Western Provence
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The richest area of Provence, the Côte d'Azur apart, is the west. Most of the large-scale production of fruit, vegetables and wine is based here in the low-lying plains beside the Rhône and the Durance rivers. The only heights are the rocky outbreaks of the Dentelles and the Alpilles, and the narrow east–west ridges of Mont Ventoux, the Luberon and the Mont Ste-Victoire. The two dominant cities of inland Provence, Avignon and Aix, both have rich histories and contemporary fame in their festivals of art; Arles, Orange and Vaison-la-Romaine have impressive Roman remains. Around the Rhône delta, the Camargue is a unique self-contained region, as different from the rest of Provence as it is from anywhere else in France.
Pages in section ‘Western’: Orange, Chateauneuf, Vaison, Dentelles, Carpentras, Avignon, Villeneuve, St-Remy, Les Baux, Arles, Camargue, Avignon to Gordes, Luberon, Aix-en-Provence.
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