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a variety of restaurants and cafés; for a fine dinner, consider
Le Patio
(
menus
from €29,
closed Wed and Sun nights, in center of Fontvieille at 19 Route du Nord, tel. 04 90 54 73
10).
$$$ La Peiriero***,
15 minutes from Arles in the town of Fontvieille, is a pooped
parent'sdreamcometrue,withagrassygarden,massiveheatedpool,tabletennis,badmin-
ton, massage parlor, indoor children's play area, and even a few miniature golf holes. The
spacious family-loft rooms, capable of sleeping up to five, have full bathrooms on both
levels.Thiscompleteretreatalsocomeswithaterracecaféandawell-respectedrestaurant,
and helpful owners, the Levys (streetside Sb or Db-€100, gardenside Db-€120, Db with
terrace-€141, loft-€218, dinner
menu
-€31, breakfast and dinner-€38, air-con, Wi-Fi, free
parking,justeastofFontvieilleonroadtoLesBaux,34AvenuedesBaux,tel.04905476
10,
www.hotel-peiriero.com
,
info@hotel-peiriero.com
). Just a short drive from Arles and
Les Baux (and 20 minutes from Avignon), little Fontvieille slumbers in the shadows of its
big-city cousins—though it has its share of restaurants and boutiques.
$$$ Mas du Petit Grava
is a vintage Provençal farmhouse 15 tree-lined minutes
east of Arles. Here California refugees Jim and Ike offer four large and well-cared-for
rooms with tubs, tiles, and memories of Vincent (Jim is an expert on Van Gogh's life
and art—ask him anything). A lovely garden surrounds a generously sized pool, but what
draws most here are Jim and Ike. Book this place early (Db-€110-130, includes a fine
breakfast, no air-con, free Wi-Fi, tel. 04 90 98 35 66,
www.masdupetitgrava.net
,
masdu-
petitgrava@masdupetitgrava.net
)
. From Arles, drive east on D-453 toward St. Martin de
Crau (1.5 miles), then turn left on route St. Hippolyte to the right of the large building
(Massa Autopneu).
