Self-Catering in Provence
Despite planning to tour the South of France in a Campervan , we ended up taking a self-catering autumn break in Provence . We stayed in a gite in the countryside, not far from the town of Sainte-Maximin, next door to where Nico Rosberg grew up. Indeed, there is a nearby racing circuit, Paul Ricard, and close to this is Le Castellet - the views from here are amazing, especially at sunset. Link to Google map . Scroll beyond these photographs for Aix and Monaco... Verdon Gorge and lake Photographs of and from Le Castellet We visited the centre (and surrounding backstreets with historical significance) of Aix-en-Provence . On the coast, visit the ports of Le Lavandou, La Favière, Bandol (see photographs below): Of course, the obligatory visit to Monaco , where the Prince's classic automobiles - and a few others, incuding F1 cars - were on display in one of the exhibitions (not the stamps and money exhibition, in a building opposite). For a refreshing change, here is a set of photog