Judy

Please share what I must see in Provence and the best markets to visit and if that isn't enough of a challenge, I'd love it if you would throw in some knowledge of wonderful small restaurants too. Thank you!!

Sue

Where in Provence? It's a big place? There is a big antiques/food/Provence-products market in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue on Sunday (about 30 km east of Avignon).

Joel

My source for wonderful small restaurants anywhere in France is the Michelin Red Guide. Reliable info on everything you could want to know including prices, specialties, etc., is there. <BR>The places I loved best in Provence: <BR>1) Hotel: the Sofitel in the old harbor in Marseille plus the walk down to the harborside outdoor restaurants in the evening for bouillabaisse. 2) Site: the Pont du Gard (a roman aquaduct over a river) 3) Out-of-the-way-charm: the little hillside village of Les Baux (eat in the outdoor restaurant on your right as you walk up its one street); Historic Site: Aigues Morts, the fortress city on the coast from which Louis launched one of the Crusades.

ldsant

Just returned - my favorite was St. Remy and the drive on La Carmargue towards Isle-Ste-Marie (the Mediterranean Sea!). Also, Chateauneuf dePape was nice. Avignon was worth seeing - the palace and museums were nice.

Rex

Wonderful small restaurants in Provence? <BR> <BR>How many wonderful small restaurants might there be in Provence, I wonder... 500? 5000? <BR> <BR>So, take any anecdotal info you get here with a huge grain of salt. The places I have loved in Europe were often the ones that came with no pre-conception in my mind - - the discoveries I stumbled onto when I least expected to find them. <BR> <BR>Having said that, I will think fondly of La Becasserie in Montauroux (halfway between Grasse and Draguignan) for a long time to come. <BR> <BR>Best wishes, <BR> <BR>Rex

Judy

We are going to be situated in Greoux Les Bains.It is a hillside town with springs. I have discerned it to be about 1 and 1/2 hours from Avignon. So I am open to many suggestions. Thanks for your help.

Anthony

Village of St.Remy has a great market every Wednesday. <BR> <BR>"Gousse D'Ail" is very good little restaurant in St. Remy. <BR> <BR>"Mas Toureton" near Gordes is my favorite Provence restaurant. Have lunch outdoors if you are there in between late Spring and early Fall.

Sue

Most of the Provencal markets are to the west of Greoux (quite a bit). However, Aix-en-Provence has a market on Tues/Th/Sat and you could get there on the freeway.