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Rick Steves' Provence & the French Riviera

Updates since the 2008 edition:

Provence

Arles

The Roman Arena is closed mid-day (12:00-14:00) every day in the winter (Oct-April).

The Réattu Museum has slightly different hours (daily July-mid-Sept 10:00–19:00, March-June and mid-Sept-Oct 10:00–12:30 & 14:00–17:30, Nov–Feb 13:00–17:00, last entry 30 min before closing for lunch or at end of day).

The Hôtel d’Arlatan has a new email address: hotel-arlatan@wanadoo.fr.

The Bistrot à Vins is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Avignon

The correct email for the Le Clos du Rempart B&B is aida@closdurempart.com.

French Riviera

Nice

The new Line 1 tramway system runs from Las Planas to Pont Michel (including the airport). Buy tickets on the platforms and validate them on the tram (€1.30/trip, €10/10 trips, €4/day pass, €15/7-day pass, www.tramway-nice.org). The nearest tramway stop alongside the Gare Routière is Cathedrale Vielle Ville. The route, which runs along Jean Médecin, allows passengers from Gare Routière to reach the main train station (via the Gare Thiers stop) and even the nearby Gare Chemin de Fer de Provence for the trains des Pignes to Digne (Libération stop).

Antibes

The Hôtel Relais du Postillon has a new email address: relais@relaisdupostillon.com.