highlights you’ll discover on the way and practical advice to kick-start your trip.

• road trip essentials: from hiring a car to road rules and playlists
• expert advice: discover even more with our city guides to Paris and Nice, plus practical need-to-know information

Coverage includes: Welcome to Provence & Southeast France, Provence & Southeast France Highlights, Paris City Guide, Nice City Guide, Need to Know France Driving Guide, France Travel Guide and French Language.

This is the Modern Art Meander chapter from Lonely Planet’s Provence & Southeast France Road Trips guidebook.

Provence is where many 20th-century artists found their greatest source of inspiration. Cross this photogenic, good-time region and discover its vibrant, creative history along the way, all bathed in Provence’s glorious light.

• check out fascinating contemporary architecture at Musée Jean Cocteau
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• see an impressive collection of 20th-century art at Fondation Maeght
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• see exuberant huge oils, stained glass and mosaics at Musée National Marc Chagall
• discover even more with detours and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: Menton, Nice, St-Paul de Vence, Musée National Fernand Léger, Antibes & Juan-les-Pins, Vallauris, Le Musée Bonnard, Aix-en-Provence, Arles, St-Rémy de Provence and France travel guide.

This is the Lavender Route chapter from Lonely Planet’s Provence & Southeast France Road Trips guidebook.

Luberon and Vaucluse may be well-trodden destinations, but they retain their rustic charm. This trip takes you to exquisitely beautiful sights and also gets you exploring back roads, sleepy villages, and fields of glorious purple blooms.

• see the dreamy 12th-century Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque framed by rows of lavender
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• stop off for wonderful sweets and nougat at confectioner André Boyer in Sault
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• breathe in the scent of a re-created medieval herb garden, Prieuré de Salagon
• discover even more with detours and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: Coustellet, Gordes, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, Sault, Banon, Forcalquier, Prieuré de Salagon, Manosque, Plateau de Valensole and France travel guide.