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The Bouches du Rhône (13) department is part of the Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur Region and borders the departments of the Gard, the Vaucluse and the Var. The Bouches-du-Rhône’s heritage is particularly rich and diverse: Aix en Provence, Marseille, Arles, Saint Rémy de Provence and Glanum, the regional natural park of the Camargue, the regional natural park of the Alpilles, the Sainte Victoire mountain, the rocky inlets of Cassis, La Ciotat... |
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Map of the Bouches du Rhône : Alpilles, Aix en Provence, Blue Coast |
Notre Dame de la Garde - Marseille |
The windmill of Alphonse Daudet |
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Cities & villages of the Bouches du Rhône |
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City of water springs, city of Art, Aix en Provence marvelously exemplifies the Provençal art of living so admired by the rest of the world.
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At the gates of the still wild and preserved Camargue in the Bouches du Rhone, Arles is the world capital of bullfighting. It is the cradle of the sport in France.
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Carry le Rouet is located on the Blue Coast (Blue Coast) between Marseille and Martigues, our "Provençal Venice", in the South of France, at the foot of wooded hills full of balsamic and aromatic fragrances.
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The soul of Provence. Come discover the small village of Maillane, in Provence.
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The City of Marseille presents "The workshops of the Mediterranean, established under the" Marseille European Capital of Culture in 2013 "
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Over 2,000 years old, the home town of LAURE DE NOVES immortalized by the poet PETRARCH
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Located at the foot of the Alpilles, Saint Remy de Provence has an exceptionally rich historical heritage. This small, dynamic city has kept its traditions and personality.
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Sites & monuments in the Bouches du Rhône |
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The estate of the Chateau d'Avignon is located in the heart of the Camargue, by the banks of the Petit Rhône, between Saintes Maries de la Mer and Arles, in very original natural surroundings.
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Residence of the Marquis de Barbentane, this "Petit Trianon of the Sun" was built starting in 1674 by the architect Louis-François de la Valfenière.
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Prestigious B&B with sumptuous rooms and suites, with table d'hotes and visit of the castle in the heart of Provence.
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A medieval fortress located at the intersection of the Languedoc, Comptat Venaissin and Provence regions, the Chateau des Baux de Provence...
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In 1935 the association "Alphonse Daudet’s friend" decided to restore it and create a museum dedicated to the author of the "Letters of my Windmill". This building became the symbol of the writer and his work.
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Cistercian Abbeys : Senanque, Silvacane and Thoronet, the three sisters of Provence…
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A natural protected site of the Conservatoire du Littoral, the Marais du Vigueirat is a vast 1,000-hectare field situated in the Eastern Camargue, between the Grand Rhône and the steppe plain of Crau.
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Real masterpiece of Provençal Romanesque art, the Saint Paul monastery, built in the neighbourhood of the Gallo-Roman site of Glanum.
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The Pont de Gau Ornithological Park invites you to share an intimacy with the wild fauna in their 60 hectare natural environment.
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Reports on the Bouches du Rhône |
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The Philip brothers know the history of this imperial horse and are proud to promote these powerful stallions, as white as snow, the exclusive mounts of the horsemen at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
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In the Petite Camargue, in the marshes of Vauvert and Gallician, there is just a handful of peasants left who cut reeds - sagne in Provençal - by hand.
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Discover the provencal Christmas traditions in the beautiful village of the Baux de Provence, in the Alpilles.
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