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vaison-la-romaine roman bridge

Vaison-la-Romaine A Tale of two Histories but which did we Choose?

Vaison-la-Romaine is a tale of 2 cities and our exploration took us to the top of the mountain for the day. The town is divided into two parts, the old town with its lovely meandering streets and feudal castle at the top of the hill and the "new town" which contains a vast collection of Roman ruins. Originally, ...

St-rémy de provence

Saint-Rémy de Provence Magical Days Soaking up Sun

Saint Remy de Provence (Saint-Rémy de Provence with its lovely French accents) is truly a magical place. We began our visit exploring Roman ruins and learning some of the historic past of Saint-Rémy, including a visit to Saint-Paul de Mausole where there is a small Van Gogh museum. Once we parked our car near the ...

barbegal aqueduc roman gaul

Provence Aqueducts- Continued Explorations of the Foundations of France’s Rich Roman Past

Provence Aqueducts probably brings to mind the Pont du Gard aqueduc  but the provençal area of France is literally riddled with Roman remains which includes more than just one aqueduct. Before our planned visit to the Pont du Gard, we took a short side trip en route to our auberge Le Madelano. We chose this little hotel ...

pont-du-gard aqueduc

Pont du Gard Aqueduc – a Remarkable Testimony to Provence’s Rich Roman Past

Pont du Gard Aqueduc (Pont Gard Aqueduct) definitely did not disappoint! We arrived on Easter Sunday and it seemed as though all of Provence had gathered there. The Pâques au Pont  festival takes place every Easter weekend. Described by the Uzès/Pont-du-Gard site as street art in the country, activities were available for ...

Aix-en-Provence Fontaine de la Rotunde

Aix-en-Provence Discover our Two Day Fun-filled Exploration

Aix-en-Provence was a delight from the moment we arrived. This was our first visit to Provence and I must have said "the light truly is amazing" a hundred times. It is something I've always heard said but never really appreciated it til I saw how beautiful the buildings were in Aix with the sun highlighting ...

delightful uzes

Delightful Uzès felt like home and continued to call us back

Delightful Uzès felt like home from our very first visit! We spent a month here in the south of France and whenever we felt overloaded from too much sight-seeing, Uzès always called us home. In the evenings as we planned out the next day's adventure in Provence, we invariable gravitated to Uzès when we needed a break from ...

historic arles amphitheater

Charming Historic Arles is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Arles was once the provençal capitol of ancient Rome. Vestiges of this period in time filled our days with fascinating and amazing discoveries. I've not been quite so affected by the confrontation of so much ancient history since I visited Rome itself! Arles is a delightfully walkable town where we spent three ...