Fontvieille

Also known as Daudet Mill, the Saint-Pierre mill is the most famous windmill in the city. Built in 1814, it is also one of the last to have stopped shooting. Although the legend says the opposite, the writer Alphonse Daudet never lived there. A hiking trail allows you to enjoy the building while discovering the local fauna and flora. It leads to the castle of Montauban, where the author of the Letters of My Mill spent the last years of his life. It is part of the Parcours Daudet, a small tourist promenade touching the four mills of the city.

North of Fontvieille, do not miss the chapel of Saint-Jean-du-Grès, at the foot of the Alpilles. Parish church until the second half of the seventeenth century, it has a beautiful semicircular apse covered with a cul-de-four.

Listed as a Historical Monument, Estoublon Castle has remained famous in history for having served as a setting for the famous television series, Les Gens de Mogador. Rebuilt at the end of the 17th century, it is since the late 1990s dedicated to organic farming for viticultural and olive-growing purposes.

You can discover, during your walks, the tower of Canillac, the fountain of the village, or the troglodyte habitat at Planet. It is still possible to see the Roman aqueducts, as well as the vestiges of covered walkways, or the wash house.

• The market is held every Monday and Friday morning.
• In March, place to the great horse fair and equestrian trades.
• The Festi di Moulin, with its parades and its election of the Demoiselle des Moulins, is held in March.
• The Virado olive tree race is organized at the end of March, with several courses and a garage sale.
• In April, place in the competition of size of olive trees.
• The Easter Tienta is organized in April.
• At the end of April there is the flower fair.
• On May 1st, Fontvieille proposes his manade.
• Around the end of June, place at the feast of St. John.
• Camargue races and other festivities are offered throughout the summer season.
• Beginning of August, place at the village festival.
• A Provencal Christmas market is organized in November, including a santon fair.

• Ancient Heritage: The Roman Aqueducts and Barbegal Mill, Arles, Glanum.
• Religious art: Abbey of Montmajour, Church of Baux-de-Provence, Chapel of St. Sixte in Eygalières, Abbey of Saint-Roman in Beaucaire.
• Painters: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Leo Lelée...
• The wine route.