Suggested base

We are going to spend 5 days in Provence. Taking train from Paris to Aix en Provence and picking up a rental car there. Would like to base in a smaller town than Aix if possible and at a place that has parking. carol.

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The Luberon is my particular favorite, and I%26#39;ve enjoyed staying in Bonnieux, which is well-located for touring the area, which can be easily seen by looking at a map. Roads branch off in various directions, making it posible to loop around vs. going back and forth on the same road.

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Hi Carol

Have you considered staying near to Isle sur la Sorgue. It is very well located to tour the Luberon, the hilltop vilages are only 15 mins and St Remy and Les Beaux are 35 mins cross country. You can also visit the wine area of Gigondas and Chateauneuf du Pape half an hour.

If you want the coast Cassis is easy by motorway. There is so much to see here. We had people stay with us for 10 days last year and they visited something different everyday!

I hope you enjoy your trip to Provence next year

Escargot

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If you take escargot%26#39;s advice please look into staying at Chateau Taluad. We spent 2 weeks in one of their apartments. Did day trips everywhere and came back to cook in our well stocked, air-conditioned little hide away. Fresh food markets everywhere including isle sur la sourge....best roasted chicken and fried rice anywhere!!

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