We arrive in Nice from Italy and plan to stay a week in Provence before our final departure from Paris. This is our first visit to the south of France and I have no idea which area would be more central for exploring the region. Avignon (Les Angles), Arles (central) or Aix? Any advice or recommendations would be most helpful at this stage. Thank you.
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The most authentic village - away from the %26quot;tourist - traps%26quot;.
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I urge you to consider using St. Remy as a base for your explorations as it is well situated for exploring all of Western Provence. It has a wonderful %26quot;Provencal%26quot; feeling to it and, while it is large enough to have a number of good restaurants, it doesn%26#39;t have the %26quot;big city%26quot; feel of Avignon.
In order to have access to the entire region you will need a car because access to many towns, via public transportation, is quite limited and will require you to time your explorations based on their timetable rather than yours.
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I second the recommendation of St. Remy. Husband and I spent a week there in June with a rental car. It was fabulous!! Great location. The fartheest place we went was Uzes, for the Saturday market. That was about 1-1/2 hours.
You will love this part of France. Have a great time.
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I think St.Remy could be a good location to explore the surrounding region. The drive from Nice to St.Remy is about 2 hours and this is doable seeing that we arrive in Nice from Italy via the train and plan to take the TGV to Paris from Avignon at the end of our stay.
Thank you for the insight!
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I wouldn%26#39;t hurry out of Nice. There%26#39;s lots to see and do there and in the surrounding area. Maybe spend three nights there, then move on to St. Remy or Avignon.
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I%26#39;ll third St Remy, it%26#39;s divine. IMO Western Provence is much more interesting and prettier than the riviera. I think of Aix Arles Avignon as the golden triangle though my favourite places to actually stay are l%26#39;Isle sur la Sorgue (for weekends) St Remy, Hyeres, Apt and Cassis.
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I think Arles or Avignon could be the best choices if you prefer little towns with history and fine arts. If you prefer a very quiet stay, you can choose St. Remy (I was there last summer) or Gordes in the Luberon, an outstanding region not far from Avignon.
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Thank you. The votes are 3 for St. Remy!!! I will proceed with St. Remy seeing that I have a car I can always explore the other places from there. I am so much looking forward to our visit, I can%26#39;t wait!
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