Biking Routes in Provence: Riding from Maussane-les-Alpilles to Eygalières
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Stay FitVal and I are back in France for the spring, in St-Rémy-de-Provence.
One of the things we enjoy most about this area is biking. St-Rémy is right next to the Alpilles, a low mountain range with rocky outcroppings. Well, to call the Alpilles “mountains” is a bit of a stretch, they are more like big hills. But they rise up dramatically and look taller than they actually are, kind of like the Scottish Highlands.
…Continue reading here for the details on their bike ride through the rolling hills of the Alpilles.
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