Eurostar has launched its new year-round service direct from London to Lyon, Avignon and Marseille.
Passengers can now speed across the French countryside to reach the gastronomy, lavender fields and sunshine of these new destinations, now within easy reach of the heart of London or Ashford.
Download the eBook version of Lonely Planet's Lyon and Provence PDF chapter.
Lyon & the Rhone Valley (Chapter)
Savouring timeless traditional dishes in checked-tableclothed bouchons (small bistros) creates unforgettable memories – as do the majestic Roman amphitheatres of Fourvière, the cobbled Unesco-listed streets of Vieux Lyon, and the audacious modern architecture of the new Confluence neighbourhood.
Coverage includes: Lyon, North of Lyon, Beaujolais, Pérouges, La Dombes, Downstream along the Rhône, Vienne, Valence, Montélimar and Gorges de l’Ardèche & around.
Provence (Chapter)
Provence has incredible diversity, from craggy limestone peaks to bleached salt marshes, and from lavender fields to the sultry city of Marseille. Constant across the region is the food – clean, bright flavours, as simple as tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and Camargue sea salt.
Coverage includes: Marseille Region, Aix-en-Provence, Arles & the Camargue, Camargue Countryside, Stes-Maries de la Mer, Aigues-Mortes, Stes-Maries de la Mer, St-Rémy de Provence, Les Baux de Provence, The Vaucluse, Avignon, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine, Mont Ventoux & around, Carpentras, Fontaine de Vaucluse, The Luberon, Apt & around, Northeastern Provence, Pays de Forcalquier, Vallée de la Durance and Gorges du Verdon.
Click here to visit the Lonely Planet shop for more ebooks and print versions.
Passengers can now speed across the French countryside to reach the gastronomy, lavender fields and sunshine of these new destinations, now within easy reach of the heart of London or Ashford.
Lyon & the Rhone Valley (Chapter)
Savouring timeless traditional dishes in checked-tableclothed bouchons (small bistros) creates unforgettable memories – as do the majestic Roman amphitheatres of Fourvière, the cobbled Unesco-listed streets of Vieux Lyon, and the audacious modern architecture of the new Confluence neighbourhood.
Coverage includes: Lyon, North of Lyon, Beaujolais, Pérouges, La Dombes, Downstream along the Rhône, Vienne, Valence, Montélimar and Gorges de l’Ardèche & around.
Provence (Chapter)
Provence has incredible diversity, from craggy limestone peaks to bleached salt marshes, and from lavender fields to the sultry city of Marseille. Constant across the region is the food – clean, bright flavours, as simple as tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and Camargue sea salt.
Coverage includes: Marseille Region, Aix-en-Provence, Arles & the Camargue, Camargue Countryside, Stes-Maries de la Mer, Aigues-Mortes, Stes-Maries de la Mer, St-Rémy de Provence, Les Baux de Provence, The Vaucluse, Avignon, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine, Mont Ventoux & around, Carpentras, Fontaine de Vaucluse, The Luberon, Apt & around, Northeastern Provence, Pays de Forcalquier, Vallée de la Durance and Gorges du Verdon.
Click here to visit the Lonely Planet shop for more ebooks and print versions.