ACCESS TO THE "MONASTERE DE SEGRIES"
BY CAR
Some approximate distances to the "Monastère de Ségriès" :
| Aix-en-Provence : | 80 km | Lyon : | 350 km | Amsterdam : | 1350 km |
| Marseille : | 110 km | Grenoble : | 240 km | Genève : | 375 km |
| Paris : | 800 km | Nice : | 140 km | Bruxelles : | 1150 km |
GPS coordinates :
Degree of longitude : 06° 10’ 30’’ E – Degree of latitude : 43° 51’ 22’’ N - Altitude : 730 m
Itinerary coming from Lyon and Avignon :
Motorway A7 ; coming from Avignon : A8 to Aix-en-Provence ; take A51 direction Gap-Sisteron and leave at exit Manosque (°).
Right after this exit, go right at the first roundabout, direction Gréoux-les-Bains/Vinon-sur-Verdon.
After the bridge over the river Durance, at the next roundabout, continue on the D6 for about 12 km, direction Valensole.
About 2 km before you reach Valensole go left in the direction of Digne-les-Bains.
After 15 km, at the crossing, turn right and take the D953 direction Puimoisson.
When entering this village, continue on the D56 towards Moustiers-Ste-Marie.
After 5 km, at the crossing, take the D952, direction Moustiers-Ste-Marie and continue for about 2 km.
To your left, you will see a filling station and 100 m after the "ateliers des Cigales-Ségriès" you will find the entrance road (private asphalted road) with the sign "Monastère de Ségriès" – "CREA-LANGUES".
Itinerary coming from Geneva :
N201 to Annecy, A41 direction Chambéry, Grenoble and then N75 till Sisteron. From there, take the A51, exit Manosque.
From there, see above from (°) onwards.
Itinerary coming from Nice :
Motorway A8 (direction Marseille, Aix-en-Provence), take the exit "Le Muy"“ (exit 36) and continue direction Draguignan.
Before Draguignan, take to the left and pass by Flayosc, Salernes, Aups to Moustiers-Ste-Marie.
Coming down to the village, take the D 952 in the direction of Riez. Le monastère is at about 5 km from the village of Moustiers.
At the sign "Monastère de Ségriès" – "CREA-LANGUES", take the private road to your right.
A variation : itinerary bis ("Bison futé") : a nice solution if you want to avoid the motorways which are often overloaded during summer. You drive on national- and departmental roads. You will find information at the French tourist offices along your way and on the website : www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr
Link to Google Map : Google Map
CARPOOLING
If you want to share your car with other participants living close to you, please contact us.
BY TRAIN
The largest and closest railway station is : AIX-en-PROVENCE TGV, at 95 km from our school and 18 km from the centre of Aix-en-Provence. There are regular bus connections between Aix-TGV and the city centre.
BY PLANE
From the largest cities in Europe there are regular flights to Marseille-Provence airport. There is also an MP2- terminal, for low-cost flights.
TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE AIRPORT/RAILWAY STATON AND OUR SCHOOL
CREA-LANGUES organizes a transfer by minibus from Marseille-Marignane airport and from Aix-TGV railway station, on Sunday before the start of the course.
Please register for this transfer in advance. Price : 40,-€/transfer.
- from the airport : we meet you at 5.45 pm at the meeting point (Point Rencontre) in arrival HALL 1 (arrival hall of international flights). Please do not book a flight that arrives after 5 pm.
- from the station : we meet you at 6.15 pm at the meeting point (Point Rencontre) in the arrival Hall ZOLA.
Please do not book any train arriving after 6 pm.
Transfer after your course :
You will arrive at Marseille-Marianne airport and at Aix-TGV on Saturday morning at 10 am Please do not book a flight that takes off before 11.30 am.
Price : 40,-€/transfer, please register for this transfer in advance.
If you take a flight to Nice, we advise you to rent a car at Nice airport or to take the "train des PIGNES": 3 h by train to Mézel, at 30km from "le monastère", where CREA-LANGUES can pick you up. Price for this transfer : 40,-€. You could contact us for advice or take a look at www.trainprovence.com
BUS (société Sumian)
Daily, except on Sundays and official holidays, there is a bus Marseille – Aix-en-Provence – Riez. CREA-LANGUES can pick you up free of charge at Riez, which is at 9km from our school.
Time table of the SUMIAN-bus :
- departures : from Marseille at 9 am, 2 pm and 5 pm – from Aix-en-Provence 9.30 am, 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm.
Arriving at Riez at 10.45 am, 3.55 pm and 6.45 pm
- to return : leaving from Riez at 6am, 9 am and 2.15 pm – arriving at Aix-en-Provence at 7.30 am, 10.30 am and 3.40 pm – arriving at Marseille at 8.15 am, 11.10 am and 4.15 pm.
