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Provençal landscape of Les Baux-de-Provence

Carnet de Voyage · Bouches-du-Rhône

Les Baux & Environs

Weekend day-trips anchored on L'Oustau de Baumanière · 30 km radius

Rayonnement · Distances from Les Baux
Saint-Rémy 12 km · 20 min
Fontvieille 10 km · 15 min
Tarascon 15 km · 20 min
Maussane 6 km · 10 min
Les Baux
de-Provence
★ Baumanière
≈ 200 m / 5 min walk
Carrières des Lumières on foot · ≈ 5 min
Arles 20 km · 30 min
Montmajour 13 km · 20 min
Avignon ⚠ 35 km · 40 min · full day
on foot by car
Itinéraire · 3-Day Plan anchored on Saturday dinner
Carrières des Lumières — Picasso 2026 light show, Les Baux-de-Provence
Carrières des Lumières, Les Baux — Picasso, l'art en mouvement (2026 programme) · [2]
Vendredi · Friday
Arrive · Les Baux on foot
Morning
Arrive at Baumanière. Walk up to Château des Baux (~10 min) and the village. Siege-engine demos: 11:00 · 15:30 · 17:30 · Adult €10 [4]
Afternoon
Carrières des Lumières — ≈ 5-min walk from Baumanière. 2026: Picasso (40 min) + Frida Kahlo (14 min) · Jul–Aug 9:00–19:30 · €16.50 [1] Pass Baux (château + Carrières): worth it if visiting both. [1]
Tip
Avoid the main village street midday — lavender-soap shops and overpriced snacks. Late afternoon light is better once tour buses leave. [10]
Samedi · Saturday
Arles · 20 km / 30 min ★ Baumanière 20:00
08:00–13:00
Saturday market on Boulevard des Lices, Arles — ~450 vendors over 2 km, one of Provence's biggest. Park at Parc du Centre (500 spaces, rue Émile Fassin, 24/7); Lamartine fills fast on Saturdays. [34]
After market
Arènes (Amphitheatre) — c. 90 AD, ~21,000 seats; still hosts bullfights + concerts. May–Sep daily 9–19 · €11 [24]
Afternoon
Fondation Vincent van Gogh — reopens 22 May 2026 with SUSPECTS — Van Gogh, Tricksters & Co. → 18 Oct. [27]
LUMA Arles / Gehry Tower — tower, terraces, Carsten Höller slides: free. [25]
20:00
L'Oustau de Baumanière — dinner reservation. 30-min drive back from Arles. No driving after wine.
Dimanche · Sunday
Alpilles trails · Saint-Rémy · Tasting
Morning
Mont Gaussier loop from Saint-Paul-de-Mausole — 8 km, 3h, 422 m gain; metal ladders near 306 m summit. GR6 (partly cairned). [36] ⚠ Check fire-closure map at 18:00 the night before (1 Jun–30 Sep). [40]
Mid-morning
Glanum — Greco-Roman city abandoned ~270 AD; forum, baths, mosaics. Apr–Sep 9:30–18:00 · €9 + €3 audio. Les Antiques outside = free, 24/7. [16]
Afternoon
Moulin Castelas, Les Baux — free mill visit + AOP olive oil tasting. Open Sundays 10–13 / 14:30–18:30. No reservation needed. [54]
If your stay includes a Wednesday — swap Sunday morning for: Saint-Rémy market (08:00–13:00, the region's biggest [17]) → Saint-Paul-de-Mausole (Van Gogh's asylum · 53 weeks, 143 paintings, €10 [14]) → afternoon wine tasting at Château Romanin (book ahead · 1h €20 / 2h €80 [60]).
Calendrier des marchés · Weekly Market Strip
Mon
—
Tue
Eyguières
08:00–13:00
~20 stalls
★ BIG
Wed
Saint-Rémy
08:00–13:00
free shuttle from Petite Crau
Thu
Maussane
08:00–13:00
tapenade · olives
Fri
—
★ BIG
Sat
Arles
08:00–12:45
~450 vendors · 2 km
Sat
Saint-Rémy
08:00–13:00
smaller repeat
Also Thu: Maillane 08:00–12:30 · Sat: Eyguières 08:00–12:30 (~25 selected vendors)
Terroir · Olive Mills & Wine Domains
Olive mills AOP Vallée des Baux
Moulin Castelas · Les Baux
Free visit + tasting · no reservation · Mon–Fri 8:30–18:30 · Sun 10–13 / 14:30–18:30 [54]
Moulin Jean-Marie Cornille · Maussane
Historic cooperative · self-guided €4 Mon–Fri · guided €6.50 by appt [56]
Moulin du Calanquet · Saint-Rémy
Family mill since 2000 · guided tour + tasting (EN/FR) [58]
AOP varietals: Salonenque (sweet) · Aglandau (peppery) · Grossane (grapefruit) · Verdale (herbaceous) [57]
Wine domains 100% organic since 2023
Château Romanin · Saint-Rémy
Biodynamic · Cathedral Cellar carved in rock (1992) · 1h €20 / 2h prestige €80 [60]
Mas de la Dame · foot of Les Baux
58 ha vines + 28 ha olives · organic since 1999, now biodynamic · tasting by reservation [61]
Domaine Hauvette · Saint-Rémy
~17 ha biodynamic · concrete-egg vinification · Vigneronne de l'année 2020 (RVF) [62]
Mas de Gourgonnier · Mouriès
1970s organic pioneer · 38 ha vines + 18 ha olives · cellar door [64]
Since 2023 vintage, AOP Les Baux-de-Provence = first French appellation requiring 100% organic viticulture across all producers. [59]
Billets combinés · Pass options

Pass Baux

€21
  • Château des Baux (€10)
  • Carrières des Lumières (€16.50)
  • Saving ~€5.50 vs individual
Buy at either site. [1]

Pass Liberté · Arles

€13–15
  • 4 monuments of choice
  • Musée Réattu + 1 more museum
  • Reduced rate at Van Gogh Foundation
  • Valid 1 month
Worth it if visiting 4+ Arles sites. [26]
Attention · Seasonal gotchas
🔥
Alpilles fire closure · 1 Jun–30 Sep Trails closed by prefectural decree, published at 18:00 for the next day. Check the map every evening in summer. Green = open · Red = closed. [40]
💨
Mistral — skip ridge routes Strong NW wind, avg 50 km/h, gusts to 100 km/h, can last days. Risk of being blown off-balance on ridges; airborne debris. [53]
⚠
Avignon = full day, not a half-day 35 km / 40 min each way. Palais des Papes alone takes 1h30–2h before counting bridge, ramparts + Place de l'Horloge. [76]
📸
Les Rencontres d'Arles — 6 Jul–4 Oct 2026 World's largest photography festival takes over heritage venues citywide. If visiting Arles in this window: book early, expect crowds and premium pricing. [32]
Pratique · Logistics
Best season
April–May and September–October — light, heat, crowds all right. [22]
Parking / Les Baux
No free spaces; all lots €5/1st hr, 8:00–19:00 year-round. €35 fine. Moot for Baumanière guests. [80]
Parking / Arles
Parc du Centre, 500 spaces, rue Émile Fassin, 24/7. Lamartine fills fast on Saturdays. [34]
Market shuttle
Free from Petite Crau car park to Saint-Rémy centre, every 15 min, Wed 9:00–13:00. [21]
Sunday closures
Most non-food shops shut; Tarascon château and Montmajour abbey closed Mondays. Businesses open Sunday often close Monday instead. [81]
Lavender
Peaks late June–mid July. Valensole plateau outside 30 km, but Château de la Gabelle (organic) has fields on the Saint-Rémy plain. [51]