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The Provence region

Tourism & Activities

The next door - Just a short drive from the House

The next door

Within a 15-minute radius of La Maison de Zélie

  • - the massif of Montagnette with its pine forest, scrubland, valleys planted with cypresses, olive trees, almond trees, apricot trees, thyme, and wild thyme
  • - the abbey and monastery of Frigolet
  • - the mills and castles between Boulbon and Barbentane
  • - the luminous landscapes of the Alpilles surrounded by vineyards, olive trees, evergreen oaks, and thyme
  • - St Remy de Provence, the Archaeological Site of Glanum, Monastery of Saint-Paul de Mausole where Van Gogh stayed in 1889
  • - Les Baux de Provence, its castle, the Carrières de Lumières
  • - the Barbegal Roman aqueduct
  • - the Montmajour Abbey
  • - Fontvieille and Daudet's mill
  • - the panoramic view of Eygalières over the surrounding area
  • - Avignon, the Palace of the Popes, the Saint-Bénezet bridge, its narrow streets
  • - Tarascon, following in the footsteps of Tartarin and the Tarasque, and the castle of King René.
A little further on

Going a little further

Approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour from the House

- Arles, its arenas, the Van Gogh Museum - the Camargue, its wild landscapes, horseback riding among the pink flamingos - The Saintes-Maries de la Mer, its festivals and traditions (feria, abrivado, corrida), and Aiges-Mortes Medieval city. - Nîmes and the majesty of its Roman monuments - The Pont du Gard at the end of the Gardon Gorges - Sault, land of lavender and the gorges of the Nesque - The villages of the Luberon, the Vaucluse mountains, and Mont Ventoux - Aix en Provence and its fountains - Uzès, its Tuscany landscapes, and its typical Saturday market - Orange, its ancient theater and triumphal arch - The troglodyte site of Calès north of Salon de Provence (116 caves to explore) - Nyons, its olives, the Dentelles de Montmirail - the wine route (Châteauneuf du Pape, Beaumes-de-Venise, Gigondas)
Many events, throughout the seasons.

Many events, throughout the seasons.

An entire lively region, all year round!

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January - April :

- Cheval Passion, horse show in Avignon (January)

- la Fête de la transhumance in St Rémy de Provence (Pentecost Sunday)

- les Journées Romaines de Beaucaire, chariot races and gladiator fights (April)

- la Féria de la Pentecôte in Nîmes (bullfighting and bullfights)

May - August :

- la Fête des Gardians, horse procession in Arles (May 1st)

- la Féria d’Arles and its bullfights in the arena (Ascension)

- la Fête de la Tarasque in Tarascon (last weekend of June)

- le Festival de Théâtre d’Avignon from July 7 to 28, 2012

- le Festival du Cheval in Saintes Maries de la Mer (mid-July)

- la Route du Sel through the salt marshes in Camargue (July)

- la Route de la Lavande et des Distilleries, its harvest in the Sault region at the foot of Mont Ventoux (end of July)

- la Fête de la Lavande, Sault (August 15th)

- la Fête de la Vannerie in Vallabrègues (2nd weekend of August)

- les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles (July to September)

September - December :

- la Féria du Riz in Arles (September)

- la Féria des Vendanges in Nîmes (September)

- la Foire aux Santons in Tarascon (last weekend of November)

- Christmas Markets in many villages in Provence

- la Messe de Minuit with pastrage, in St Michel de Frigolet (December 24th)

All year round : la Route des Impressionnistes, from Saint-Rémy to Aix, from Cézanne to Van Gogh

Not to mention all the village festivals, for Saint Eloi, and votive festivals...

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