Arles and Les Suds

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

Bring packed lunch

CHOICE

LONGER or SHORTER walk :

LONGER walk -

Meet outside Arles train station as from 10.30am

Bus A50 10.50am to 11.50am

SHORTER walk -

Meet outside Arles train station as from 10.50am

Bus A50 11.20am to 12.20pm

Both walks in the Camargue will start from

• Pont de Gau

The first walk will be around 30mins being a circular walk around a lake

When everyone is together by 12.20pm we shall follow a route from Pont de Gau down to SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER and should arrive by 2.30pm.

Bus back A50 5.09pm or 5.37pm ( through to 7.38pm)

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Wednesday

Morning :

Meet train station no later than 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

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 :

Sightseeing only -

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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If you wish to go to Nimes in the afternoon then please make your own arrangements

Train Avignon to Nimes 1.35pm to 2.09pm

Train Nimes to Arles
6.14pm to 6.43pm

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Thursday

Meet train station no later than 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
2.25pm to 2.59 ⅞ ~pm

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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