Classic Car Wife

If you've been following our journey you might recall that we had earlier abandoned the Route Nacionale 7 at Valence so we could get to our hotel pool in Aix-en-Provence. Leaving Avignon, therefore, we followed some of the missing part of the route in reverse up to Valence. This section of the route is very easy driving and quite fast. From Avignon, take the D907 via Le Postet towards Sorgues and all the way to Orange. You'll pass an Arc de Triumphe, then continue on the N7 v

After leaving Marseilles we drove to Arles. We stayed for two nights at Le Calendal Hotel https://www.lecalendal.com. and parked MoneyPenny in the Parking du Centre, walking with luggage to the hotel. Arles is a quiet but amazing town with SO much to offer. We bought a combined ticket for monuments and museums at the Office de Tourisme and started at the Archeology Museum which was amazing. Apart from all the awesome Roman relics, we were blown away by the 50BC boat that was

From Hyeres we continued west to Toulon. Here we intersected again with WW2 history and the Nacionale Route 7. Toulon and Marseilles suffered badly when the Allied Forces liberated France. After the June 1944 Normandy landings, the Allies launched a major offensive on the Mediterranean Coast of France in August 1944. Many of the beaches we have enjoyed over the past few weeks were landing sites full of mines and German embattlements. It's hard to imagine now. Toulon has an ex

With a tinge of sadness we left Saint Tropez but look forward to coming back again next year. We drove west along the coast towards Hyeres, taking the D559 near Port Cogolin towards La Croix-Valmer. From here the road drops down towards the sea and skirts the coast passing through many family-friendly seaside resort towns with jam-packed sandy beaches. It is now the first week of the French school holidays and we are in the midst of one of the worst and most extended heatwave