PROVENCE

Last week I was heading to the south of France, for a long week-end and more particularly in the area of Saint Rémy de Provence. I've always loved this part of France, probably because it's one the sunniest but also because it's a place where my parents took me on holiday when I was a kid, so I got used to it and fell in love with it.

Olive grove in St Rémy

Anyway, even if I know this region - that inspired famous painters such as Van Gogh - it's always a nice and warm place to visit.

Small villages, their little streets, olive trees, olive oils, lavander smell, cicadas' warbling... and of course sun (more than 300 days a year). 

All the ingredients of a great journey, creating inner peace, intense relaxation and enjoying the charming lifestyle of Provence.

Saint Rémy has lots of little streets, with boutiques (fashion, jewels, decoration and furniture, local pieces of pottery...), restaurants with terraces offering dishes cooked with local products, and squares with fountains shaded by big trees. 

Art lovers will also find several art galleries and food lovers will find everything they'll need during the wednesday morning market: goat cheese, olives and tapenades, local fresh fruits and vegetables, local wines, local cookies, artisanal soaps...

The "Arc de Triomphe" representing Caesar's conquest of Gaul

Saint Rémy is a very rich city in terms of culture and history as it's one the oldest towns in France (inhabited 600 years BC) and thank to Romans, it gained its typical monuments we can still admire today, even if a part of them has been destroyed during Barbarian invasions (around 260 AD).

What to do around ?

About 1 hour away from the city of Aix-en-Provence 

and the Natural Park of Camargue

30 minutes away from the cities of Arles and Avignon