Driving Directions

Driving Directions From the A7 highway from Paris, take the "Avignon sud " exit (# 24) and follow signs to "Chateaurenard". Drive across town and make a left on the Ring Road (D 28) towards "Arles" and "Tarascon". One kilometer beyond Graveson, take the right fork on to the D 970 towards "Tarascon-Beaucaire" (NOT "Arles."). Continue another 10 km until you reach Tarascon. Drive through the center of Tarascon and on to the bridge to Beaucaire. Just before the end of the bridge there is an exit marked "Champ de Foire." Take that exit and drive about 800 meters (past the "Base Nautique' on your right) until you come to a large building called the "Casino." You can park in front of the building and walk about 10 meters under the bridge. The house is the large stone building next to the one on the corner. We are 1st floor (American 2nd Floor). You will recognize it from the pictures.

From the A7 highway from Marseille-Nice, take the Cavaillon exit (#25) follow signs to St. Rémy de Provence and "Tarascon-Beaucaire." Tarascon is about 30 km from the exit. Drive through the center of Tarascon and on to the bridge to Beaucaire. Just before the end of the bridge there is an exit marked "Champ de Foire." Take that exit and drive about 800 meters (past the "Base Nautique" on your right) until you come to a large building called the "Casino." You can park in front of the building and walk about 10 meters under the bridge. The house is the large stone building next to the one on the corner. We are one flight above street level. You will recognize it from the pictures.

From the A9 highway (Paris-Barcelona), take the exit to Remoulins (exit 23 - if coming from the north) or to Nîmes (exits 24 and 25 - if coming from the south). Follow the sign posts to "Beaucaire." Once in Beaucaire, follow the signs to "Centre Ville." You will drive along the south side of the canal/marina. Stay right at the fork before the bridge to Tarascon and follow the road to the left (through the underpass). Continue straight about 800 meters. The building is on the left just past the rue Victor Hugo. We are one flight above street level. You will recognize it from the pictures.

Train

Both Avignon and Nîmes are 2 1/2 hours away from Paris or from Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport by the high-speed TGV Train. You can rent a car at either TGV station. Or there are 2 trains per day from Nîmes to the tiny Beaucaire train station (10 minute walk to the house). There are many trains from both Nîmes and Avignon to Tarascon (bus from the Avignon TGV station to Tarascon). Take a taxi from the Tarascon station. It takes about 20 minutes to walk. Check the French Rail web site for schedules and fares (Many special fares for 2 people, weekends, etc.).

Plane

Closest Airports:

Nîmes-Arles-Camargue airport (low-cost flights from London, Brussels, Liverpool and Fez, Morocco on Ryanair

Marseille-Marignane airport (90 km) (international and also low-cost flights from London and Bristol on EasyJet and on Ryanair from London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Sweden and Morocco)

Montpellier (low-cost flights from Leeds, Birmingham, Brussels and Frankfurt on Ryanair and from London on EasyJet) (76 km)

Nice (international) (220 km)

Lyon (international) (265 km)

Avignon airport (Europe and France domestic) (25 km)