Bed and breakfasts and stays in the Alpilles
The Alpilles, pale ridges and stone villages
A compact but strongly defined massif
Between the Rhône and the Durance, the Alpilles form a line of limestone ridges stretching for about thirty kilometers. The range is not high, but it gives the landscape a strong structure: white cliffs, dry valleys, pines, olive groves, cypresses, garrigue and villages gathered around their church towers.
To the south, the massif opens towards Arles, the Camargue and Salon-de-Provence. To the north, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Eygalières look more naturally towards Avignon, the Montagnette and the Rhône side of Provence. This compact geography makes it easy to vary visits without travelling far.
Protected landscapes and natural park
The Alpilles regional natural park protects a sensitive area shaped by dry summers, fire risk and remarkable biodiversity. Ridge roads, small valleys, paths through olive groves and views over the plains give a stay here a strong landscape dimension.
Villages and heritage
Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Fontvieille, Eygalières and Le Paradou form a group of nearby but distinct villages. Stone lanes, shaded squares, rural chapels, mills, markets and walking paths are all part of the experience.
Glanum, the castle of Les Baux, the Carrières de Lumières, Daudet’s mill and the small roads lined with dry-stone walls give the Alpilles a rare heritage density for such a compact massif.
Olive oil, wine and local life
Olive oil from the Vallée des Baux, Baux-de-Provence wines, markets and local tables naturally accompany the discovery. Staying in a guest house in the Alpilles lets you enjoy this rural Provence while keeping Avignon, Arles, the Camargue and the Luberon within easy reach.
Stay in a bed and breakfast in the Alpilles
Here is a selection of guest houses, gites and charming places to stay near the Alpilles, with direct access to each owner’s website.
Prestige bed and breakfast
La Bastide des Grands Chênes
Five superb guest rooms in a large Provençal bastide, a former hunting lodge of the Château de Valmousse, carefully renovated to preserve its history and authenticity, located in Lambesc, between Aix-en-Provence, the Luberon, and the Alpilles. Tree-lined park, swimming pool.
Prestige bed and breakfast
Le Clos des Cyprès
Four beautiful guest rooms cozy and comfortable in a guest house located near the Alpilles, the Montagnette and Avignon. Swimming pool, Large garden, Gourmet dinner, Jacuzzi
Charming bed and breakfast
Au Coeur des Alpilles
Five beautiful bedrooms with Provencal charm and private terrace, in the heart of a magnificent shaded park and an olive grove in Maussane at the foot of the Alpilles, swimming pool.
Charming Bed and breakfast
Mas des Marguerites
Five comfortable and independent guest rooms. The Mas des Marguerites is located a stone's throw from Maussane-les-Alpilles, a real Provencal village, at the foot of the Baux de Provence. Garden and Swimming Pool
Charming bed and breakfast
La Souste de Jean
Just one charming independent guest room ideally located near Noves, between Avignon, the Luberon, and the Alpilles, in a vast garden, far from noise and pollution. Shared swimming pool, park, kitchenette.
Charming bed and breakfast and Gite
Les Tournesols
Three comfortable and spacious rooms and a Gîte for two people with terrace in an old house in the heart of the village of Mallemort at the foot of the southern Luberon. Garden.
Charming Bed and breakfast
Lou Ventoulet
Three comfortable guest rooms in a property in a 3ha estate planted with olive and pine trees, located above Mouriès in the Alpilles. Large garden, Swimming pool and Panorama.
Choosing the right guest house in the Alpilles
When is the best time to stay in the Alpilles?
Summer is a lively season, with markets, terraces, long evenings, local festivals and sunlit landscapes.
Spring and autumn offer a quieter pace for visits, walks, villages and country roads.
Where should you choose a bed and breakfast near the Alpilles?
The southern side of the Alpilles, around Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Paradou, Fontvieille and Les Baux-de-Provence, opens towards Arles, the Camargue and Salon-de-Provence. It is a good base for combining villages, limestone landscapes, olive groves and trips to southern Provence.
The northern side, with Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Eygalières, Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Maillane and Graveson, is more naturally oriented towards Avignon, the Rhône and inland Provence.
To the west, Tarascon, Beaucaire and the Montagnette give easy access to the Pont du Gard, the Provençal Gard and the Rhône valley. To the east, Eyguières, Aureille and Orgon bring the stay closer to the Luberon and the Durance.
What can you do during a stay in the Alpilles?
The essential sights in the Alpilles include Les Baux-de-Provence and its castle, Carrières de Lumières, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Glanum, Les Antiques, the landscapes of the regional natural park and the olive-tree roads between Maussane, Mouriès and Fontvieille.
Leave time for the atmosphere of the villages too: wander through Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, stop in Eygalières, visit Fontvieille and Daudet’s mill, sit at a café on a village square, browse a market or return by a small road lined with cypress trees and dry-stone walls.