Alpilles

A Guide to the Chateaux of the Alpilles Hilltop Castles

May 21, 2019

Chateaux Guide the Alpilles Castles If you’ve spent time in the Alpilles, the small mountain range near St-Rémy-de-Provence, you’ve probably spotted a medieval chateau or two. Some are hard to miss, like the magnificent chateau and fortified city of Les Baux. Others are little more than piles of rubble. The Alpilles were once dense with …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Stay Fit

Alpilles Hiking Tips Top Summit Hikes

April 17, 2019

Exploring the Alpilles Established in 2007, the Parc Naturel Régional des Alpilles is a relatively new park. However, the mountain range itself is the result of millennia of continuous geological evolution. Artifacts from human settlements found in these hills date back to the Neolithic era. The Alpilles (small Alps) is a natural paradise protected from development. …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate

Own a Pied-à-Terre in the Maussane les Alpilles

February 15, 2019

House Search in the Alpilles Not everyone would have the vision and know how to transform a tiny 17th-century farm building into a bright, inviting pied-à-terre. The house was in poor condition, its last renovation dated from the 1970s as evidenced by the orange and brown colour palette. However, it was just the sort of …

Keith Van Sickle · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Our Favorite Restaurants Picks in the Alpilles

October 5, 2018

One of the pleasures of any trip to Provence is the food, and the region is full of wonderful restaurants. My wife and I live part of the year in St-Rémy-de-Provence and here are some of our favorite restaurant picks in the Alpilles (or close by). St-Remy Restaurants Brasserie les Variétés is one of those restaurants …

Caroline Longstaffe · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Our Top Local’s Picks for Your Visit to Saint Remy de Provence

October 3, 2018

Contributor blog post by Caroline Longstaffe: Recently someone who only had four days to spend in Provence asked me if I had to choose between a visit to Aix-en-Provence or Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, which would it be. Preferably I’d find the time for both but as stunning a city as Aix is, in June, for the first visit …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore

St Remy Things to Do Try Gliding at Aéroclub des Alpilles

September 28, 2018

Soaring in the Alpilles In the idyllic playground of the Alpilles, my husband (aka M. Avion) stumbled upon utopia for those who like (or wish to try) soaring. In the heart of the Bouches du Rhone, is a location where the confluence of meteorological elements and geology create near perfect gliding conditions. The first time …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Where to Eat in Eygalieres a List of Local Restaurants

September 27, 2018

Unlike the abundant shopping in the heart of Saint Remy de Provence, the village of Eygalieres has only a handful of boutiques. However, what this town lacks in retail opportunities it makes up for in the options for places to eat and drink. The following list of cafés and restaurants in Eygalieres is a reference …

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Alpilles

A Guide to the Chateaux of the Alpilles Hilltop Castles

Alpilles Hiking Tips Top Summit Hikes

Own a Pied-à-Terre in the Maussane les Alpilles

Our Favorite Restaurants Picks in the Alpilles

Our Top Local’s Picks for Your Visit to Saint Remy de Provence

St Remy Things to Do Try Gliding at Aéroclub des Alpilles

Where to Eat in Eygalieres a List of Local Restaurants

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