The Chaîne des Alpilles is a small range of low mountains in Provence, southern France, located about 20 km (12 mi) south of Avignon.
Alpilles near Maussane-les-Alpilles.
Alpilles landscape near Le Destet. The three types of landscape forms can clearly be seen: cultivated land on the lower slopes, trees on the foothills and bare rock on the peaks.
Les Alpilles (1889), painted by van Gogh while in Saint-Rémy
Panorama of the Alpilles
The Durance is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 323.2 km (200.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin is 14,472 km2 (5,588 sq mi).
A view of the Durance south of Cavaillon with the LGV Méditerranée viaduct
The dam at the Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Durance Valley at Les Mées, in the northern part of Plateau de Valensole [fr]. In the background is the Mourre de Chanier [fr] mountain. The EDF Canal is the thin white line in the distance between the tree line and the base of the hills.
The Durance, close to Avignon