Around and about

If you are staying for more than a few days there’s lots more to see within 50 miles of Lussan. Arles has Roman remains to rival Nimes. Orange has a marvellous Roman threatre. Vaison de la Romaine continues the Roman theme with excellent ruins and 1st century bridge. Uzes hosts a famous market, just 10min from Lussan and there’s more driving to do through the Gorges du Gardon.

A bit further afield there’s the wet and wild Camargue, the 1900m peak of Mont Ventoux and Chateauneuf de Pape – the Rhone’s most prestigious wine-growing village.

Montpellier, one of the cheap flight options, is a vibrant university town of half a million with 100,000 students and plenty of monumental sights.

Pont du Gard….this is a remarkable three-tiered Roman aqueduct. It bridges the Gard river and it is an apt introduction to the vital Roman outpost of Nîmes,  built to carry water to the city.

The Pont du Gard was constructed by the Roman Empire, around the year 19 BC.

Across the river Avignon itself, with its formidable Palais des Papes as a centrepiece, is steeped in the history of bloodthirsty religious feuding dating back to the 14th century when seven Popes resided here instead of Rome.

Wines of the Rhône Valley festival is held in this beautiful Palace of the Popes each year in Avignon. Professionals from all over the world find their way to this historical city to watch, taste and finally spit out the precious nectar. You can find your way there too!

Centred on the carte-postale-parfait Place aux Herbes, Mediaeval Uzès’ fruits aren’t just the ones available at its popular twice-weekly Provençal market. Here you will be ready to find all the richness of the local produce.

From Uzes to Nimes, just 25min away, soak up with small pedestrianised streets, the Romanesque Cathedral and Medieval buildings with ornate internal courtyards and, of course the fameous 2CV.

The Bambouseraie is a unique site given up to that extravagance of which nature only has the secret, and to the exuberance of plants in the most unexpected forms. However, the Bambouseraie is a living place, open to artists, a place to dream and meditate where every kind of sensitivity can satisfy one’s desire for enchantment and knowledge.

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