Explore · Paula Kane · Villages Towns and Cities Mollans-sur-Ouvèze Villages of the Drôme Provençal Worth Exploring October 19, 2023I have never lived in a village in France. I lived in a city (Paris), but I’ve always lived in the countryside in Provence. Never far from a town, but not actually in one. As we are working out a plan for a full-time life in Provence, I thought it wise to spend some time …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Venasque One of the Most Beautiful Villages in the Vaucluse September 11, 2023We often take day trips away from our home in Sablet (book your stay here) to explore the Vaucluse and surrounding Departments. We probably go most often to the hilltop villages of the Luberon, including Venasque, which is what we did a few weeks ago. Venasque is a pretty small village that clings to a …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Villages Towns and Cities Menerbes the Luberon Village Made for Exploring November 5, 2019Hilltop Menerbes We often find ourselves sitting on the wall on the front edge of the pretty village of Menerbes, while we’re out exploring the area on our bikes. Like so many of the hilltop villages in the Luberon, it has an incredible view that stretches as far as Mont Ventoux. We spend time sitting …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities A Quick Tour of Vence Makes You Want to Return January 26, 2024It was a hot, humid August day, so we took our time over lunch in a restaurant near the Place du Grand Jardin. None of us had much energy to wander, even though our plan was for Steve Wilkison to give us a walking tour of his adopted hometown. Steve, a self-declared Francophile, finally convinced …Continue Reading
