Arles & the Camargue

Driving over the highway bridge, with Arles appearing in front of you, the view of the city may remind you of a setting from Game of Thrones with countless ancient buildings and Romanesque architecture emerging from the accumulation of white facades of the houses. Being the capital of the Camargue, the city is the perfect base to explore the surrounding wetlands with its wild Camargue horses and flamingos.

But before venturing out, you should take some time to explore the city itself and admire its picturesque streets lined with flowers and plants in front of the colourful doors of the pretty houses with their blue shutters. I promise you, you won’t get tired of the views of its cute little streets, and the Colosseum-like arena might just leave you stunned.

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Camargue, Alpilles, Luberon & Verdon – Exploring the Natural Parks of the Provence

Besides its pretty little towns, Calanque cliffs and beautiful beaches, the Provence offers a seemingly endless number of natural parks. Driving for not more than 2-3 hours you will pass through a multitude of diverse environments, vegetations and landscapes. One second it’ll be a curvy road winding through forests with rocky mountains to all sides, the next second you find yourself in swampy fields, not a single other soul in sight. Renting a car and just wondering from one place to the next is probably the best way to explore the beauty of this area’s natural parks.

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