The Roman Temple of Vernegues sits in a beautiful glade in the woods, northwest of Aix-en-Provence and just northwest of Lambesc. Most in ruins, but one tall Corinthian column remains, along with some walls and an adajcent Medieval chapel built into the temple walls.
Alleins is a fortified Medieval village with narrow old streets, picturesque doorways, castle ruins on top and windmills nearby. Alleins is located just north of Salon-de-Provence on the plains of the Durance, about 30 km northwest of Aix-en-Provence.
Mallemorte is new on Beyond, an interesting Medieval town with castle ruins and fortified defensive was a much more pleasant place than indicated by the 11th-century origin of its name, meaning bad-death.
The new bridge across the Durance was built beside the 19th-century suspension bridge, still there and the last of its kind intact across the river.
Mallemorte is located about 30 km northwest of Aix-en-Provence, just south of the Luberon mountain range.
Meyrargues, 15 km north of Aix-en-Provence, has been added to Beyond. A rather plain town, with a dominating castle and a Roman aqueduct, Meyrargues has a top-end hotel and good hikes in the nearby Forest of Peyrolles.
We've added Vauvenargues village and chateau to Beyond. A Medieval village 15 km east of Aix-en-Provence, on the northern side of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, this was the penultimate home of Pablo Picasso, and his final destination.
Le Tholonet village, a favorite place of Cézanne, has been added to Beyond. This tiny village, 5 km east of Aix-en-Provence, has a 17th-century chateau, a 16th-century windmill tower, at sits at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain. Cézanne did a lot of his painting in this area, and ate frequently in a restaurant in Le Tholonet.
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