les alpilles | benvengudo provence hotel & restaurant

The delightful region of Les Alpilles will feed your appetite for culture, history and natural wonders... Information provided by your Provence hotel and restaurant, Benvengudo…

South of Avignon is the wild Chaine des Alpilles, a mountain chain composed of limestone rocks, garrigue and olive groves. Stretched between Rhone and La Durance rivers, its main towns are Saint-Remy de Provence (North) and Maussane-les-Alpilles village (South).

The Vallee des Baux, where delicious AOC olive oil is made, links these two towns. The central location of Benvengudo makes it your ideal Alpilles hotel & restaurant.

Les Alpilles features

Les Alpilles is not an especially high mountain range (498m at its highest point, Tour des Opies); however it stands out clearly from the Rhone plain around. There are numerous walking and cycling tracks to explore on the 50.000 hectares Les Alpilles offer.

16 villages and towns, from 150 to 11.500 habitants, are found in the region, with approximately 70.000 people in total living there today.

Les Alpilles surroundings host more than a hundred rare or protected species, including the Bonelli's eagle, the Egyptian vulture and the eagle owl.

From a cultural point of view, Les Alpilles includes more than 200 archaeological sites (some dating as far back as the Roman occupancy!) and monuments, transforming every visit to the region into an historical walk through castles and astonishing sceneries.

Artists have always found inspiration from Les Alpilles region: at the end of the 19th century, Alphonse Daudet published 'Tartarin de Tarascon' and 'Les Lettres de mon Moulin'; both staging Les Alpilles. More notoriously, Vincent Van Gogh painted many images of Les Alpilles' landscapes during his time in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence on the north side of the mountains.

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What to do in Les Alpilles

A cultural visitor will obviously be delighted with a walk through Les Alpilles small villages and towns, like Fontvieille (with Alphonse Daudet famous windmill), Orgon (19th century monastery), Eygalières (12th century chapel, notably, but also the castle ruins and the old village), Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Eyguières (Tour des Opies, roman villa) or Lamanon (castle), amongst others.

Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy the beautiful landscapes of Les Alpilles with mountain bike, horse riding, hill walking, hiking and air ballooning not to be missed.

The friendly staff at your Alpilles hotel & restaurant will be able to guide you during your next stay.

Videos

Below are a few videos covering Les Alpilles and offering some additional information. Please note Benvengudo does not accept any liability for their content.

Randonnée à cheval dans Les Alpilles
(offering wonderful Alpilles sceneries - in French)


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