DISCOVERY TRIP IN PROVENCE ! HIKING BETWEEN ALPILLES & CAMARGUE !
PROTECTED NATURAL PARK : THE ALPILLES
Image of interior Provence, authentic, with style and refinement. It is the Provence of St Rémy de Provence, Maussane les Alpilles, Eygalières … the country of the writers Alphonse Daudet and Frédéric Mistral, it is also the country of Van Gogh who lived in St Rémy and who inspired him by its light, its sunflowers and its famous cypresses.
The protected Alpilles Park, created in 2007 is a territory rich in biodiversity mixing wetlands and dry spaces, shaped by more than 4,000 years of civilization. In the heart of the Alpilles chain, you will discover picturesque villages but also major archaeological sites such as the Caisses Jean-Jean oppidum, the ancient site of Barbegal and the hypogées of Fontvieille.
The magnificent Alpilles landscape will also appeal to visitors keen on beautiful walks, with its olive groves, vineyards, orchards, cypress hedges, scrubland and pine forests. As for lovers of wild fauna, they will be particularly spoiled in the Alpilles: nearly 250 species of birds live here, including the eagle of Bonelli, the Lesser Kestrel, the Egyptian vulture and the eagle owl!
Suitable for outdoor activities, the park will also delight sports enthusiasts of climbing or hiking, horse riding and mountain biking. Do not hesitate to embark on the discovery of the numerous marked trails which mark out this superb Provencal territory.
DISCOVERY HIKING IN THE CAMARGUE !
The flamingo ballet
To perfect your hikes between Alpilles and Camargue, discover the territory where men live with horses, bulls, birds, the sky and the water. magic of a country with preserved natural spaces, fragile sanctuary of exceptional fauna and flora in Europe, protected by the Camargue Natural Park, it is a unique landscape. It is also also as a natural space of world interest that the city of Arles is classified by UNESCO as World Heritage of Humanity.
South of Arles, in the Rhône delta, the Camargue covers an area of 150,000 hectares between sky, land and sea. Covered with ponds and lagoons, it is a land of breeding horses and bulls. Land of black or red rice cultivation, harvest of the famous Camargue fleur de sel, discover the marshes whether on foot, on horseback or by mountain bike!
So head for the holidays in Provence ! rent a farmhouse in Provence, don’t forget your walking shoes, your backpack and your camera.
