I'm trying to figure out the travelling logistics. 4-6 days (I'm flexible), with general interests (architecture, old towns, food, walking, museums, people watching, and general ambience). I'm traveling solo in September, flying into Marseille. Would like to stay 2 nights in Marseille, do a boat trip for half day. Then using Avignon as the base (I know there are other options), see some Luberon villages, and some other areas: Arles, Aix, Gordes, St Remy, Nimes. No order of importance, and could add or delete any depending on amount of time, travel time. I can rent car as well as use train where it makes sense.
Open to suggestions from soup to nuts. TY
Posted by
Washington DC
28081 posts
Are you thinking of your 4-6 days as 5-7 nights or as 4-6 nights? After you subtract 2 nights in Marseille, you don't have a lot of time to squeeze in Avignon, Arles, Aix-en-Provence, St-Remy, Nimes, Gordes and the Luberon. I didn't have a car on my trip to that area (nor did I get to all those places), so I can't be sure, but that seems like too many places for the time you have available.
Aix-en-Provence is considerably closer to Marseille than to Avignon. Marseille to Aix takes 40-45 minutes by train.
Posted by
OP
New Jersey
183 posts
More like 5 full days. I wasn't planning on seeing all of them, just looking at possibilities--the travelling in between distance/time involved, which would probably influence the priorities.