Population - 4,506,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 32,400 km²   (1,663)

Population density - 139   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Departments

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Hautes-Alpes

Alpes-Maritimes

Bouches-du-Rhone

Var

Vaucluse

Main City
Marseille
665 miles - 9.5 hours - from Calais

Provence Holidays - Ardeche
Provence Holidays - Drome
Provence Holidays - Var
Provence Holidays - Vaucluse
Holidays - Bouches-du-Rhone
Holidays - Alpes-Maritimes

What is it really like for holidays in Provence

Provence is hot - hot and fashionable

Big busy coastal towns with mountains behind

Lavender fields and fields of flowers

Medieval and Roman fortresses and ruins

The west with Avignon Apt Arles and Aix-en-Provence has to be seen for the light and ancient buildings

The south with the Camargue and Marseille is special for some

Then there is the famous Luberon of Peter Mayle's year

The coast is always worth seeing - showy for those that need showy - beautiful for the rest

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Dignes-les-Bains

Hautes-Alpes

Gap and the alpes

Alpes-Maritimes

Nice & Grasse

Bouches-du Rhone

Arles & Aix-en-Provence

Var

Draguignan Brignoles & Saint-Tropez

Vaucluse

Avignon & Carpentras Luberon





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