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drop for stylised Mediterranean cooking. On balmy nights, book outside in the lush
courtyard garden.
Information
Tourist office
(
www.avignon-tourisme.com
; 41 cours Jean Jaurès;
9am-5pm Mon-Sat,
9.45am-5pm Sun)
Getting There & Away
Avignon has two train stations:
Gare Avignon TGV
, 4km southwest in Courtine;
and central
Gare Avignon Centre
(42 bd St-Roch)
with service to/from:
Arles
€6.50, 20 minutes
Nîmes
€8.50, 30 minutes
Orange
€5.50, 20 minutes
Some TGVs to/from Paris stop at Gare Avignon Centre, but TGVs for Marseille
(€23, 35 minutes) and Nice (€54, three hours) only use Gare Avignon TGV.
Les Baux de Provence
POP 380
At the heart of the Alpilles and spectacularly perched above picture-perfect rolling
hills carpeted with vineyards, olive groves and orchards is one of the most-visited
villages in France: Les Baux de Provence, 30km south of Avignon towards Arles.
Château des Baux
( 04 90 54 55 56;
www.chateau-baux-provence.com
; adult/
child €7.50/5.50; 9am-6pm, to 8pm Jul & Aug)
perches on a 245m-high grey
limestone
baou
(Provençal for rocky spur) at the top of the village and dominates
the surrounding countryside.
Legendary
L'Oustau de Baumanière
( 04 90 54 33 07;
www.oustaudebaumaniere.com
;
menus €95-150; )
serves rarefied cuisine, includ-
ing a (trés gourmet) vegetarian menu, with ingredients plucked from its own organic
garden. There is also fine accommodation (doubles from €290). Head chef and
owner Jean-André Charial's kingdom also includes the Michelin-star restaurant and
luxury rooms of
La Cabro d'Or
(
04 90 54 33 21;
www.lacabrodor.com
;
d from
€245)
, also in Les Baux.
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