I will be in Provence for about 9 days and will be based in Nimes to start and then 3 nights in St. Remy with car. I'm wondering if Cotes du Rhone and the Luberon areas can be a combined day trip from St. Remy or if they should be separate. I would also like to make a day trip to Cassis. Although it's rather out of the way, I think a trip to the coast would be nice before we head up to Lyon and Paris. We're flexible in what we do from St. Remy. We also have time already planned for the area around St. Remy, Les Beaux, etc. so it's just these day trips I'm wondering about.
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Chicago, IL, USA
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For the coast you might consider from either Nimes or SR to go to Les Camarges. More a "nature" place than a "beach" place but very interesting.Cotes du Rhone and Luberon are nearly opposite directions. You might do CDR from Nimes and Luberon from SR. And you might consider if you find yourself having to choose between the two what you are really wanting to do. For example if
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Irving
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From Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, drive to Gordes in the Luberon Valley before getting on the southern route of the Côtes du Rhône wine road:
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to Gordes (1h) > Gigondas (1h) > Orange (30m) > Châteauneuf-du-Pape (30m) then back to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (45m).
The drive from Saint-Rémy-de-Provence > Cassis takes 2h.