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
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