Paris to Marseilles: Itineraries
Paris to Marseilles: Maps
Paris to Marseilles: Text
General Index
The train, after leaving the station, passes some of the most interesting towns and villages in the neighbourhood of Paris, of which the most important is Fontainebleau. Dijon and Macon are good resting-places. Lyons is the largest city on the line. Avignon and Arles should, if possible, be visited. Among the branch lines which ramify from this great central railway are
La Roche to Les Laumes by Auxerre, Cravant, Sermizelles, Avallon and Semur. At Sermizelles a coach awaits passengers for Vezelay, containing a grand and vast church.
From Auxerre a coach runs to Chablis (p. 14), with its famous wines, passing through Pontigny (p. 16), where Thomas à Becket resided.
Verrey (p. 19) is a good station to alight at, to visit the source of the Seine.
From Dijon (p. 20) southwards to Chagny (p. 24) are the famous Burgundy vineyards.
Chagny to Nevers by Autun, Montchanin and Creusot. Autun (p. 24) is one of the most ancient cities in France. At Creusot (p. 25) are very large ironworks.
Macon to Paray-le-Monial by Cluny. At Paray-le-Monial (p. 27) a nun called Alacoque is said to have had several interviews with J. C.
Lyons (p. 29), though a splendid city, ought to be avoided by invalids in winter. Lyons is an important railway junction. 78 miles E. by Amberieux and Culoz is Aix-les-Bains (p. 283). 76 miles S.E. by Rives, Voiron and Voreppe is Grenoble (p. 324). Voiron is the station for the Grande Chartreuse (p. 323). From the station of St. Paul, 113 miles W. by Montbrison (p. 349), is Clermont-Ferrand (p. 369). 89½ miles S.W. by St. Etienne (p. 346) is Le Puy (p. 86). The rail from Lyons along the E. side of the Rhône leads to Avignon (p. 58) and Arles (p. 68); and on the W. side to Nîmes (p. 101). See map, p. 27.
Valence to Grenoble, 62 miles N.E.
Crest to Dieulefit by Saou and Bourdeaux
Saou is an ancient village curiously situated. Bourdeaux is separated from Dieulefit by a high mountain.
Crest to Aspres, 57 miles E. by Die. This route traverses the whole of the valley of the river Drôme (map, p. 27)
Montelimart to Grignan, where Madame Sévigné died
La Croisière to Nyons, 29½ miles E. (p. 50). The climate of Nyons is mild and well suited for those who leave the Riviera early. From Nyons another coach goes on to Serres, 41 miles E. (p. 51) on the railway between Marseilles and Grenoble (map, p. 27).
Sorgues to Carpentras, 10½ m. east
Carpentras makes excellent headquarters for visiting a great variety of places in the neighbourhood, among others Mont Ventoux (p. 56) and Vaison (p. 53).
Avignon to Nîmes by the famous Roman aqueduct called the Pont-du-Gard
Avignon to the Fontaine of Vaucluse, where Petrarch lived for some time
Avignon to Manosque by Apt (map, p. 27)
Avignon to Miramas by Cavaillon
Tarascon to St. Remy and Les Baux
Arles to Fontvieille by Mont-Majour. Arles has magnificent Roman remains
Arles to Port St. Louis at the mouth of the Rhône
Arles to Port-Bouc, across the Camargue, by the canal steamboat
Arles to Aigues-Mortes by St. Gilles and Lunel
Lunel to Montpellier
Rognac to the aqueduct of Roquefavour, which brings water to Marseilles from the Durance
Rognac to the baths of Aix-en-Provence. Aix has communication by rail and by coach with very many of the neighbouring towns
LYONS to NÎMES by the west side of the Rhône (map, p. 27)
Peyraud by rail to Annonay, and thence by coach to St. Etienne [pg. 354]
La Voulte to Le Cheilard, the chief diligence centre in the department of Ardèche (map, p. 46)
The road to the source of the Loire (map, p. 85)
Lachamp-Raphaél to Le Béage (map, p. 85)
Le Béage to Le Puy by Le Monastier (map, p. 46)
Le Puy to Langogne by Pradelles (map, p. 46)
Le Puy to Langeac by St. Georges (map, p. 46)
Darsac to Chaise-Dieu (map, p. 46)
Chaise-Dieu to Thiers by Arlanc and Ambert (map, p. 27)
Langeac to Monistrol and to Saugues. Coach from Monistrol station to Le Puy (map, p. 46)
Le Pouzin to Privas (map, p. 27)
Teil to Alais, 62 miles S.W. (map, p. 27)
This is the branch line to take for the baths of Vals and the interesting volcanic mountains in the neighbourhood.
Prades to Langogne by Mayres and Pradelles (map, p. 27)
Prades to Montpezat. From Montpezat the source of the Loire (p. 84) is visited
Ruoms to Vallon and the fine natural bridge called the Pont d’Arc (map, p. 27), approached also from Pont-St. Esprit (p. 98)
Pont d’Avignon, station on W. bank of the Rhône, for Avignon
Nîmes To Millau by Vigan (map, p. 27)
Ardèche, general map of, including the northern part of the department of Drôme and the southern of the Haute-Loire
This map contains a large part of the valleys of the Rhône and the Allier, the towns of Le Puy, Vals, Beage, Langogne, Cheilard, Tournon, Valence, La Voulte, etc., the source of the Loire and Mount Mezenc.
Arles, a town of great interest
Nîmes, interesting Roman ruins
Paris to Vichy, Macon, Bourg and Geneva, situated towards the S. and S.E. Carlsruhe, Baden, Strasburg, Freiburg, Basel, Schaffhausen, Lucerne and Interlaken to the E., and Epernay, Verdun and Metz to the N.
This map gives the entire course of the Rhône in France, with the railways on both sides from Lyons to Avignon. The Railroads and Passes between France and Savoy. The French Riviera.
Map appears on page 27 in this section.
The high volcanic peaks in the department of Ardèche; among which are Mezenc and the Gerbier-de-Joncs, with the source of the Loire
Showing the position of the canals and of the great lakes in this neighbourhood. The principal towns are Marseilles, Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Avignon, Aigues-Mortes and Montpellier. The Marseilles canal from the Durance commences opposite Pertuis directly N. from Marseilles (see pp. 77, 115, and 338). A little farther down the Durance is the commencement of the Craponne canal (p. 66).
The plains between the Ardèche, Rhône and Durance, in which are situated Aubenas, Alais, Montélimart, Pont-St. Esprit, Orange, Carpentras, Vaison and other places of interest
PARIS to VICHY, MACON, BOURG, GENEVA &c.
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