Activities in Provence
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Calanques and Cassis from Marseille
4 hours (Departs Marseille, France)
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The Gineste and the Crests road will lead you to the outstanding site of Cap Canaille, from where you can appreciate the exceptional view of the Bay of Cassis a…Not LP reviewed
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Marseille Provence Greeters
Free walking tours by locals; advance website registration required.
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Parc Balnéaire du Prado
Marseille's main beach area is the 1km-long Parc Balnéaire du Prado ; created from backfill from the excavations for Marseille's metro. Beginning 5km south of the centre, it's split into five beaches (north to south): Plage du Prado Nord (also called Plage du Petit Roucas Blanc), Plage du Prado Sud (also called Plage de David), Plage Borély, Plage Bonneveine and Plage Vieille Chapelle.
These beaches have public toilets, showers, first-aid posts with coastguards and free lockers to safeguard valuables. Prado du Nord and Sud are wheelchair accessible; Prado du Nord and Borély have a children's playground; and café-clad Borély and Bonneveine have sun-loungers/parasols to r…
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City Tours
The tourist office runs several city tours, including English-language ones on foot. These thematic tours regularly change, but include highlights such as Avignon l'Italienne (Italian Avignon), which departs from the tourist office at 10:00 Thursday and Saturday April to October; and Avignon at the time of the Popes (including a tour of the Palais des Papes), departing from the tourist office at 10:00 Tuesday and Friday from April to October.
From November to March, a city tour in English and French departs at 10:00 on Saturday.
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OMTV
In town, match tickets, and shirts, scarves and other paraphernalia in the club's 'sky (blue) and white' colours are sold at OM's Boutique Officielle and L'OM Café, with soccer balls suspended from the ceiling and press clippings and posters plastering the walls.
The bar - and especially its outdoor terrace - hosts a giant party when it screens every OM game. If you can't make it here, OM has its own pay TV channel, OMTV , which broadcasts daily from 17:00 to 21:00.
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Provence Le Grand Tour
10.5 hrs (Departs Avignon, France)
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Go on the Grand Tour from Avignon, visiting the famous Roman, medieval and winemaking sights of Provence. You’ll see the Triumphal Arch in Orange, the legendary…Not LP reviewed
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Provence in One Day Small Group Day Trip from Avignon
10 hrs (Departs Avignon, France)
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Forget the hassles of hiring a car and finding your own way! Take a small group tour of Provence and its exquisite highlights: Avignon, Pont du Gard, Les Baux d…Not LP reviewed
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Roman Sites Small Group Day Trip from Avignon
5 hours 30 minutes (Departs Avignon, France)
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On this Roman Sites and Historical Places tour you will visit the villages of Nimes and Uzes as well as the famous Pont du Gard.Today, your first stop is the gr…
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Provence Afternoon Half-Day Trip from Avignon
6 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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First visit today is to the famous Pont du Gard, vestige of a 1st century AD roman aqueduct. Protected by UNESCO and World Heritage Listed, it is an amazingly w…Not LP reviewed
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Provence Lavender Small Group Half-Day Trip
4 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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The ideal way to discover Provence is your own way! Choose either the morning or afternoon tour for a comprehensive introduction to this classic French region.M…
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Orange, Les Baux de Provence and Arles Small Group Day Trip
10 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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Visit Orange and start with a panoramic tour to discover the Roman Triumphal Arch, a symbol of the Roman imperial glory, and then visit the Antic Theatre (entra…Not LP reviewed
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Maison des Vins
The Maison des Vins doesn't have in-house tastings, but it does hand out series of free booklets, detailing nine different colour-coded routes touristiques (tourist trails) in the Côtes du Rhône wine region, and lists dozens of estates where you can taste, buy, eat, drink, be merry and sleep.
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Marseille Skatepark
Even if you're not a skater, you'll get a rush watching the death-defying tricks at the beachside Marseille Skatepark, a giant bowl that's legendary on the international circuit. Take bus 19 from the Rond-Point du Prado metro stop on av du Prado to the Vieille Chapelle stop in front of Plage Vieille Chapelle.
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Small Group Provence and Lavender Museum Day Trip from Avignon
9 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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Purple fields of fragrant lavender are the essence of Provence. Take this small group day trip from Avignon and you'll drive past fields of wild lavender and di…Not LP reviewed
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AVP Location
In addition to Château d'If and the Îles du Frioul, several more islands (some protected by the Conservatoire du Littoral; ) are scattered offshore. Though it's not possible to visit them, you can rent a boat to sail around them. AVP Location rents boats and yachts of all shapes and sizes.
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Les Instants d'Été
August brings open-air performances (theatre, cinema, cabaret, circus, video projections etc) to Parc Jourdan, Théâtre de Verdure du Jas de Bouffan (av St-John Perse), and the Carrières d'Ocre in Rognes (21km N of Aix) during the month-long Les Instants d'Été.
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Perched Villages of the Luberon Day Trip from Marseille
9 hours (Departs Marseille, France)
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You will start this fantastic tour from Marseille with Oppede le Vieux, a village carved into rock and whose authenticity has convinced some artists and writers…Not LP reviewed
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Private Tour: Perched Villages of the Luberon
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You will start this fantastic private tour from Marseille with Oppede le Vieux, a village carved into rock and whose authenticity has convinced some artists and…Not LP reviewed
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Visite Palais Secrét
A two-hour Visite Palais Secrét takes you to unexplored parts of the Palais des Papes (the baths, bedrooms where the popes kept caged nightingales, secret towers, rooftop walkways etc), followed by brunch (and stunning panorama) on the Great Dignitaries' Terrace.
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Orange and Chateauneuf du Pape Small Group Day Trip
The duration varies depending on the day of the week and season that you travel. (Departs Avignon, France)
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Take a panoramic tour through Provence to Orange and Chateauneuf-du-Pape on a half-day trip from Avignon. You'll see the Roman monuments of Orange and enjoy a w…Not LP reviewed
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Private Tour: Marseille City Sightseeing
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Cherished by the locals your first visit on your private Marseille city tour is the Notre Dame de la Garde, 19th century basilica. It offers an exceptional view…Not LP reviewed
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Van Gogh in Provence Small Group Day Trip
5 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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Begin with a stop at the Antiques of Saint Remy de Provence (Triumphal Arch and funeral monument) located in a field of olive-trees, landscape painted several t…Not LP reviewed
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Private Provence Tour: Rhone River Cruise and La Camargue
10 hours (Departs Avignon, France)
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Start your day with a visit of Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, a famous site for gypsy pilgrimage. Its fortress Church proudly holds the relics of Saint Sarah, sa…Not LP reviewed
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Private Tour: Calanques and Cassis
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Begin your private tour from Marseille traveling along the Gineste and the Crests road will lead you to the outstanding site of Cap Canaille, from where you can…Not LP reviewed
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Private Tour: Arles, Les Baux and Saint Remy de Provence
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This private tour departing from Marseille will take you through the Plain of the Crau, to the ancient city of Arles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Discover the …
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