Arles to Cassis

Hi, we are planning a day trip from Arles to Cassis in the first week of October.

What is the best way to reach Cassis and back? Any sights that you would recommend, is welcome.

Alex

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The easiest way is by car.

You can drive through the centre of Marseille - not my choice.

From Arles go to Salon de Provence onto A7 autoroute, A6 autoroute to Aix en Provence and turn onto the A52 autoroute after Aix and follow signs to Cassis.

Aix is worth a visit but you may not have time to cobine it with a visit to Cassis.

When in Arles have a drive around the Alpilles area - often overlooked.

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Thanks for the suggestion. I guess there is no direct train to Cassis from Arles then?

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Sorry not a train expert.

Can I suggest you post this on the Arles forum too?

As an overall observation to get the best out of the region a car is a must if you can.

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Also not a train expert, but I like researching! There look to be trains from Arles to Cassis via Marseille St Charles, 32.20 € return, www.voyages-sncf.com/dynamic/_SvHomePage…

The station is a couple of miles outside Cassis - there was a regular bus shuttle service to the town centre during the summer holiday period, but I can%26#39;t find current details.

Tourist information is at http://www.ot-cassis.com/

We went on a beautiful sunny day, intending to have a boat trip round the Calanques, but it was very windy, so the boats did not do the full circuit - worth checking the forecast if that%26#39;s what you%26#39;re planning!

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Arcimboldo: A great new exhibit at Musee du Luxembourg

An exhibition of paintings by the 16th Century fantasy painter, Arcimboldo opened this past weekend in the Luxembourg Gdns. It features many of his notable paintings including %26quot;Spring%26quot; -- which depicts a portrait of a man comprised of fruits %26amp; vegetables. If you are a fan of surreal/fantasy art, then this show is a must.

The exhibition runs through Jan. 13, 2008 and tix are 11 Euros.

Site: http://www.museeduluxembourg.fr/

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Thanks for the info -

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I so want to go. His work is fabulous!!!!!!

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Staying in Latin Quarter - where to eat?

We will be staying at the Hotel du College in the Latin Quarter. Planning to do a lot of picnics and such for lunches. Can you recommend some good streets/areas for affordable dinners? Have read negative things about Rue Huchette, where else would be good to wander and check out menus at night? Hoping to stay under 20 Euros per person or so. We like all types of food. Thanks!

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Ooops meant 40 Euros per person max Thanks for any recs!

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Many really good restaurants in your price range on Rue Guisard and Rue des Canettes.

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One in and two near the Latin Quarter...

As far as eating goes, we have several favorite restaurants which we go to each trip now; the Brasserie D’Ile St Louis for charcroute garni and the onion tart and a bottle of wine (49.90 euros). Le Borbon in the Latin Quarter for salad and moules frites (38.50 euros). And a little place just off the Blvd St Germain called L’insulaire. We have a prix fix meal here which ends with a cheese assortment. This year it came to 38.00 euros which includes the ever present bottle or carafe of wine.

hth

Pjk

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Directly across the street from the HDCDF is La Pre Verre. In fact you can look out your hotel window and check out what the diners are eating before you decide whether you want to go there or not.

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Where would you go?

My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon. We plan to fly in to London and out of Rome, stopping in Paris, the Cinque Terre, and Sorrento on the way. However, we have three days not yet accounted for that we are trying to figure out what to do with. What would you do?

More time in the UK? More time somewhere in France other than Paris? Tuscany? What would you vote?

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How many days in each location?

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Well, our itinerary so far is:

London-3

Paris-3

Cinque Terre-3

Sorrento-3

?-3

We could squeeze those last three days in anywhere from London to Sorrento- what would you do with them?

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Add 3 more days to your Paris itinerary.

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5* Hotel + Private Beach

Which 5* hotel, if any, would have a private beach? Just returned from a stay at Positano%26#39;s Il San Pietro. While on the small side, the beach was perfect and occupied by hotel guests only. Would love to find a similar set up in the south of France.

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The Belle Rives at Juan les Pins is the only one I know where the hotel is not cut off from its own sandy beach by the highway. (No doubt somewhere are others)

slh.com/france/juanlespins/hotel_juabel.html

Its very classy

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Le Club de Cavaliere at Le Lavendou has a private beach.

www.clubdecavaliere.com

Has a very short season though from May to September (but at the prices they charge...)

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Don%26#39;t forget also Monte Carlo, especially the Beach Club that has a small but nice private beach.

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Close to Ste Maxime the Beauvallon has a private beach, it is across the road but there is a private underpass.

http://www.lebeauvallon.com/

La Pinede Plage at Croix Valmer

pinede-plage.com/pinedeplage/…index.php

Also at Le Rayol Canadel is Le Bailli de Suffren

http://www.lebaillidesuffren.com/

Once you get into the Var you have many choices of hotels with private beaches.

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Royal Riviera at Cap Ferrat

La Reserve de Beaulieu in Beaulieu

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From briefly looking at all of the recommended properties it looks that Royal Riviera is the only 5*. I%26#39;ll continue researching and thanks everyone for replying.

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La Reserve is much more exclusive and much, much more expensive than the Royal Riviera but does it really have a beach? If I was spending that sort of money I would go to the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat. No beach but a beautiful pool and private access to the Med.

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Just to mention and maybe muddy the waters a bit.

Shouldn%26#39;t get too hung up on the hotel stars system in France. The classification is different to the US and most other places.

Until very very recently there was no such thing as an official 5 star hotel - the top rating in France was 4* deluxe . Many of the best hotels may not have been regraded yet..

Hope this doesn%26#39;t confuse things!

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%26lt;i%26gt;La Reserve is much more exclusive and much, much more expensive than the Royal Riviera but does it really have a beach? If I was spending that sort of money I would go to the Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat. No beach but a beautiful pool and private access to the Med.%26lt;/i%26gt;

I%26#39;m really hung up on the property having a private beach. Right now it looks like Monte Carlo Beach Hotel is the closest thing to what I%26#39;m looking for.

Can you give the exact name of the La Reserve property as I can%26#39;t seem to find it among the La Reserves that come up on TA. Thanks.

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Put Beaulieu in the TA search box and it will appear as the top, although not universally liked hotel, hotel.

Where would you go?

My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon. We plan to fly in to London and out of Rome, stopping in Paris, the Cinque Terre, and Sorrento on the way. However, we have three days not yet accounted for that we are trying to figure out what to do with. What would you do?

More time in the UK? More time somewhere in France other than Paris? Tuscany? What would you vote?

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How many days in each location?

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Well, our itinerary so far is:

London-3

Paris-3

Cinque Terre-3

Sorrento-3

?-3

We could squeeze those last three days in anywhere from London to Sorrento- what would you do with them?

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Add 3 more days to your Paris itinerary.

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Atlanta to Paris--Rome to Atlanta Airfare

Hi All,

I am looking for inexpensive air fare Sept. 16 Atlanta-Paris and leaving Rome to Atlanta Sept. 29. I found $442 oneway on mobissimo.com for the ATL to Paris as of today. Having trouble with the Rome to ATL.

Any suggestions on cheap airfrare websites. Ive looked at expedia, travelocity, mobissimo and zuji. Any recommendations will be helpful. Also, I%26#39;m I looking to early for airfare. I thought Rome to ATL for around $1500 and up was very expensive.

Thx Kendr390

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Did you think about just booking multi stop trip tickets instead of two separate one ways? The prices I got using your dates were around $1100 for the whole trip, from Travelocity. There%26#39;s at least one plane change though.

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one way tickets are almost always more expensive -- book this open jawed -- and you will probably do better

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Thx Nanami,

I have looked into booking round trip fare but I just thought it was quite expensive. I know the old saying...You Get What You Pay For.... The 1100 you found on Travelocity was the best I%26#39;ve seen.

Do you think Im searching to early for a cheap fare. Also, is it good idea to travel internationaly on a buddy pass if its available. My dates are flexible for sure.

Any advice you or any one can give will be greatly appreciated.

Thx Kendr390

PS. I love your name...

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Thx Graceh9,

My co-workers who have traveled abroad. Recommends the same as you.. I will look into that as well. I thought maybe the one way would be cheaper. I do have a travel agent and co-workers who I know will help find me great airfare. I also have access to buddy passes if that is doable for international fares--Northwest and maybe Continental, possibly Delta.

Thanks Kendr390

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I know this is late, but I found a great website for airfare. 1800-flyeurope.com

leaving ATL to Paris for $598.32 RT per person. I did a search for this company and found some good results. I booked these tickets about 2 weeks ago. I haven%26#39;t found a better deal yet.

As far as Rome, they will prob have a good price as well.

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my last post should have also had that this is for late Nov-early Dec travel. Not sure what your dates are also.

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Thanks So Much Lam,

I am always looking for great low fares. I will look into that site.

However, I postponed my trip to Europe until 2008.

thanks again

kendr390

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As noted...an %26#39;..open jawed..%26#39; flight itinerary will probably produce the best results. Though the lowest fares tend to be point-to-point round-trips...%26#39;open jawed%26#39; itineraries can often take some advantage of lower point-to-point fare sales and %26#39;specials..%26#39;. Airlines that offer service (or partner airline %26#39;code-shares%26#39;) from Atlanta to BOTH cities will probably be your best bet. If an airline offers a %26#39;..code-share..%26#39; with a partner airline, it%26#39;s usually worth checking the partner%26#39;s fares as well. One would think that the fares of both would be the same...but this often isn%26#39;t so.

Though %26#39;..open-jawed..%26#39; will make the most of limited time available, comparing %26#39;point-to-point%26#39; with independent one-way connection at one end or the other . As an example VEULING offers budget service between ROME-Fiumicino(FCO) and PARIS-CDG---which, if schedules permit / mesh, may allow you to make the independent connection. When checking for %26#39;connections%26#39;, be sure to also check the local airports that flights use. As an example, EZ Jet offers service between ROME-Ciamoino(CIA) and PARIS-Orly(ORY)...which might require and inter-airport transfer at one end or the other, that eats-up available time and benefits.

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