libanio

A few years ago going to Arles by car we saw a beautiful stretch of the road with big plane trees on both sides. They were big so they covered the road.
I d like to come back there on my next trip to Provence this month, but I can t remember where is this road.
I think it is from Nimes or Avignon to Arles.
Can you help me. Thanks

cigalechanta

They are all over Provence, the alleé of plane trees. A favorite of mine is on the road to St Remy.

libanio

Thanks for your reply.
You were to St Remy from which city.
Can you remember the road number
Thanks.

Underhill

It's the road that runs from St-Rémy to connect to the autoroute or route nationale for Avignon, the D39. Definitely a beautiful road.

SalB

Another great road in the area is D99 from St. Remy east to the N7. Lovely country and trees covering the road.

kevin_widrow

Believe it or not, there is a movement to cut down these trees because they have a nasty habit of getting in your way while speeding along or passing someone...

Try the road northeast of Aix between Meyrargues and Peyrolles. In the summer there are huge fields of sunflowers on either side and plane trees that never seem to end.

-Kevin

sandi

Cut down those trees! They're crazy. Maybe, instead, they should consider enforcing the speed limits so those French drivers don't run into the beautiful trees. It's these plane trees throughout Provence that make the National roads so delightful and beautiful.

flygirl

I was going to say, sounds like the D99 to me. it truly is gorgeous, isn't it?

cigalechanta

http://www.pbase.com/magpiejst/provence_and_paris
For those not familiar with the beautiful alleés there's a photo here but does not do justice to their beauty, the mottled bark looks like camoflage cloth. In 2001, many dies due to a fungus problem but they've been working on this.

libanio

Thanks for your comments.
We ll go through the D99 from St Remy to N 7 in our way back to Avignon