Provence and the Côte d'Azur

Our quaint hotel just outside of Aix-en-Provence where we stayed Friday night.

Saturday morning we went into Aix-en-Provence early to hit the market.

La Rotunde fountain in Aix-en-Provence.

food market

flowers

Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix.

From Aix-en-Provence, we drove down to the sea and along the coast to Le Lavandou, a small town along the Côte d'Azur, or French Riviera.

Beach at Le Lavandou.

Beth enjoying the sand and sun.

We continued to drive along the coast and stopped to view the gorgeous Mediterranean Sea along the way.

View of Saint Tropez.

Saint Maxime in the background.

Beach across the street from our hotel in Saint Maxime.

another view...

Sun setting on the Mediterranean Sea.

Our hotel for Saturday night in Saint Maxime.

Sunday we continued along the coast to Fréjus, a small town with Roman ruins and a nice beach.

Rocky shore near Fréjus, with Saint-Raphaël in the background.

the water was so beautifully clear and blue...

We drove into Fréjus to see the Roman ruins.

Remains of the aquaduct in Fréjus.

Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus

View inside the Cathédrale Saint-Léonce de Fréjus.

More Roman ruins

View down the corridor in the Roman Arena in Fréjus.

Beth sitting in the restored seating in the Arena.

The other side of the Arena.

Closeup of the multi-colored bricks.

Along the beach in front of Fréjus.

We also happened upon a great market in Fréjus on Sunday, so we shopped quite a bit. We were so busy buying, we didn't get any pictures of the market :)

Stay tuned for the final installment of our travels, including a village that was touted as 'one of the most beautiful villages in France' by a guide book. I'll say this much - we weren't disappointed!