See Below: Guides | News and Information | Internet Cafes | Travel | Food and Wine | Shopping | Cooking Schools
Guides
Portal to Aix! In both French and English.
Places to stay and eat, a calendar of events and information regarding not only Arles but also its relationship the The Camargue. In French and English.
Find out the Provencal basics at his web site! Historical and cultural information to a number of ities and villages in the region. In both French and English.
The official city of the town of Les Baux.
The official site of the city of Beaucaire. In French.
It’s a national park, it’s the wild, wild west, it’s a game refuge, it’s pretty incredible!
The official site for the village of Gordes.
The Office du Tourisme of the city of Marseille. In multiple languages.
The site for L’Office du Tourisme for the city of Nice.
The official site of of the town of Saint-Remy, a famous location of Van Gogh.
The official site of the town of Tarascon. A lot of useful information here.
The official site of the village, although it’s really more of a local’s information site. In French, and if you can read it, there is a good section on the historical landmarks of the town.
The official site of the Department de Vaucluse. In French, but if you can read it, there is a lot of information here! The Vaucluse is a province that includes 151 communes and the 4 cities of Avignon, Orange, Carpentras, and Cavaillon.
Le mot ‘Vaucluse’ vient du latin ‘Vallis Clausa’ qui signifie ‘Vallée close’ (en référence au site encaissé d’où jaillit la source de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse).
The official site of the department of the Luberon. In French. The Luberon is situated to the east of the Vaucluse and to the North of Aix-en-Provence, between the Luberon Massif and the Durance River.
In depth information on the villages and towns, and find holiday rentals. In English.
An online guide to hotels, and travel information. In French and English.
Learn French one day at a time! Or just expand your vocabulary!
News and Information
The French Yellow Pages at your fingertips!
Find out about the weather for the country.
Find out your daily news in Provence. In French.
Order stamps and get postal information online.
Travel Resources
Can’t find an affordable ticket? Don’t forget to check AirFrance!
Make reservations and buy train tickets online!
Book your flight and hotel and get a rental car too!
Easily search over 100 web sites for airfare, hotels, and car rentals. Quickly refine your search to find the best travel deal. Book directly with the hotel, airline or agency of your choice for the best prices!
Travel about France and Europe with ease. Trains are the best way to see the countryside and there are many different kinds of EurailPasses to choose from: France Railpass, Eurail Selectpass Youth, Eurail Youthpass, Eurostar, Thalys, Eurail Flexipass, France Youthpass, and Senior Travelers discount passes.
Rent a car to travel around Europe at your own pace! Their services include over 4,000 car rental locations worldwide; scheduled air from the USA to Europe; over 2,000 three, four and five star European hotels; chauffeur and transfer services; prestige and sports car rentals; mobile phone and GPS rentals; and motorhome rentals.
Get information on driving in France and Europe and lease a Renault while you’re at it! Within the US you can also reach them at their toll-free number 888.297.0001 or though their international number 773.383.8432.
Travelling on a budget? The bus is considerably cheaper than the train, and you can ride EuroLines all over Europe.
Hook up with rides going in your direction. Post whether or not you want a ride or a passenger.
Cheap flights from Paris to anywhere in the world! In French.
A site that specializes in cheap, last-minute flights and travel arrangements. In French.
Accor offers hotel choices for all levels of travel, from the luxury to the budget, and is home to the Ibis, Etap, Novotel, Sofitel, and Mercure brand hotels.
Search over 15,000 hostels and properties worldwide.
Hotels.com is a leading provider of lodging worldwide. They give travelers one of the widest selections of lodging accommodations from traditional hotels to vacation rentals at more than 70,000 properties worldwide. They offer a one-stop source for hotel pricing, amenities and availability and also specializes in providing travelers with accommodations during sold-out periods.
Want to travel but can’t afford the house payment as well? Consider a Digsville — truly global home exchange community. Personalized home listings, forums and chat. Very cool.
Language
We don’t care how you do it, we just think that learning another language, like French, and learning how to communicate in another culture is as important to travel as buying the plane ticket! Check out one or more of these language learning options!
Find any number of methods to learning French in our amazon shop.
Lonely Planet:take your language helper along with you in your bag. Small, portable, phrasebooks to help you get through the day almost anywhere in the world.
World Heritage Sites
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Food and Wine
If the name looks familiar it is! This site is the husband of French Word A Day (link above). This is Jean-Marc Espinasse’s daily wine column. He has a weekly podcast, along with his blog, where his column can be listened to in French or in English!
Web site of the Visan winery. In French and English.
Home to Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, Cornas and St-Peray labels. In French and English.
Award winning wines of the Côte du Rhône region. In French and English.
Organic wines made by Jean Claude and Beatrice Bouche. In French and English.
Family run winery established in 1929.
An excellent resouce for les fromages français! There is a library where you can learn how the cheese was made, what part of the country the cheese comes from and which wine to best pair it with. Also learn the correct way to cut a cheese. (Did you know that it is very impolite to cut the point off of a triangle cheese such as brie?) Learn about the cheeses of France, the wines they go best with and then order some for your next party!
Learn about wine – tasting, buying and storage.
Soothe Yourself
Although the facilities are totally modern, these baths are built on the site of an ancient Roman thermae and remnants of an ancient thermal pool are visible at the entrance to this spa. The baths are supplied by springs that are heated naturally to 34°C and the facility offers all types of hydrotherapy activities and therapies. There is also a hotel on site – Aquabella – which has a restaurant – l’Orangerie – that serves Sunday brunch and the location could not be better, right in the center of Aix-en-Provence. You can stay here, or if you prefer you can enjoy the place for a day, or an afternoon, or an hour.
