Explore · Julie Whitmarsh How to Spend a Sunday Pottering Around in Provence February 23, 2017Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: I always love Sundays in and around the Luberon, whether it’s an early morning start in the summer to head off bargain-hunting at the vide-grenier in a nearby village or a gentle cycle out for breakfast at the wonderful ‘Farmers’ Market’ at Coustellet. In January too there’s plenty to …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
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke · Villages Towns and Cities Top 3 things to do in Cannes outside Festival time August 31, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Cannes has a love/hate relationship with the huge influx of visitors that the annual congrès events and Cannes Film Festival bring to this popular destination. Bars crammed with people, traffic jams and a visible presence of the charming motorbike cops can overwhelm visitors – but …Continue reading here Via:: …Continue Reading
Caroline Longstaffe · Explore Why You Should Take a Tour of the Chateau Lourmarin April 26, 2017Last time, I told you about Provence’s first Renaissance château, the Lourmarin Château and promised that next time, we would peek inside. Here, you will find a fascinating, sometimes quite surprising, eclectic collection of treasures, thanks to the legacy of its last private owner, Robert Laurent Vibert, and The Lourmarin Laurent-Vibert Foundation. Continue reading here …Continue Reading
