Provence: Please help me make a decision of where to stay after 3 nights in Avignon, St. Remy or Roussillon, or ???
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Provence: Please help me make a decision of where to stay after 3 nights in Avignon, St. Remy or Roussillon, or ???
I am paralyzed with indecision in making my final reservation. After 6 nights in Paris, I'll spend 3 nights in Avignon, during which I'll visit Arles, Avignon, and the other sites that I have time for and that are close to Avignon (Pont du Guard, etc). Then I have 3 additional nights (and 3 solid days) to explore the Luberon and other small towns of Provence, including Isle-sur-la-Sourge, Gordes, Roussillon, Saignon. I can't decide where to stay. St Remy is not in the center of all that but seems like a cute town of a decent size, and not far from the places I want to visit. Roussillon is more in the heart of the area, but is much smaller. I will be solo, so would rather not stay in a very isolated area and would like a place where I can have dinner and wander a bit in the evenings. So, St. Remy, Roussillon, or another place I haven't thought of?
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Ir depends where you intend to stay in these places -- in town or some more rural B&B or whatever. Roussillon is a perched village with limited car access. I really liked it a lot, much more than Gordes. However, I think most places to stay around there are not in Roussillon but in the surrounding area, as is true of many of those small villages, like Gordes, also. So, if you stayed in a place like that, it may not be that easy to wander around in the evenings -- at least it may be far from where you stay, or farther than you want to walk. I'm sure it clears out, though, so you could probably park not far away, like right along the hill or bottom of it.
So, I think St Remy would be easier in that regard, as it doesn't limit car access as far as I know (haven't been there for a few years). Of course, parking is still not easy as it gets so crowded with tourists, but again, I imagine that eases up at night.
YOu could stay in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, actually, if you wanted. that is more central than either you name, has plenty of places to stay, and is easy to drive in and out of, and has plenty of places to eat.
So, I think St Remy would be easier in that regard, as it doesn't limit car access as far as I know (haven't been there for a few years). Of course, parking is still not easy as it gets so crowded with tourists, but again, I imagine that eases up at night.
YOu could stay in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, actually, if you wanted. that is more central than either you name, has plenty of places to stay, and is easy to drive in and out of, and has plenty of places to eat.
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Why not stay in St-Rémy instead of Avignon? It would put you smack in the middle of such sights as Les Baux, the Alpilles villages, Fontvielle, Arles, the Pont du Gard, Uzès, and Beaucaire/Tarascon. You can easily make a day trip over to Avignon and the Lubéron villages and up to Isle sur la Sorge.
There are any number of hotels and B&Bs in and near St-Rémy, in just about all price ranges.
There are any number of hotels and B&Bs in and near St-Rémy, in just about all price ranges.
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Thanks -- I'm staying in Avignon to start because I won't have a car for those first couple days in Provence and do want to see both Avignon and Arles. I figure about a day each which could include Pont du Guard and whatever else I can access without the car. Then when I leave Avignon I'll pick up the car. I think it's looking like St. Remy, which should work fine since this is a relatively small area I'm working with.
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I recognise the feelnig so well - the fear of making the wrong choice means that you can't make any choice at all. The answer is to recognise that nowhere will be perfect - whatever you pick somewhere else will be more central, more quiet, more refined, more convivial, better parking.Once you acknowledge this, the choice becomes much easier - stop looking for the holy grail and you'll find it easier to make a decision. You like St. Remy - stay there then - it's that simple!
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