Bed and breakfasts and stays near Tarascon and Beaucaire

Tarascon and Beaucaire, two towns facing each other across the Rhône

Two banks between Provence and the Gard

Tarascon and Beaucaire face each other across the Rhône, between Arles and Avignon. The two towns are close geographically and historically, but belong to different territories: Tarascon on the Bouches-du-Rhône side, Beaucaire on the Gard side.

This position opens a stay towards the Rhône side of Provence, the Alpilles, the Camargue, the Pont du Gard and the villages of the Provençal Gard.

The castle of Tarascon

The castle of Tarascon, also known as the Château du Roi René, dominates the Rhône with its compact mass and high walls. Built in the late Middle Ages by the Counts of Provence, it controlled the town and the crossing towards Beaucaire.

Its remarkable state of preservation makes the fifteenth-century defensive architecture easy to read: inner courtyard, vaulted rooms, terrace, circulation routes and views over the river.

Beaucaire, town of art and history

Across the river, Beaucaire developed around a hill where remains of the medieval fortress can still be seen. The old center keeps many seventeenth- and eighteenth-century town houses inherited from its trading history.

The Madeleine fair long gave Beaucaire considerable influence. Its decline in the nineteenth century, as transport changed, left a quieter town, but one whose urban structure and heritage remain very legible.

Montagnette, Frigolet and traditions

North of Tarascon, the Montagnette offers a landscape of hills, pines and paths, with Frigolet Abbey, Boulbon and Barbentane among nearby visits. Bull-related traditions, markets and local festivals recall the closeness of the Camargue.

Staying in a bed and breakfast around Tarascon or Beaucaire makes it easy to explore Arles, Avignon, the Alpilles, the Pont du Gard and both banks of the Rhône.