Cassis, 25 kilometers away and less than an hour drive has a quaint harbor and spectacular cliffs called calanques. Try the sea urchins preferably with a well-chilled local rosé wine.Marseille is no further and you should make it a point to order its famous fish soup or Bouillabaisse at one of the many restaurants in the old harbor.

The Côte d'Azur, Cannes, and Nice, are less than an hour and a half drive through the Massif of Esterel.
The beaches of Saint-Tropez, Porquerolles Islands, Port-Cros, and Plage du Levant aren't much further in a nook behind the Massif des Maures.

Arles and the Camargue are 50 kilometers away. Les Baux de Provence, Saint-Rémy de Provence, the Lubéronand Avignon, its historical Cité des Papes and its Festival are all within an hour drive.On the way there, do get lost in the permanent Antique Market of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.

Discover the country of writer Jean Giono through the "Lavender Trail" on the way to the Southern Alpes. Or better, by going through the Gorges of the Verdon River, forming a maze of emerald green waters.

Aix-en-Provence is the ideal base to discover the marvelous landscapes loaded with history, and charm, and to visit the truly authentic monuments left from previous times.