Let's go with the flow and spend 5 days in this truly most beautiful UNESCO city in the south of France situated on River Rhone that provided inspiration for Van Gogh and Picasso and is located so close to the white horses, back bulls and pink flamingos of amazing Camargue coastal area !
We shall be staying in Arles at the time of its annual " Les Suds " musical festival so please book accommodation very soon after signing up.
Apparently this musical festival lights up the whole city !
Tickets for the various concerts will become available early in the New Year.
We shall be taking flights as follows :
Monday :
Easyjet flights to Montpellier or Marseille before 9am - Marseille is preferable
Friday :
Easyjet flights from Montpellier or Marseille after 8pm - Marseille is preferable
If you wish you could fly back on Saturday or Sunday and perhaps visit all the amazing Roman remains in Nimes or take a boat ride in the Calanques by Marseille
Please book a hotel - Monday to Friday - of your choice in Arles for 4 nights.
After booking your hotel and flights please put a comment to that effect on the event page.
Likely itinerary : ( all walks 5 - 8 miles in length )
Monday afternoon
Meet Arles train station 4.30pm for 4.45pm
The waterways of Arles
The walk will finish in the Old Town by the amphitheatre.
We should all look to eat in the Old Town and then by 10pm we can all meet up for Bastille Day activities.
Suggested restaurants :
La Gueule du Loop
Restaurant l'Escaladou
L'Apostrophe Restaurant
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Tuesday
CHOICE
Longer or shorter walk :
Longer walk -
Meet outside Arles train station as from 9.30am
Bus A50 9.50am to 10.50am
Shorter walk -
Meet outside Arles train station as from 10.30am
Bus A50 10.50am to 11.50am
Both walks in the Camargue will start from
Pont de Gau
The first walk will be around 45 mins to an hour being a circular walk around two lakes
When everyone is together by noon we shall follow a route from Pont de Gau down to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
Bus back A50 4.09pm ( also at 4.37pm and 5.09pm through to 7.38pm)
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Wednesday
Morning :
Meet train station as from 9am - buying train tickets at reduced price in groups of 6 to 8
You will be assigned in groups for train travel as follows :
Avignon & Orange
Avignon & Nimes
All trains listed are TER
Train to Avignon at 9.47am that arrives at 10.06am
River and Ramparts walk plus historical centre sightseeing
Afternoon :
CHOICE
to be made by 9am
Nimes or Orange sightseeing
Train Avignon to Nimes 1.35pm that arrives at 2.09pm
Train Nimes to Arles 6.15pm that arrives at 6.43pm
A supplement would need to be paid to visit Nimes as this city is not directly covered by the one day Pass Journee
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Train Avignon to Orange at 2.10pm that arrives at 2.25pm
Train Orange to Arles at 5.31pm that arrives at 6.11pm
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Thursday
Meet train station as from 8.30am- buying train tickets at reduced price in groups of 5
Fabulous Sete ' the Venice of France' coastal circular walk that takes in many beaches so there will be time for swimming
All trains listed are TER
Train Arles to Sete 9.19am that arrives at 10.57am after changing at Montpellier
Train 5.15pm train back to Arles that arrives at 6.43pm changing at Nimes Pont du Gard
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Friday
Meet outside Arles train station as from 9.15am
River Rhone walk visiting Tarascon Castle and Beaucaire Castle that affords great views over the town and river
Bus to/from Tascon-sur-Rhone
Bus A20
9.40am to 10.02am
Bus back A20
12.26pm to 12.50pm
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All local travel by either bus or train
Meetup fee £40 ( season ticket holders £30 ) payable by cash or bank transfer in advance of the trip.
Walking in the Great Outdoors presents certain low level risks and by rsvping to this trip you agree to undertake such risks.
Only post photos of others with their consent.
If you make arrangements with others for restaurants or taxis you should honour those arrangements.
My no 07714250849