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A little history of Provence Alpilles

The wonderful, stunning and historical Provence Alpilles are nestled between the rivers Rhône and Durance and are a prolongation of the enchanting Provence Luberon. Extolled by poets and immortalized by painters, The Alpilles rise to the south of the region. The Alpilles is a small limestone range with deeply cut hills, dotted with villages perched atop the hills, and with rocks sculpted by the wind, sunk in the middle of vineyards, olive groves, lavender fields and plantations of almond trees - rich in colours and scents. You will follow in the footsteps of Frédéric Mistral, Alphonse Daudet and Vincent Van Gogh -Imagine yourself on the spot painted by Van Gogh, or in Saint-Rémy at the time of Nostradamus ; an adventure into a land rich with art, history, traditions; discover Glanum and the Antiques, moulin/musée of Alphonse Daudet in Fontvieille, do not miss the Castle of the Beams of Provence, Le Baux de Provence the village strengthened and among most beautiful of France, where the ruins of a medieval city are drawn up, villages of traditional French construction and, of course, provençale cuisine !

The Alpilles region of Provence is steeped in rich history and was at one time and is still the haunt of the French aristocracy.
As time has moved forwarded so has the so has this gorgeous region of Provence, though every day life remains very tranquil and easy paced and laid back, trés provencale.
The advent of low cost and high speed travel means that the Alpilles and Provence countryside is now easily accessible. The region is not only served by the International Airport of Marseille, but also by the smaller Airports of Avignon and Nîmes - notwithstanding the French TGV which offers a high speed service not only to Paris but other major European destinations.

Not only are many people choosing the Alpilles and Provence as there secondary home, a great many people these days are taking advantage of the easy access and high speed travel facilities and commuting from the region to their place of work. The property market in and around the Alpilles and Provence remains buoyant, the region offers and boast a broad and wide spectrum of property ranging from modern day construction villa's to more traditional Bastides, Farmhouses and Mas'
that adorn the Provence countryside and flanked by the rugged Alpilles skyline - an image that conjures an image the world at large knows well.Given the history and location, and ease of domestic travel international property prices in the Alpilles are very attractive in comparison to the Côte d'Azur . Properties in the Alpilles and Provence countryside continue to be a solid source of investment; short and long term.

Finally, the Alpilles do not restrict one to just the Provence countryside, To the west lies the magnificent historic Town of Arles, home to many properties of fine architecture, famed by Van Gogh and of course the well renowned and revered amphitheater , to the South West the low lying world famous Camargue , to the South East, Marseille the second city of France and the gateway to North Africa - and the wonderful Calanques that shape the Côte Bleue ( The Blue Coast of the Bouches du Rhone) and Cassis. And finally, though not least , to the East, perhaps one of the Jewels of Provence, Aix en Provence - a town that offers all, young and old alike.