Around the Roman and Romanesque city of Arles, with its architectural treasures tnat fascinate visitors from all over the world, are three different types of landscapes :

• The Camargue, situated between the two branches of the Rhone River, is one of the loveliest natural settings in Europe. Its fauna and flora are protected within the Camargue Regional Nature Park (Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue).
  
  
• The chain of hills called the Alpilles, land of vineyards and olive groves, inspired Frédéric Mistral.
  
  
• The Crau, an arid rocky plateau, is inhabited by an extraordinary number of birds.