Wave Island Waterpark, Monteux
This huge waterpark covers an area of 4.7 hectares and includes a surf simulator, waterslides and a river feature called river land.

© Plaza Hotel, Arles
Large 3 star hotel on the outskirts of Arles
The Hotel Arles Plaza combines originality, design and comfort.
It offers a wide range of services in a spacious and modern surrounding, including a vast entrance hall with reception, a heated pool and covered garden, a bar and a restaurant where breakfast, lunch and group dinners are served. There's also a children's play area, a table tennis table, a snooker table and a table football table, as well as a gym for all hotel guests.
The hotel has 67 rooms, including four duplex rooms that can accommodate up to five people.
The Hotel Arles Plaza is located a stone's throw from the old city centre of Arles, and within walking distance of the Roman Amphitheatre (Arenas), the Ancient Theatre, and the city's vast array of museums, galleries and shops.
Its location and free car park make the Hotel Arles Plaza the ideal base for exploring Provence, Camargue and the Alpilles. Guests have access to a variety of picturesque villages, festivals, nature parks, leisure activities and historic monuments within a 30 mile radius.
The hotel's attentive, professional, multilingual staff have in-depth knowledge of the region, and are on hand to ensure you make the most of your stay.
The hotel has a swimming pool with a retractable roof so you can take a dip no matter what the weather.
This huge waterpark covers an area of 4.7 hectares and includes a surf simulator, waterslides and a river feature called river land.
In the depths of the Drôme countryside in the French Provence, this 5 Star Residential Campsite comes complete with an entirely heated Aquatic Complex, which is open to the public.
Aqualand in St Cyr Sur Mer offer you 11 wicked slides in a great park environment with drinks, food, and shops for you to enjoy.
Waterpark complex that contains a lagoon, 25m pool, whirlpool basin, waterslides for children and adults, cascades of water, rivers, paddling pools and much more.
This is probably the most family orientated waterpark on the Cote d'Azur. With several friendly slides, a fun pool, food and drinks, ice creams, and shopping all at hand.
With numerous slides, including the King Cobra - unique is western Europe - this is the largest waterpark on the Cote d'Azur! Inludes a rest area, show area, clockroom, fast food, grill and pizzeria, ice creams, drinks, and shop.
This Michelin starred restaurant is situated on the outskirts of Tourtour and specialise in truffle dishes.
Located right in the centre of Avignon on a well known shopping street is La Cour d'Honneur.
Small restaurant where you will never eat the same thing twice. Their menu is solely based on what good fresh ingredients the local market has to offer in the mornings.
This small restaurant is on the Rue Peyrollerie, a winding alley just off the Place St Pierre. It is a great option for vegetarians, offering a wide variety of cheese dishes and salads but there are also fish dishes available.
This wonderful contemporary-styled restaurant features dishes that you may never have suspected to have existed.
The Cote Sud has a charming sophisticated interior and includes a lovely terrace where you can enjoy your food when the weather is warm enough.
This place is a bar, restaurant and tabac all rolled into one, on the side of the river in the centre of Isle de la Sorgue.
The Ajmi has played host to numerous talented international Jazz artists, and the Ajmi is classed as one of the top 3 jazz venues in France and is located in the heart of Avignon next to the beautiful Palais des Papes.
The Scat Club plays live music every night, and not just jazz the club plays pop, rock, funk and R'n'B.
Small wine bar situated in one of the cobbled streets of Avignon that hosts regular market stalls.
This bar is located in the centre of Saint Remy de Provence. It has a good selection of wines by the glass, as well as bottles and champagne. They even serve charcuterie and cheese plates.
This small bar has a nice seating area outside next to one of Aix's many fountains and it catches the sun late into the evening.
Located in the heart of Arles the Museon Arlaten is really the 'Museum of Arles' itself. The museum was the initiative of the great local poet Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), it presents a all encompassing view of Provence from the end of the 18th Century up to today.
The centre piece of this square is the famous Roman obelisk which sits on top of a fountain. It dates from the 4th century and was originally located at the Roman circus in Arles, moving to its current location in 1676.
Immerse yourself in the history of Provence by visiting this collection of archaeological remains.
Located close to the Medieval walls in Arles, this garden has been in use since 1840.
Built sometime in the twelfth century this beautifully carved and carefully constructed church is a stunning sight in Arles. Named after an early bishop of Arles the stone carvings, statues and intricate details represent the Roman Provencal style of architecture.
Place du Forum is probably most well know for the bright yellow cafe depicted in one of Van Gogh's paintings, which lies to the side of the main square.
Arles is the 'third city' in the département of the Bouches-du-Rhône. Compared to its boisterous, historical rival Marseille and its worldly sister Aix-en-Provence, it can be quite sedate, though summer visitors might disagree.
You shouldn't let the lines of parked cars put you off stopping at Les Baux de Provence. This is one of the loveliest hilltop villages you'll come across, and it's worth the fight through the crowds to take a look. Ideally, don't come in midsummer, otherwise you will be sharing every nook and cranny with a thousand other tourists.
Just 1km south of St. Rémy-de-Provence, you can enter a world more than 2,000 years old. Here the Celtic-Ligurians, Greeks and later, the Romans, settled down in a strategic valley and built and rebuilt a town that was known as Glanum.
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Even though Nîmes lies just outside the PACA-region, the town is so linked to Provence, in style, in history and in atmosphere, that we think it deserves a place on this website.
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