Les Baux-de-Provence, How To Get To Les Baux De Provence
The South of France
Perhaps the most visited village in the Alpilles Hills,  Les Baux-de-Provence
occupies a high rocky ledge Between St Remy and Mouries, about 30 miles
south of Avignon.  From the hill you can see the Rhone River Delta and the flat
land of the Camargue.  The promontory commands an excellent view of the valley,
making it long a strategic position for settlement.
Signs of early settlements
have been found at Les Baux
that go back to 6th century
BC Celts.
Even today a climb to the
ledge at the top of the high
parking lot will reveal stone
works and cave dwellings.
The fortress, now a ruin,
housed a line of kings and
queens that  ruled the
surrounding area from the
second century to the 12 the
century and was then ruled
by French kings until being
razed in 1632 by order of
Cardinal Richelieu in his
attempt to punish the town
for revolting against French
Catholic rule and his desire
to unify France under a
central government
The village was then made a Principality and given to the Grimaldi Family, the rulers of Monaco
Travel To Les Baux-de-Provence, in the South of France
When To Go To Provence, The South of France
Cherries,  apricots, and melons ripen in June. The end of June sees the lavender ripening and the
fields turning purple about 30 miles north of Les Baux.  Sunflowers are in full bloom end of June.  
High on the vacation list could be a vacation rental, vacation Gite, or a villa with a full kitchen, a food
chopper, grinder, or a processor so that when visiting Provence on a culinary vacation you can do some
healthy French cooking. Rentals are more available in May, June, September October: either side of the
July August high season.
Reach Provence by high speed roads from Paris, by fast TGV trains from Paris, or by Ryan Air out of
Gatwick or Standsted, London flying into Marseille.
Avignon is the nearest large city to Les Baux-de-Provence and one of the principle cities of Provence.  It  
has a TGV station with rental cars at the station. Les Baux is 30 miles south of Avignon
Arles is another major city in Provence that has Train Service. Arles is 12 miles east of Les Baux.
The TGV station is in Nimes and from there conventional trains or buses serve nearby Arles, about 20
miles southeast.

In the south,
Marseilles has a large airport north of the city with surface transportation to all areas of Provence.
TGV Trains from Paris reach Marseille  Les Baux-de-Provence is 60 miles northwest of Marseille
Do You need an International Driving Permit to Drive in
Europe.
In France and Italy you can rent a car and do not need to
show an International Permit, only your drivers license    
Italian law, however,  requires that.....  see Article
No Passing
for
commercial
vehicles
No
Passing
zone ends
Rotary
with yield
to traffic in
rotary
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
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Reach Les Baux-de-Provence in the South of
France via TGV train to Avignon from Paris.
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