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132  PROVENCE AREA B Y AREA

Exploring Bouches-du-Rhône and Nîmes

At the mouth of the Rhône lie the flat, wetland marshes and sand Orange
dunes of the Camargue wildlife reserve. Further inland, cities such as
Aix-en-Provence, Arles and Nîmes are awash with ancient architecture. Roguemaure
Northeast of Arles, the herb-covered chain of the Alpilles rises from
the surrounding plains to the heady heights of Les Baux, and
there are some stunning walks through the mountains.
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de la Camargueamargue St-Rémy-de-Provence makes a good base for VILLENEUVE-LÈS-
exploring the Alpilles. Popular coastal towns are PONT DU GARD AVIGNON Avignon
Marseille and the scenic port of Cassis. A short Remoulins
car or boat trip away lie Les Calanques, Aramon
deep, narrow inlets set between Orange
pine trees and white cliffs. BARBENTANE Châteaurenard
NÎMES ABBAYE DE ST-MICHEL-
Redessan
Abbaye de DE-FRIGOLET
St-Roman
Bouillargues ST-RÉMY-DE-
BEAUCAIRE TARASCON PROVENCE
Glanum
Bellegarde
Montpellier LES BAUX-DE- L E S A L P I L L E S
PROVENCE
FONTVIEILLE Maussane
Vauvert
ST-GILLES- ABBAYE DE
DU-GARD ARLES MONTMAJOUR
Mouries
St-Martin-
de-Crau
Musée de
la Camargue
Montpellier Gra ra r nd Mare r BOUCHES- DU- RHONE
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AIGUES- Petit Rhône Villeneuve
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du-Roi Vaccarès La
L A Capelière Grand Rhône
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Parc Ornithologique C A M A R G U E
du Pont-de-Gau
Saintes-Maries-
de-la-Mer
Port-Saint-Louis-
Salin de Giraud du-Rhône
Sights at a Glance
1 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon e Les Baux-de-Provence
2 Barbentane r Fontvieille
3 Abbaye de St-Michel-de-Frigolet t Abbaye de Montmajour
4 Pont du Gard y Arles pp148–50
5 Nîmes pp136–7 u Martigues
6 Aigues-Mortes pp138–9 i Salon-de-Provence
7 La Camargue pp140–3 o Abbaye de Silvacane
8 St-Gilles p Aix-en-Provence pp152–3
9 Beaucaire a Marseille pp154–7
0 Tarascon s Aubagne
Atlantes grace the doorway of the Pavillon q St-Rémy-de-Provence d Les Calanques
de Vendôme in Aix w Les Alpilles f Cassis
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