Explore · Ginger and Nutmeg · Road Trips South of France Goat Cheese and the Village of Banon July 4, 2016Check out the Luberon views high up on the hill in the village of Banon. It is a great place for a hike or lunch, and home to the fastest dog in France, Dabir a Saluki. If you are lucky enough to be there in lavender season enjoy the brilliant shades of purple and mauve of the …Continue Reading
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Road Trips South of France How to Spend a Week in Provence March 8, 2017Contributor blog post by Keith Van Sickle: What to see and do with a week in Provence? Here is a 7-day itinerary that covers a mix of historical sites, hilltop villages, and local markets. You can stay in one spot and make day trips to each of these towns. A good choice is St-Rémy-de-Provence, a delightful, …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence Visit the beautiful village of Venasque for Lunch at Les Remparts Restaurant May 17, 2017Contributor blog post by Michel: We frequently take day trips from Sablet to explore the hilltop villages of the Luberon. To get there, we drive down the D4, a scenic route that takes you across Carpentras before it becomes a narrow winding road flanked by cherry orchards until it passes below the village of Venasque. Venasque …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence Enjoying the Lavender fields in Vaucluse and nearby Drôme Provençale July 13, 2017It’s a toss-up between coquelicots (red poppies) and lavender, but probably no other scent or sight says Provence better than the pungent aroma of a purple field of lavender growing in mounded rows under a brilliant blue summer sky. We were lucky that it was the lavender season when we were in Sablet last summer …Continue Reading
