The Provence region

The next door - Just a short drive from the House

Within a 15-minute radius of La maison de Zélie

- The Montagnette massif 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 in Boulbon, Barbentane, ChateauRenard, Fontvieille, Daudet's mill, Les Beaux-de-Provence

- The luminous landscapes of the Alpilles surrounded by vineyards, olive trees, evergreen oaks, and thyme

- St Rémy de Provence, the Archaeological Site of Glanum, the Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole where Van Gogh lived in 1889.

- The Carrieres de Lumières

- The Barbegal Roman aqueduct

- The Montmajour Abbey

- The panoramic view of Eygalières on the surrounding area

- Avignon, the Palais des Papes, the Pont Saint-Bénezet, the ancient narrow streets

- Tarascon, following in the footsteps of Tartarin and the Tarasque, 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, its flamingos - the Saintes-Maries de la Mer, its festivals and traditions (feria, abrivado, bullfighting) - Aigues-Mortes, Medieval city - Nîmes and the majesty of its Roman monuments - the Pont du Gard at the mouth of the Gardon Gorges - the wine route (Châteauneuf du Pape, Beaumes-de-Venise, Gigondas) - Sault, land of lavender and the Nesque Gorges - the villages of the Luberon, the Vaucluse mountains and Mont Ventoux - Uzès, its Tuscan landscapes, and its typical Saturday market - Orange, its ancient theater and triumphal arch - Nyons, its olives, the Dentelles de Montmirail - the troglodyte site of Calès north of Salon de Provence (116 caves to discover) - Aix en Provence and its fountains
Many events, throughout the seasons.

Many events, throughout the seasons.

An entire lively region, all year round!

January - April:

- Cheval Passion, horse show in Avignon (January)

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

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

- Féria de Nîmes (bullfighting culture and bullfights) (Pentecost)

May - August:

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

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

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

- Avignon Theater Festival from July 7 to 28, 2012

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

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

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

- Lavender Festival, Sault (August 15)

- Basketry Festival in Vallabrègues (2nd weekend of August)

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

September - December:

- Féria du Riz in Arles (September)

- Féria des Vendanges in Nîmes (September)

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

- Christmas markets in the villages of Provence

- Midnight Mass with pastrage in St Michel de Frigolet (December 24)

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

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