Avignon
Porte St-Dominque is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the western edge of the walls, near the River Rhône.
Must-see attractions in Provence & the Côte d'Azur
Avignon
Porte de la Ligne is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the northen edge of the walls, near the River Rhône.
Vaucluse
This 18th-century riverside mansion is a venue for seasonal contemporary art exhibitions. Opening hours may vary slightly according to exhibitions.
Avignon
Porte St-Roch is one of the gateways to Avignon's walled city, located on the southwestern corner of the walls; it's particularly well preserved.
Côte d'Azur
This lighthouse is off-limits to the public, but makes a convenient landmark as you walk around the southern tip of the Cap Ferrat peninsula.
Gorges du Verdon
A fairytale castle in the village of Allemagne-en-Provence, an easy drive from Lac de Quinson. It's about 24km west of Moustiers St-Marie.
Avignon
Porte St-Lazare is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the northeastern edge of the walls.
Avignon
Porte Magnanen is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the southeastern edge of the walls.
Îles de Lérins
Climb to the top of this platform on the island's south shore for long views of the coastline and the Mediterranean to the south.
The Luberon
The 11th-century Ancienne Cathédrale Ste-Anne houses the relics of St Anne, and 11th- and 12th-century illuminated manuscripts.
Avignon
Porte Limbert is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the southeastern edge of the walls.
Vaucluse
The village church contains the pride of the Pays de Venasque: an unusual late-Gothic Crucifixion painting (1498).
Aix-en-Provence
This especially charming square in the Quartier Mazarin has a baroque fountain (1667) with water-spouting dolphins.
Pays d’Aix
Famed for its rosé, Château de la Gaude is graced by a delightful formal garden and listed 18th-century château.
Var
Within sight of the Îles d’Hyères, this 52-acre vineyard abuts the early-18th-century Château de Brégançon.
Vaucluse
Tucked behind the Romanesque church, this baptistry was built in the 6th century on the site of a Roman temple.
Avignon
The relics of the patron saint of Avignon, St Agricol, are kept in this 14th-century church.
Cannes
Cannes' westernmost beach is this narrow strip of sand about 5km outside the city centre.
Côte d'Azur
Fishermen unload their daily catch each morning at the western edge of Beaulieu's port.
Aix-en-Provence
This elegantly vaulted baroque chapel was originally part of a 17th-century monastery.
Musée d’Histoire Jean Garcin: 1939–1945
Vaucluse
A small museum exploring the harsh realities of life in occupied France during WWII.
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Displays voluptuous bronzes by Villefranche sculptor Antoniucci Volti (1915–89).
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth
Vaucluse
Orange's oldest church was consecrated in the 12th century.
Côte d'Azur
North of the old town are the ruins of a Roman theatre, where plays, dances and musical performances would have been staged (the gruesome stuff and…
Côte d'Azur
At the southeastern edge of the old town is the 3rd-century Porte d'Orée, the only remaining arcade of monumental Roman thermal baths. The scant remnants…
Nice
The scant remains of Nice's Roman amphitheatre can't compare to other ancient sites in southern France, but they do lend an atmospheric air to the park…
Marseille
The small, bustling, beach-volleyball-busy Plage des Catalans is the closest stretch of sand to the Vieux Port.
