{"id":5873,"date":"2024-07-19T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:42:31","slug":"salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/","title":{"rendered":"Salon-de-Provence: city of Nostradamus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Situated in the Bouches du Rh\u00f4ne region, between the Alpilles, Pays d'Aix, Luberon and Camargue, Salon-de-Provence is surrounded by countryside where the olive tree is king. Its history is reflected in the architectural heritage of the old town centre and the soap-makers' quarter, in the fertile Crau plain and in the skies where you can admire the acrobatic formations of the famous Patrouille de France.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Les_savonneries_de_Salon-de-Provence\" >Salon-de-Provence soap factories<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Le_chateau_de_lEmperi\" >The Ch\u00e2teau de l'Emp\u00e9ri<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Michel_de_Nostredame_dit_Nostradamus\" >Michel de Nostredame, known as Nostradamus<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Y_aller\" >Getting there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Se_loger\" >Accommodation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/salon-de-provence-cite-de-nostradamus\/#Restaurants\" >Restaurants<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Salon-de-Provence. R\u00e9colte des olives.\" data-rl_caption=\"Salon-de-Provence. R\u00e9colte des olives.\" title=\"Salon-de-Provence. Olive harvest.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Salon-de-Provence. Olive harvest. \" class=\"wp-image-5884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P32-2-Copier.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Salon-de-Provence. Olive harvest. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The colours sing, the light is enchanting, the alleys of plane trees are lined with fountains, and the town unfurls its mosaic of small shops and restaurants serving local cuisine.<br>The cultural heritage of Provence is alive and well here, with ancestral soap factories, vineyards and olive groves set against the dazzling limestone range of the Alpilles. And in terms of quality of life, the town is ranked as the third best place to live in the Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Au XVIe si\u00e8cle, Adam de Craponne r\u00e9alise des travaux d\u2019une ampleur exemplaire pour l\u2019\u00e9poque, la d\u00e9rivation jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tang de Berre des eaux de la Durance.\" data-rl_caption=\"Au XVIe si\u00e8cle, Adam de Craponne r\u00e9alise des travaux d\u2019une ampleur exemplaire pour l\u2019\u00e9poque, la d\u00e9rivation jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tang de Berre des eaux de la Durance.\" title=\"In the 16th century, Adam de Craponne carried out works on an exemplary scale for the time, diverting the waters of the Durance into the Etang de Berre.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"In the 16th century, Adam de Craponne carried out works on an exemplary scale for the time, diverting the waters of the Durance into the Etang de Berre.\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier.jpg 512w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P27Adam-de-Craponne-Copier-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>In the 16th century, Adam de Craponne carried out works on an exemplary scale for the time, diverting the waters of the Durance into the Etang de Berre.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The medieval town of Salon-De-Provence is organised around two courtyards: Cours Victor Hugo and Cours Carnot. A fountain depicting Adam de Craponne (1526-1576) stands in the Place de l'H\u00f4tel de Ville. In the 16th century, this local boy, who became an engineer for King Henry II, diverted the waters of the Durance and dug a 60km irrigation canal to irrigate the entire region, particularly the Crau. Although he drained his personal fortune, it was thanks to him that the town of Salon-de-Provence, which was dying of thirst, gained access to water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Fontaine moussue de Salon-de-Provence. Les concr\u00e9tions calcaires, puis la mousse et la v\u00e9g\u00e9tation se sont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es, lui donnant ainsi la forme d&rsquo;un champignon.\" data-rl_caption=\"Fontaine moussue de Salon-de-Provence. Les concr\u00e9tions calcaires, puis la mousse et la v\u00e9g\u00e9tation se sont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es, lui donnant ainsi la forme d&#039;un champignon.\" title=\"Mossy fountain in Salon-de-Provence. Limestone concretions, then moss and vegetation have developed, giving it the shape of a mushroom.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mossy fountain in Salon-de-Provence. Limestone concretions, then moss and vegetation have developed, giving it the shape of a mushroom.\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P16_fontaine-moussue-2-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mossy fountain in Salon-de-Provence. Limestone concretions, then moss and vegetation have developed, giving it the shape of a mushroom.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meet up at the 16th-century Grande Fontaine, the mossy fountain covered in vegetation on the Place Croussillat. It looks like a giant mushroom. It's a good idea to throw in a coin and make a wish. Every street corner has a fountain or a statue, and not far from them is an olive tree. And... a shop!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"La Patrouille de France et l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe de voltige de l&rsquo;Arm\u00e9e de l&rsquo;Air r\u00e9sident et s&rsquo;entrainent \u00e0 Salon-de-Provence.\" data-rl_caption=\"La Patrouille de France et l&#039;\u00e9quipe de voltige de l&#039;Arm\u00e9e de l&#039;Air r\u00e9sident et s&#039;entrainent \u00e0 Salon-de-Provence.\" title=\"The Patrouille de France and the French Air Force aerobatic team live and train in Salon-de-Provence.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier.png\" alt=\"The Patrouille de France and the French Air Force aerobatic team live and train in Salon-de-Provence.\" class=\"wp-image-5896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier.png 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P28-2-Copier-32x24.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Patrouille de France and the French Air Force aerobatic team live and train in Salon-de-Provence.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The mayor, Nicolas Isnard, has a credo: local commerce and living together in the town centre. Salon has 600 shops in the centre and 4,000 parking spaces!<br><em>\"I'm deeply convinced that our fellow citizens want to live close to the shops, that they want to talk to the shopkeepers, have a chat with the butcher, the optician or the clothes salesman. It's a societal model; behind it lies an art of living, and we at Salon believe strongly in it.<\/em>. Not forgetting the three pillars of policy that make for a successful town centre: safety, accessibility and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_savonneries_de_Salon-de-Provence\"><\/span>Salon-de-Provence soap factories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Depuis 1752, le savon de Marseille est fabriqu\u00e9 \u00e0 Salon selon la tradition marseillaise, la ville \u00e9tant le deuxi\u00e8me p\u00f4le de fabrication apr\u00e8s Marseille.\" data-rl_caption=\"Depuis 1752, le savon de Marseille est fabriqu\u00e9 \u00e0 Salon selon la tradition marseillaise, la ville \u00e9tant le deuxi\u00e8me p\u00f4le de fabrication apr\u00e8s Marseille.\" title=\"Since 1752, Marseille soap has been made in Salon in the traditional Marseille way, the town being the second largest manufacturing centre after Marseille.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Since 1752, Marseille soap has been made in Salon in the traditional Marseille way, the town being the second largest manufacturing centre after Marseille.\" class=\"wp-image-5892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/rampal-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Since 175<em>2, Marseille soap is made in Salon according to the Marseilles tradition, the city being the second largest manufacturing centre after Marseilles.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Between 1870 and 1930, Salon-de-Provence experienced an economic boom linked to the oil and soap industry. The very word conjures up images of Provence, the Mediterranean, the sun, the cicadas, the olive trees... And where there's olive, there's oil, and where there's oil, there's Marseille soap!<br>After Marseille, the city of Nostradamus is the 2nd largest producer of the famous Marseille soap. Two factories, Marius-Fabre and Rampal-Latour, carry on the tradition. Both companies offer guided tours of their soap factories, and Marius Fabre hosts the Marseille Soap Museum on its premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_chateau_de_lEmperi\"><\/span>The Ch\u00e2teau de l'Emp\u00e9ri<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Salon-de-Provence. Juch\u00e9 sur un socle rocheux, dominant la plaine de la Crau, le ch\u00e2teau de l&rsquo;Emp\u00e9ri est le plus ancien ch\u00e2teau fort de Provence encore en \u00e9l\u00e9vation.\" data-rl_caption=\"Salon-de-Provence. Juch\u00e9 sur un socle rocheux, dominant la plaine de la Crau, le ch\u00e2teau de l&#039;Emp\u00e9ri est le plus ancien ch\u00e2teau fort de Provence encore en \u00e9l\u00e9vation.\" title=\"Salon-de-Provence. Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Crau plain, Ch\u00e2teau de l&#039;Emp\u00e9ri is the oldest fortified castle in Provence still standing.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Salon-de-Provence. Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Crau plain, Ch\u00e2teau de l&#039;Emp\u00e9ri is the oldest fortified castle in Provence still standing.\" class=\"wp-image-5894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_0150-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Salon-de-Provence. Perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Crau plain, Ch\u00e2teau de l'Emp\u00e9ri is the oldest fortified castle in Provence still standing.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The historic centre, lined with narrow streets and medieval gateways, is organised around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salondeprovence.fr\/bouger-et-decouvrir\/culture\/musee-de-lemperi\/\">Ch\u00e2teau Mus\u00e9e de l'Emp\u00e9ri,<\/a> one of the three largest fortified castles in Provence, along with the Palais des Papes in Avignon and the Ch\u00e2teau de Tarascon. The fortified castle was built in the 9th century. It was the residence of the archbishops of Arles and the German emperors, hence its name. The fortress houses the Emp\u00e9ri military museum, as well as Nostradamus' Garden of the Simple. An incredible collection of weapons, uniforms, drawings, engravings, flags, documents... the whole of French military history from the Regency to the Great War. From the ch\u00e2teau's terrace, with its rococo balcony, you get an idea of the city's ant-like spirit. The large courtyard of the ch\u00e2teau, with its perfect acoustics, is also the venue for the \"Musique \u00e0 l'Emp\u00e9ri\" international festival held every summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Michel_de_Nostredame_dit_Nostradamus\"><\/span>Michel de Nostredame, known as Nostradamus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Salon-de-Provence. Cette statue de bronze repr\u00e9sente Nostradamus tenant dans ses mains diff\u00e9rents symboles ; elle est l\u2019\u0153uvre du sculpteur Fran\u00e7ois Bouch\u00e9 (1924-2005).\" data-rl_caption=\"Salon-de-Provence. Cette statue de bronze repr\u00e9sente Nostradamus tenant dans ses mains diff\u00e9rents symboles ; elle est l\u2019\u0153uvre du sculpteur Fran\u00e7ois Bouch\u00e9 (1924-2005).\" title=\"Salon-de-Provence. This bronze statue of Nostradamus holding various symbols in his hands was created by sculptor Fran\u00e7ois Bouch\u00e9 (1924-2005).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Salon-de-Provence. This bronze statue of Nostradamus holding various symbols in his hands was created by sculptor Fran\u00e7ois Bouch\u00e9 (1924-2005).\" class=\"wp-image-5898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier.jpg 346w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier-5x12.jpg 5w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier-270x600.jpg 270w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721379110173-Copier-11x24.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Salon-de-Provence. This bronze statue depicts Nostradamus holding various symbols in his hands; it is the work of the sculptor <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bouch%C3%A9\">Fran\u00e7ois Bouch\u00e9<\/a> (1924-2005).<\/em> <em>Brigitte Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the foot of the Ch\u00e2teau, the Maison de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medarus.org\/Medecins\/MedecinsTextes\/nostradamus.html\">Nostradamus<\/a> is home to the museum dedicated to the famous Renaissance mind, known for his astrology and his Centuries and Prophecies (he is said to have foretold the future as far back as 3797). Born in 1503 in the village of Saint-R\u00e9my-de-Provence into a Jewish family that converted to Catholicism in the 15th century, this scholar descended from a line of Israelites considered to be learned. Both his grandfathers lived at the court of King Ren\u00e9 (1409-1480), Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence. He spent the last 20 years of his life in Salon. It was here that he completed all his works and ended his days in 1566. At the age of 62, 6 months and 10 days, he was found dead near his bed and bench, as he had predicted in one of his quatrains. He was a friend of the kings of France, including Catherine de M\u00e9dicis, who came to consult him with the young king Charles IX, then aged fourteen, the Duc d'Anjou (the future Henry III), the Duc d'Alen\u00e7on, and the little cousin Henri de Navarre (the future Henry IV). A 40-minute guided tour provides an insight into the life of this astrologer, apothecary and doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Y_aller\"><\/span>Getting there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Salon is 35 km from Aix-en-Provence, 40 km from Arles and 45 km from Avignon station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Se_loger\"><\/span>Accommodation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hotel La R\u00e9serve<br><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/la-reserve-le-charme-in-the-heart-of-salon-de-provence\/\">https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/la-reserve-le-charme-au-coeur-de-salon-de-provence\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restaurants\"><\/span>Restaurants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Chef's workshop <\/strong><br>and its original dishes (chicken supreme stuffed with garlic, tarragon and Proven\u00e7al herbs<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latelierdelachef.com\">www.latelierdelachef.com<\/a><br><strong>Le Bistrot du Potager<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lebistrotdupotagersalon.com\">www.lebistrotdupotagersalon.com<\/a><br><strong>The Isnard mill<\/strong><br>Young chef Maxime Quenin offers refined, technical cuisine, with combinations you'd never have imagined.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemoulindisnard.fr\/\">https:\/\/www.lemoulindisnard.fr\/<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text :<\/strong> Mich\u00e8le Lasseur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Photos :<\/strong> Tourism office of Salon-de-Provence<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situated in the Bouches du Rh\u00f4ne region, between the Alpilles, Pays d'Aix, Luberon and Camargue, Salon-de-Provence is surrounded by countryside where the olive tree is king. 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