Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit Luberon Cycling from Sade to Saignon August 25, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: In a little over a week’s time my hubby and boys will set off from our home on Dartmoor to cycle through France, hopefully arriving safe and well after about 18 days in Sete. They’ll be cycling just over 1500km in that time, not quite the Tour de France,but a …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours · Stay Fit France en Velo In the tracks of Le Tour de France January 26, 2015Here is another Provence biking route from Hannah Reynolds and John Walsh the authors of France en Vélo – The Ultimate Cycle Journey From Channel to Med – St-Malo to Nice. Sault to Forcalquier 33 miles/53 kms Le Tour de France visits Provence most years, often with Mont Ventoux as its leg breaking goal. Even …Continue Reading
Explore Into the blue of Provence…a hint of summer May 27, 2015Feels like the start of summer here in Provence……… the light is incredible……. translucent…… and the blue sky is electrifying! The region has started to warm up. It started in early May – the chill of the early morning and evening has gone making way for a soft warm feeling. Almond trees, cherry trees and …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore Cassis Seaside Town The Charm of a Bygone Era September 22, 2017“He who has seen Paris and not Cassis has seen nothing.”—Frédéric Mistral; Provençal writer and poet and 1904 Nobel Prize winner in literature. In just under two hours from our peaceful Vaucluse department in Provence, we arrive at the top of Cassis. Upon exiting our car and breathing in the fresh sea air, we realize …Continue Reading
