The section of the Via Domitia in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence can be explored on foot or by bicycle; care must be taken due to motorised traffic. The Via Domitia circular trail uses educational panels to explain the construction of ancient roads, the ancient cadastral system and the organisation of roadside stations.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment for a trip to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence can include this accommodation preference in their own travel plans.
Culture
The Musée des Alpilles is located in the Hôtel Mistral de Mondragon, a Renaissance town palace in the historic centre of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The museum offers visitor workshops and courses on cultural heritage, works of art and various creative techniques. Its collections illustrate the close relationship between people and nature through a wide range of everyday objects.
The collegiate church of Saint-Martin is an important monument of the history and cultural heritage of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. The Musée Estrine is located in the Hôtel Estrine, a jewel of 18th-century Provençal architecture built in 1748. The museum’s collection is devoted to painting and the graphic arts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Glanum is considered a Gallic city shaped by Greek and subsequently Roman influences. From the Glanum viewpoint, visitors can overlook the entire tour route and eight centuries of the site’s settlement and use. The sacred spring is regarded as a symbol of Glanum; its basin was expanded in the 2nd century BC into a covered structure with an upper storey.
Vincent van Gogh stayed at Saint-Paul de Mausole from 3 May 1889 to 16 May 1890, that is, for one year, and painted a great many works there.
Nature
The birdwatching trail in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence passes through a protected area where the short-toed snake eagle (Circaète Jean-le-Blanc), Bonelli’s eagle (Aigle de Bonelli) and Egyptian vulture (Vautour percnoptère) are frequently seen.
In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, woodland covers approximately one quarter of the municipality and extends over more than 1,500 hectares. The woodland area concerned in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence belongs to a Natura 2000 site under the European Habitats Directive.
Lac de Peiroou was created by a dam built in 1891 to supply the village’s fountains with water. Access to Lac de Peiroou is strictly regulated because of the area’s ecological sensitivity and the only dead-end road leading there.
Local
The market in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence takes place every Wednesday morning. Products on offer include local olive oils, distinctive cheeses, tapenades, aromatic herbs and Provençal crafts such as fabrics, ceramics and soaps.
More local pages: Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer, Eyguières, Marignane, Puyricard, Istres, La Roque-D'Anthéron, La Fare-Les-Oliviers, Roquefort-La-Bédoule
