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Dicovering our Region
Privileged
crossroads of a region with varied landscapes and
a very rich heritage, Tarascon is the ideal holiday
base for discovering Provence. At the gateway to
the Camargue and at the western extremity of the
pre-Alps, Tarascon is located as a junction between
two universes which are both close and totally different.
Both
are classed as Regional Natural Parks :
The
Camargue, land of river, marsh the sea and the plains,
a land between the water and the sky.The Alpilles,
a territory composed of small mountains and of valleys
dotted with villages of unbounded charm.u.
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To be discovered
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Beaucaire
located just on the opposite side
of the river, with its little port
and its pretty barges, its castle
and its mediaeval town centre.
The
Alpilles and la Montagnette
Saint
Rémy de Provence / 16km:
a chic and discreet small town,
distinguished by the Roman remains
of the town of Glanum.
Les
Baux de Provence / 18km: famous
citadel built on its rocky peak,
a must to discover.
The
other villages of the Alpilles :
Fontvieille, Maussane, Eygalières,
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Maillane,
Graveson / 11km, The abbey of Saint
Michel de Frigolet
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and ...
The
Camargue at the gates of Arles, immense space of
wild nature where live the birds, the bulls and
the horses. Landscapes to take your breath away..
Arles /
17km: this superb town where it is good to stroll,
with its exceptional Roman heritage, classified
by UNESCO as a world heritage site.Numerous festivities
throughout the year (Easter Féria, photographic
festival in summer, …).
Les
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer / 53km: famous site for
the pilgrimage of the gipsies, with its endless
beaches.
Avignon, the city of the Popes /23 Km
Nîmes :
27 Km
Marseilles: 110 Km
Montpellier: 80km
The
Luberon region and its villages (Gordes Lourmarin,…) :
50 Km
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