Download the Lonely Planet Provence & the Cote d'Azur - Bouches-du-Rhone (PDF Chapter)
Provence & the Cote d'Azur - Bouches-du-Rhone (PDF Chapter)
The ‘mouths-of-the-Rhône’, where one of Europe’s great rivers splits before spilling its Swiss-Alpine snowmelt into the Mediterranean, is Provence’s most populous département. Its palpitating heart is Marseille, a gritty former Greek colony, France’s second-largest city, and a place of real cultural energy.
- appreciate world-class museums, 2600 years of history and an innovative cultural scene in Marseille
- hike through sun-warmed pines in the Parc National des Calanques, before plunging into secluded calanques (coves)
- submit to the full, five-course fish extravaganza in classic coastal restaurants like Le Rhul
Coverage includes: Marseille, Around Marseille, Les Calanques, Cassis, Côte Bleue, Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, Ventabren, Salon-de-Provence, Les Alpilles, St-Rémy-de-Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence.