Between July and September Eurostar are again offering direct trains to and from London and Avignon. With an average journey time of 5 hours 50 minutes, the train can get you from London to the south of France in a not disimilar amount of time that it takes to get to Glasgow. slowmoves on a swift train. And at a good price. Avignon itself is an attractive walled city, surrounded by pretty Provence villages and towns, many of which are set amongst rich lavender fields. Visiting while the lavender is in bloom (July to September!) provides a stunning smell, and landscape to look across. Eurostar also offers a helpful feature with website visitors offering tips of things to do in and around Avignon, at the bottom of the relevant information page. You will find a similar helpfully vetted feature for all the destinations listed on the website.
If you want to go on from Provence... don't forget The Man in Seat Sixty-One might be able to help. It's less than 20 miles from the south of France coast line and not much more to Marseille.
[George]
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Great blog - Nice idea! Perhaps I could interest you in a little post about a slightly more ambitious railway journey? viz. London to the Caucasus and beyond! There are no direct trains, but the journey is worthwhile!
ReplyDeleteHi Alex JTB, thanks for your post. Am eyeing up a two week break by train this August so would be delighted to hear of any journey from London and beyond! Please do post. Grateful for any tips you have for inspiration or, more practically, planning. Keep us in touch!
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Sounds great, slowmoves! However, how can I get in touch with you? Perhaps an email address?
ReplyDeleteSure thing, you can catch me at george@slowmoves.org or anouk at anouk@slowmoves.org. Look forward to hearing from, great to get your words up and posted too,
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