Arc de Triomphe at Orange: Erected to celebrate Ju...Photo by Anonymous
Chateau d'If, made famous in The Count of Monte Cr...Photo by Creative Commons
View of Orange by Axel Brocke via Flickr ~ used un...Photo by Creative Commons
In the footsteps of the Count of Monte Cristo: Cha...Photo by Creative Commons
Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde in Marseille by S...Photo by Creative Commons
Theatre at Orange by maarjaara via Flickr ~ used u...Photo by Creative Commons
Jardin des Vestiges, off La Canebiere by maarjaara...Photo by Creative Commons
The village among the hillsPhoto by Anonymous
Marseille (Bouches du Rhone), Fontaine de la place...Photo by Creative Commons
Palais du Pharo promontory by moussechan via Flick...Photo by Creative Commons
Iles du Frioul inlet by Philippe Berdalle via Flic...Photo by Creative Commons
The ruins of Baux-de-ProvencePhoto by Anonymous
Mosaic, Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde by Cea vi...Photo by Creative Commons
Iles du Frioul by dinornis via Flickr ~ used under...Photo by Creative Commons
Palais du Pharo by Mike Bean via Flickr ~ used und...Photo by Creative Commons
Palace of the PopesPhoto by Anonymous
La Canebiere by Chloe Fan via Flickr ~ used under ...Photo by Creative Commons
Fontaine Castellane at place Castellane by Denis D...Photo by Creative Commons
Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) taken from ...Photo by Anonymous
Market in Orange by Diane S Murphy via Flickr ~ us...Photo by Creative Commons
Provence
Attractions
Provence Attractions
Our list of noteworthy Provence attractions and places to see in Provence, from the must-see tourist landmarks to the top local attractions.
Baux de Provence
Les Baux-de-Provence is a charming town in the Provence region, and whose name refers to its location: in Provençal, a baou is a rocky spur. ... Continue Reading »
Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard is a 50 kilometer (31 miles) aqueduct that stretches between Uzès and Nîmes. It is located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard commune in the ... Continue Reading »
Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde
Everywhere you go in Marseille, you'll see the golden statue of the Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde, the Romano-Byzantine basilica rising up from the city's ... Continue Reading »
Marseille Vieux Port (Old Port)
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Marseille Vieux Port, or Old Port, is the hub of the city. It was the natural harbor of this port town since antiquity; the Greeks landed here in 600 BC and ... Continue Reading »
Orange
Orange is a town in the Provence region of France with a mainly agricultural economy. The famous town is known because the Romans left their mark there; ... Continue Reading »
Centre de la Vieille Charite
Designed by Marseillais architect Pierre Puget and constructed between 1671 and 1749, the 3-storey, arcaded courtyard of the Centre de la Vieille Charité ... Continue Reading »
Chateau d'If
Made famous by Alexandre Dumas' classic 1840s' novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), the 16th-century fortress-turned-prison ... Continue Reading »
Iles du Frioul
The Iles du Frioul is a collection of 4 islands off the coast of Marseilles. They are Pomègues, Ratonneau, If and Tiboulen. Until the 16th century they ... Continue Reading »
Palais Longchamp
The colonnaded Palais de Longchamp, constructed in the 1860s, was designed in part to disguise a château d'eau (water tower) at the terminus of an ... Continue Reading »
Fontaine Castellane
In the middle of the Place Castellane, a monumental statue reaches high into the sky. At its base water gushes. This is the Fontaine Castellane. Here at the ... Continue Reading »
La Canebiere
La Canebiere is Marseille's Champs Elysees. Modelled on the famous Parisian boulevard, it is a wide stretch leading straight up from Vieux Port (Old Port) for ... Continue Reading »
Little Palace Museum (Musée du Petit Palais)
The Musée du Petit Palais (or the Little Palace Museum) originally served as a bishops’ and archbishops’ palace during the 14th and 15th centuries. It was ... Continue Reading »
Marseilles Cruise Port
Marseilles has grown from being a tiny trading port established by the Greeks in 600 BC to being France’s second largest city. Topped by the hilltop ... Continue Reading »
Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes)
The Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) is one of the largest Gothic buildings in all of Europe and was classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in ... Continue Reading »
Palais du Pharo
Wouldn't it be nice to be a prince, to be able to go to seaside town, decide you liked it and wouldn't mind having a little holiday home there, then have the ... Continue Reading »
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- Off-the-Beaten Path
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- Shopping / Entertainment Center
- Statue / Monument
- Sunrise / Sunset
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- Town / City
- Walking / Hiking
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