The Alpilles of the
Romans and Nostradamus
Salon De Provence is the town that sheltered the most 
well known scholar in Catherine of Medicis’ time in the
whole of Europe: you can discover the Museum where
you’ll come to know all of his enigmatic life.
You’ll be able to stroll along these small streets and se
these fountains so particular in Provence. Also, the museum
of the soap of Marseille, the very celebrated one with all its
natural components. This soap factory was established in
1900 using carefully selected plant oils is still in operation
following manufacturing rules set by Louis the XIV.
You’ll see the most precious testimonies: engraved
boxwood stamps, tools, first soap grinding machines…
Saint Remy De Provence, birthplace of Nostradamus.
Today, most visitors come to enjoy the small-town charm
with its gently pitched roofs in rigged ochre-colored tiles,
quintessential image of South of France .Beautiful mansion
houses and hotels like the Hotel de Sade.
Here is also… a very famous chocolate artisan: each
chocolate is hand made and absolutely exquisite;
he is considered one of the 10 best chocolatiers in France.
His small shop is a very well known place for the many
celebrities and people of the showbiz living in the area.
The Antiques and the ruins of Glanum
There is a mausoleum to Julius dating 30-20BC and there
is a triumphal arch dated 20AD decorated with Caesar’s
conquest celebrations, all this in such a perfect condition:
one of the best preserved Roman buildings in the world.
Across the road from the Antiques you’ll find the ruins
of GLANUM: where excavations began in 1921, a site
notable for his long history dating from the 6th BC to the
3rd of our own era. Its exemplary town plan and important
religious and civil monuments are the defining features of 
this splendid archaeological site.
Les Baux De Provence, the village is perched on a 245 m
high rocky spur overlooking the plains scattered with olive groves
and olive oil mills– you’ll be able to taste the fruitiest olive oil –.
A natural fortress anchored on the southern slopes of the
Alpilles Hills, the site was occupied since the
Neolithic Age (around 6000BC)!!!
This place was inhabited over the centuries and became
residence of Lords, Barons and Counts, even a Marquisate
of the Prince of Monaco.
To day, the ruins are coming back to life and the legends
of history whisper in the restored walls.
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