These are two good chain hotels if you need to stay near Marseille's main railway and bus stations at Saint Charles, each equally close to the main concourse, but with slightly different advantages to ...

Porquerolles is one of a cluster of three lovely islands off the coast of Hyères (click here to read our tourist guide to Hyères' town centre).Collectively they're known as the Îles D'Or or Golden ...

As in the south, viticulture here has a very long history. It's probable that vines were first cultivated in the region by the Greeks, having travelled north from Marseille where they landed in 600 BC ...

Thank you for visiting Marvellous Provence! We hope you enjoyed the website and found it useful. If you decide to take a trip to Provence (or elsewhere) do consider booking through one of our ...

Provence is a rich mix of ancient history, romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity: hilltop villages and busy cities, elegant châteaux and simple fishing cabins, lavender fields and ...

This is a guide to the centre of Toulon, taking in the large street market, Old Town and elegant 19th century quarter. This part of Toulon is compact and you can easily visit the sights mentioned here ...

Les Baux de Provence offers a majestic hilltop location, superb food and wine, sites of historical interest and the celebrated Cathedral of Images, now called the Quarries of Lights, on the edge of ...

Its picture postcard beaches, peaceful woods and vineyards and proximity to the mainland lure over a million visitors a year to the island of Porquerolles. Click here to book a hotel on Porquerolles ...

There are three routes to the top of Mont Ventoux: from Malaucène, Bédoin and Sault. This is a guide to what you'll see on each of them. Click here to book a hotel near Mont Ventoux in Provence There ...

Once an industrial port, La Ciotat has brilliantly reinvented itself as a tourist destination. Today it's one of the liveliest and least spoiled resorts along this stretch of the coast.

You can't go to Marseille without eating a bouillabaisse. But first read our ultimate guide to the rich, complex fish stew which the city invented and has made its own. Click here to book a hotel in ...