GETTING THERE

Direct flights from the UK to Marseilles take about two hours – return fares cost from £30 with

Ryanair (ryanair.com), from £80 with easyJet (easyjet.com) and from £133 with British Airways (ba.com). It is a 40-minute train journey from Marseilles to Arles – one-way fares cost about £15 (thetrainline.com).