Close to Arles

Why not take a boat trip on the Rhône? The river flows through the town itself. Van Gogh’s bridge, on the road to Port Saint-Louis, is accessible by car. It is one of the painter’s most well known subjects. See also the Espace Van Gogh in Arles. A short distance away, the Abbey of Montmajour rises above the marshland drained by the monks. The 11th century monastery is testimony to the monastic grandeur of the Middle Ages. Visit the hermitage, the cloisters and the chapel - bathe in the magic of the setting. Arles is the gate to the vast Camargue (see the Camargue).