Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Fresh Bread and Village Life in Sablet April 16, 2020Village Life Sablet From the day we began our search for a house in the South of France, our top priority was for the house to be located within walking distance of village business’ including a boulangerie (bakery). As readers know, we ended up buying a house in the middle of Sablet, a small village (pop. 1,264 by …Continue Reading
Explore Exploring the Vaucluse July 15, 2016If you do decide to follow Ester Laushway’s advice on eating out in Vaucluse (see post on le Guide Ganité), you may like to make a day of it. So here are details of a really good website dedicated to the département. Through it, you can subscribe to their newsletter, ‘Manon en Provence’. You, too, …Continue Reading
Explore Walk Around dreamy St Remy de Provence April 28, 2015St Remy de Provence is one of the oldest towns in France. Dreamy it certainly is………..and it is everything that one would expect from a Provencal town. It’s a good size too …..perfect for an easy meander around in a morning or afternoon. Little squares, cooling fountains, creamy white and pink shuttered houses and …Continue Reading
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Villages Towns and Cities Sanary-sur-Mer, A Gem on France’s Mediterranean Coast January 13, 2025It’s one of the prettiest towns on France’s Mediterranean coast and one of the country’s sunniest. But while international tourists flock to places like Nice, Antibes, and St-Tropez, lovely little Sanary-sur-Mer remains relatively undiscovered. Sanary, as the locals call it, was founded as a fishing village in the 16th century. Fishermen still ply their trade …Continue Reading