If you are exploring outside Avignon, car hire can help you to access fantastic sights such as the Roman aqueduct, the Pont du Gard, which spans the Gardon River close to Remoulins. The journey time between here and Avignon is less than 30 minutes. In the opposite direction, the impressive Mont Ventoux draws active types, while the town of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, at the source of the Sorgue canal, is well worth a stop. Cities such as Arles and Nimes, the historic county of Roussillon and the wider Rhone Valley are also accessible.
Drive south to see the wetlands of Camargue or head in an easterly direction and have cameras at the ready at the spectacular Verdon Gorge. From there it's an easy onward journey to some of the sparkling highlights of the Cote d'Azur, where Champagne lifestyles play out against a backdrop of designer boutiques, grand hotels and pristine beaches in destinations such as Nice, Cannes, St Tropez and Monaco.
Of course, the beauty of hiring a car in Avignon means that you can travel wherever your daily inclination takes you. Motor past the purples of Provence's lavender fields, strike out into vineyard territory, pitch up for lunch at a traditional hilltop town, or head for the glitz and the glamour of the French Riviera. If you rent a car, Avignon can be the base or the starting point for all kinds of holidays.
