Tour of the Alpilles
(day trip)
From Saint-Rémy head west towards the village of Saint-Etienne-du-Grès. On the way, near Fontvieille, visit the very beautiful Romanesque church of Saint-Gabriel. Next take the road to the Valley of Les Baux. In Fontvieille: Provençal village, Alphonse Daudet’s windmill (Letters from my Windmill). Interesting short detour to the prehistoric and Roman sites of Barbegal. Continue towards Maussane and Mouriès (famous olive oil), then on to the hillside village of Aureille, then Eyguières, running along the southern face of the Alpilles. Visit the old village of Eyguières. Now head for Orgon and either go directly to Eygalières or on to Orgon via the foot of Castellas de Roquemartine, known as the Château de la Reine Jeanne. In Orgon, visit the site of Notre-Dame-de-Beauregard from where there are lovely views. Head for Eygalières as in circuit 1 then return to Saint- Rémy.
From Saint-Rémy head west towards the village of Saint-Etienne-du-Grès. On the way, near Fontvieille, visit the very beautiful Romanesque church of Saint-Gabriel. Next take the road to the Valley of Les Baux. In Fontvieille: Provençal village, Alphonse Daudet’s windmill (Letters from my Windmill). Interesting short detour to the prehistoric and Roman sites of Barbegal. Continue towards Maussane and Mouriès (famous olive oil), then on to the hillside village of Aureille, then Eyguières, running along the southern face of the Alpilles. Visit the old village of Eyguières. Now head for Orgon and either go directly to Eygalières or on to Orgon via the foot of Castellas de Roquemartine, known as the Château de la Reine Jeanne. In Orgon, visit the site of Notre-Dame-de-Beauregard from where there are lovely views. Head for Eygalières as in circuit 1 then return to Saint- Rémy.
Labels: Castellas de Roquemartine, Maussane, Mouries, Romanesque church, Saint-Rémy
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