ST. RÉMY DE PROVENCE, GLANUM, LES BAUX: 9
Hour Tour
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Our Private Tours of St. Remy & Les Baux Include: Private transportation, services of your private
guide, entrance tickets to Glanum in St. Remy, parking fees
and tolls.
On this private tour in Provence, a shore excursion from Marseille, your
private guide will take you to some of the most
intriguing ancient ruins of Provence on this
trip, nestled in the majestic Alpilles mountains.
Your first stop in the Provence private tour will be Pont du Gard, a huge,
perfectly preserved Roman aqueduct that supplied
running water to the city of Nimes and beyond.
This marvel of engineering work has endured two
millennia, attracting scientists, artists and
visitors from all over the world. Your guide
will show you the 1,000-year-old olive tree a
few yards away from this incredible site. This
is one of the highlights of this Provence shore
excursion. This magnificent monument is situated
at the rim of Gardon Canyon. From its heights,
one can admire the landscape of the valley and
follow the flow of the Gard River, tributary
of the Rhône.
Your will next private tour will take you to St. Remy de Provence,
on the slopes of the Alpilles mountains. You
will fall in love with St. Remy’s charming streets
and ancient fountains. You will walk through
the town center or you may also visit the house
where Nostradamus was born here in 1503. You
will also tour the ancient Roman site of Glanum,
where you can walk amongst the ruins of the Forum,
monuments and baths in a Gaulish-Roman necropolis
that dates from 30 B.C. You can sample some dishes
from ancient Rome in an open-air terraced restaurant
overlooking the Forum ruins.
Your final stop on your Provence guided tour will be
the village of Les Baux de Provence, located on a
rocky plateau at the heart of the Alpilles. 5,000-year-old
Les Baux boasts a majestic castle, labyrinth
streets and breathtaking views. You
will explore a number of other sights here before
concluding this interesting tour of ancient Provence.
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