Plan your stay – Alpilles & Provence

What to do in the Alpilles? Complete guide from Cottage Philippe — Saint-Rémy-de-Provence .

Nature activities, villages, vineyards and gastronomy — everything is within reach from our cottage in the Alpilles countryside .

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🍳 Provençal cooking classes — on the estate

Philippe takes you to the Provençal market in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence   (Wednesday morning), then organic cooking workshop with vegetables from the garden.

Tapenade · Ratatouille · Eggplant Papeton · Grandma Louise's Strawberry Soup…

Learn more about the brunch and cooking classes at Mas des Figues  

🚴 Cycling & Gravel — routes starting from the estate

Route 1 — Alpilles cycling loop : Eygalières & Romanin Vineyard · ~40 km · Moderate

Val d'Enfer → Les Baux → Maussane → Eygalières   Romanin Castle   → Return to the Alpine Canal.

Bike rental in Saint-Rémy: Sun e-Bike(electric bikes)  

 

Route 2 — Gravel through the wild Alpilles : Romanesque chapel of Saint-Gabriel · ~30 km · Moderate/Difficult. GR6 → Vallon de la Lèque → return Saint-Étienne-du-Grès.

 

🥾 Hiking — Alpilles Grand Circuit (25 km)

Departure from the estate towards the Alpilles Regional Natural Park 360° panoramic table · Plateau de la Caume · Rocher des 2 Trous. 6 to 8 hours, moderate to difficult difficulty.

All hiking information: Alpilles hikes in Provence  

🍷AOC Baux-de-Provence vineyards

The cottage is in the heart of the AOC Baux-de-Provence vineyards Romanin Castle   Trévallon Estate · Mas de la Dame   · Mas de Gourgonnier  

 

🗺️ Must-see Sites & Villages

Les Baux-de-Provence   (7 km) · Listed medieval village · Château des Bau x   · Quarries of Light  

Roman ruins of Glanum & Saint-Paul-de-Mausole monastery   (Following in the footsteps of Van Gogh) · 4 km away.

Arles — UNESCO World Heritage Site   (25 km) ·Van Gogh Foundation   · Tour LUMA — Frank Gehry   ·Montmajour Abbey  

Palace of the Popes Avignon   (22 km) · Avignon Festival   · Pont Saint-Bénézet.

Cycling tourism in the Alpilles ( — all marked trails and circuits.

 

🍽️ Restaurants — Philippe's selection

Saint-Rémy: The Bistro · EDU · The AO · Sophie's Mill

Eygalières (15 km): Café du Progrès · Chez Paulette

Paradou (18 km): Bistrot du Paradou

Camargue: La Chassagnette · Chez Bob


Ready to experience a Provençal adventure? Book your week at Philippe's Cottage   and find all the information about the 3-star cottage with swimming pool