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Roman Provence 21

Survey Provence’s incredible Roman legacy as you follow ancient
routes through the region’s river gorges and vineyards, gathering
provisions as you go.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
7 DAYS
30 km 205KM / 127 MILES
Pont du Gard
Aqueduct of dizzying
scale, magnificently Vaison-la- GREAT FOR…
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sited # Romaine HBJ

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BEST TIME TO GO
Ruins open year-round,
but avoid August’s heat
175 km and crush.
# 2 # # # A soaring stage
Orange
l L conjures up Rome’s I ESSENTIAL
PHOTO
splendour
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Nîmes The Pont du Gard,
St-Remy de
Provence # illuminated every
night in summer.
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Arles CULTURE
Nîmes Bustling city square Balmy nights at
A 1st-century-AD with Roman treasures
temple, beautiful and below Orange’s Théâtre
totally intact Antique are magical;
July includes the
0 km
Chorégies d’Orange.
Nîme 237
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