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The desert-style top of Mont
Ventoux |
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The tower on top of Mont Ventoux, a key
landmark for generations of cyclists |
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Saintes Maries de la Mer |
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View over Saintes Maries de la Mer from
the church |
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A fantastic new chain of cookie stores
(here the one in Aigues Mortes): "La
Cure Gourmande" |
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Kite-Surfers in Porte Camargue (there
were dozens and dozens) |
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Evening atmosphere in Montpellier |
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View from inside the Roman amphiteatre
in Arles |
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The ancient castle of Les
Baux-en-Provence towering over... |
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... the village of Les Baux, a
spectacular site to visit |
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Many villages/towns had lovely city
squares, here the onw of Fréjus |
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Yachts in the port of St. Tropez, quite
a drive from the Camargue but worthwhile as it allows to drive back along
the coast |
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Route des crêtes in the Calanques near
Cassis |
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Views of the Calanques |
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The port of Cassis where it was not
possible to eat before 7pm, while the sun was still up... |
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The beach of Cassis at 6pm in
mid-October! |
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The Roman amphiteatre of Nîmes |
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Typical view of the old town of Nîmes
(here with the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-St-Castor) |
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The maison carrée in Nîmes, one of the
best preserved Roman temples (thanks to the fact that it had been converted
to a church early on) |
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The Pont du Gard, the main Aqueduct of a
former Roman water line (some 50km long) serving Nîmes. There were, however,
many other such Aqueducts, which are less well preserved but still
impressive. Also many other Provence towns had such water lines. |
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Gordes, another idyllic mountain village |
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dito |
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Outside view of the Popes' palace in
Avignon |
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View to one of the two big inner courts
of the Popes' palace |
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The Pont St Bénézet or as it is
generally called (also in the famous childres song): Pont d'Avignon |
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View to Avignon from Avignon's twin-city
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (more precisely from the fort St André) |
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Grave of Pope Innocence IV in the
Chartreuse-du-Val-du-Bénédiction in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon |
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Source of the Sorgue river in
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, according to my travel guide Europe's mightiest source
with 630 million cubic meter of water a year |
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The Sorgue just below the source |
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The Grand Canyon du Verdon, one of
Europes largest gorges |
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dito |
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dito (point sublime) |
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dito (Carrejuan) |
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dito |
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dito |
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Hôtel de Ville in Aix-en-Provence |