Départements de France: Bouches-du-Rhône

 
 

This is the next instalment of a monthly feature going through the 95 Departments of France in numerical order to check out things of interest. I hope you enjoy it

 

Location – in the South

 

 

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Prefecture – Marseille – the oldest city in France

 

 

Signature foods – Bouillabaisse, Aioli, Pastis

 

Famous places to visit – Marseille (Basilique de Notre-Dame de la Garde, Parc Borely, Chateau d'If – setting for the Count of Monte Christo), Aix-en-Provence (Natural hot springs, Called the Paris of the South, Lots of fountains, Les Deux Garcons – Cezanne's local café), Arles (Ampitheatre – 90AD, Bullfighting!), Camargue Nature Park (On the Rhone river delta  Salt marshes.  Pink Flamingoes.  Wild white horses.), Les-Baux-de-Provence (Hilltop castle), Saint-Rémy-de-Provence At the centre of Le Massif des Alpilles – the rugged llimestone hills, One of the oldest towns in France – more than 2500 years, Vincent Van Gogh got a lot of inspiration here – the asylum he was committee to is here, Nostradamus born here)

 

Go to this Pinboard to see the Departments of France so far.