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Home » The Alpilles

The Alpilles

The Alpilles lie in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone and represent a small limestone massif of Provence, between the Crau (south) and the plain of Châteaurenard (north), deeply raviné, the slopes covered with scrubland.

The Alpilles called in Occitan Provencal "leis Aupilhas" according to the standard classical or "read Aupiho" according to the standard mistralienne.

The Alpilles are a "must" unavoidable of Provence: sublime harmony of landscapes, nature remained a wild and traditions carefully preserved.

Image of Provence interior is authentic Provence with style and sophistication. This is the Provence of St. Remy de Provence, Les Baux de Provence ... It is the country writers such qu'Alphonse Daudet (with the famous windmill) and Frederic Mistral is also the country of Van Gogh who has lived in St Remy and who inspired by his light, his sunflowers and its famous cypress.