Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Travel Guide

This region is located in the south of France along the Mediterranean sea.  Its main cities are Marseille and Nice.  This region combines mountains and sea and has a sunny, warm climate and a luminous sky; it is extremely attractive to tourists (number one region in France for tourism). On the west are the Alps (Alpes du sud) and on the est is the Rhone valley which goes through Provence ( with its rows of "cypres", fields of olive trees, fig trees and vineyards)before reaching the Mediterranean sea.  Go to “marchés de Provence” - open colorful markets with fresh fruits, vegetables and local specialities. The south mediterranean cost (Cote d'Azur) is colorful and stunning.  Lamb, provencal fruits and herbs, olive oil, melons, honey, pastis, fish and seafood, tapenade, bull are some of its food specialties.