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What are some little known sights in the South of France?

What sights or activities do you recommended in the South of France--anywhere from Toulouse to Provence?

They need to be accessible without a car.

- Aix en Provence
- Les Baux de Provence
- Marseille
- Cassis
- Avignon
- the Lub茅ron area
- N卯mes
- Var islands (Porquerolles, Embiez, Levant,...)
- Gorges du Verdon
- Nice
- Eze
- Cap-Ferrat
- Monaco
- Menton

I've vacationed in Monte Carlo several times. Some of the fun places to visit are:

Oceanography Museum (I believe Jacques Cousteau was involved in putting together the aquatic collections)

Cathedral de Monaco

Exotic Gardens--beautiful to walk through

Monte Carlo Casino--fun to dress up and visit at night

Try the small fishing port of Cassis you can see it here http://www.a-taste-of-france.com/cassis-...

I'd just add :

Pont du Gard
Arenes, Nimes
Ambrussum
Aigues Mortes
Sommieres
Uzes
Calanques
Carcassonne
Camargue
Marseille
Millau Bridge
Montpellier
Pezenas
Sete

Peter

Photos here : http://www.the-languedoc-page.com/photos...

Things you may not see in the South of France is soap and clean people. France has the lowest per captia use of soap of all industralized countries. Now you know why they use so much perfume.

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