We%26#39;re spending 3 nights in Provence (this is our first time here), and want a place that is a good location for us to drive and see area sites and visit Cotes du%26#39;Rhone vineyards during the day, but has a charming town to walk around with dining options for the evening.
Which would be the best place? Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Gordes, or Chataneuf-du-Pape? Recommendations on hotels? Many thanks.
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In 2 weeks I%26#39;ll be traveling to Aix and Avignon, so if you%26#39;re traveling after April, I can write you and tell you from my experiences what I would recommend. It will be my first time too, so I%26#39;m not sure what to expect. In the meantime, good luck planning your trip!
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I really think that you should consider St. Remy as a resting place. It is perfectly situated for visiting the wonderful Roman ruins and other historical sites of Provence and is but a relatively short hop-skip and a jump from the villages of the Cotes-du-Rhone.
While I cannot make any recommendations regarding hotels in the immediate area since we have been renting a house for the month of September for many years, I am sure that there are many other Forum members who will have suggestions.
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For a first time visitor I recommend Avignon. Avignon is perhaps the city most centrally located to the most popular tourist destinations and itself contains important sites: the bridge and Palais des Papes. I should also include Arles or Aix-en-Provence to round out the top 3 bases for first time visitors.
www.aixenprovencetourism.com/hallgb.htm
http://www.tourisme.ville-arles.fr/
http://www.ot-avignon.fr/
The above sites list all of the hotel and restaurant choices in each city. All are charming to explore on foot(except the graffiti in Aix) and offer a wide range of dining options.
Also near Avignon:
http://www.pontdugard.fr/
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The main reason that I recommend St. Remy is that it is a %26quot;town%26quot; rather than a %26quot;city%26quot; like Avignon - and, as such, has a much more intimate and %26quot;provencal%26quot; ambiance.
But %26quot;chacun a son gout%26quot; - or, esentailly, to each his own.
NB: St.Remy is relatively equidistant, timewise, from Avignon and Arles.
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I agree with AlpillesG, Avignon is useful if you haven%26#39;t got a care but St Remy is smaller and more intimate. And it%26#39;s got loads of great places to eat, all within ten minutes%26#39; walk.
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