The Best Spots for a Siesta in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?

How about a little siesta in Marseille?

The Siest’in, a tried-and-tested siesta bar

Siest’in is an ode to life’s simpler needs: eating, drinking and sleeping. Marseille‘s first siesta bar puts it in a nutshell, “a 20-minute nap reduces traffic and work-related injuries, improves the memory, increases creativity, releases stress, balances the nervous system and promotes good digestion”. So go for it! Head to La Siest’in to savour a delicious lunch concocted with fresh produce and once you’ve eaten your fill, treat yourself to a siesta in one of the four cocoon-like cabins or plush armchairs adorning the tea room. What better way to set off again with a spring in your step?

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Sainte-Baume forest

A siesta in the shade at the foot of a tree

If the sun gets a little too hot to handle around midday, take refuge at the foot of the beautiful beech trees of Sainte-Baume forest. Typically found in cool, wet areas, hence very rare in Mediterranean regions, these trees have graced the Sainte-Baume hill range with a unique microclimate, making it the perfect place to laze in the shade. What’s more, the forest floor is as soft as a mattress, so you’re bound to awaken refreshed, revigorated and ready to climb in the footsteps of Saint Mary Magdalene – she too has been sleeping in a grotto in the hills for the last 2,000 years…

Garlaban hills

A Pagnol-style siesta

Like any self-respecting Provencal local, Marcel Pagnol – the star author and film-maker of the Pays d’Aubagne area – never missed an opportunity to have a nap. His film shootings in the La Treille quarter of Marseille and nearby Garlaban hills were regularly interrupted by this ritual, not to mention interminable lunches and games of boules… Be like Pagnol and treat yourself to a break in a cosy corner of the herb-scented garrigue. It’s sure to inspire your inner artist!

Terre Ugo

A countrified siesta near Aix-en-Provence

A kingdom of lavender, Terre Ugo, a family-owned country house surrounded by fields laden with Provence’s blue gold, is a combined arts centre, boutique selling iconic Provencal products (lavender pouches, soaps, honeys, etc.) and friendly venue for enjoying an aperitif – or savouring a little siesta out in the country. Terre Ugo invites visitors to simply “come and chill in the lavender”. Quite a programme! See you there from June 1st to August 31st.

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