A baroque monastery built by the Jesuits in 1611, Saint Louis was originally a school for novitiates, then a hospital. It has been a hotel since 1990. Click here to book a hotel in Avignon The Cloître ...

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Provence is a rich mix of ancient history, romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity: hilltop villages and busy cities, elegant châteaux and simple fishing cabins, lavender fields and ...

This is a guide to the centre of Toulon, taking in the large street market, Old Town and elegant 19th century quarter. This part of Toulon is compact and you can easily visit the sights mentioned here ...

The Greeks named it Massalia, the Romans Massilia. Today it's known as Marseille, the oldest city in France. This is our guide to the traces of the ancients in the modern metropolis. Marseille was ...

The French are football-mad and none more so than the Marseillais. And Olympique de Marseille (OM for short) is central to the city's cultural landscape. Its local fan base is enormous and it ...

Between 1939 and 1942, Les Milles was an internment camp for political dissidents, artists and intellectuals and Jews about to be deported to Auschwitz. It has now been restored as a Holocaust ...

From the grey warships of its naval base to the cruise terminals and pretty Port Saint Louis, Toulon is all about the sea. Toulon's harbour or rade (the word means "protected anchorage") was ...

You can't go to Marseille without eating a bouillabaisse. But first read our ultimate guide to the rich, complex fish stew which the city invented and has made its own. Click here to book a hotel in ...

The matchless light and landscapes of Provence have attracted and inspired hundreds of great painters and photographers through the centuries. These are just a few of them (check back soon for new ...

In this area of the site we survey the enormous range of sports and activities you can practise and/or watch in Provence: hiking, cycling, water jousting, pétanque, swimming, diving, hot air ...

Aix en Provence is a city, whose pleasures - wine, art, history, culture - are very adult ones. But there are plenty of fun options here for children too. Click here to book a hotel in Aix en Provence ...