Mas-Blanc-Des-Alpilles: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Culture

Mas Vaillen is a uniformly constructed country house dating from the late 18th century. The estate includes a small boxwood garden and a ground-floor salon with panoramic wallpaper dating from 1818. By decree of 27 November 1995, Mas Vaillen was partially protected as a historic monument; the protection covers, among other things, the wallpaper in the salon and in the two rooms on the upper floor, the façades and roofs of the ancillary and annex buildings, and the boxwood garden with its gates and enclosing walls.

The Château de Mas Blanc is also partially protected as a historic monument. Its main construction phase dates to the second half of the 18th century; by decree of 27 July 1978, protection was granted to the façades and roofs, the wrought-iron portal, and the vestibule and staircase with their wrought-iron railing.

The Saint Lambert Chapel was probably built in the 10th century on a 40-metre-high elevation above the plain. It is located near the cemetery of the commune of Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles, at the end of an unpaved road. The chapel is open to the public by prior arrangement with the parish priest of Tarascon.

Those who choose Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles as a holiday destination can rent a holiday apartment.

Things to do

The City Stade is located in the north of the commune on the cycle path between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Saint-Étienne-du-Grès. It offers outdoor sports facilities, views across the plain and the Montagnette, picnic areas and a pétanque court.

The La Méditerranée à vélo cycle route runs through Mas-Blanc-des-Alpilles along a 700-metre section. Along this section there are picnic tables, a water point, benches, a children's playground, a pétanque court and sports facilities. The Chemin de Rousty is suitable for a walk to a former Roman road that once connected Saint-Étienne-du-Grès and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

The Canal des Alpines is a structure approximately three centuries old with two branches: from Lamanon–Mallemort to Saint-Étienne-du-Grès and from Noves to Arles. Over a length of 120 kilometres, it brings water from the Durance and irrigates agricultural land in the Alpilles. Its banks are privately owned and are not open to the public for safety reasons; movement along the watercourse requires prior permission.

The Fête de la Saint Lambert festival takes place over three days on the last weekend of August and includes Camargue races, pétanque competitions, a large aioli meal and traditional folk dancing.

Further destinations: Rognonas, Châteauneuf-Le-Rouge, Saint-Paul-Lès-Durance, Graveson, Gémenos, Fos-Sur-Mer, La Barben, Peypin

To the higher-level travel overview: Bouches Du Rhone.