Christine van der Linden · Explore · Hans Zeegers · Villages Towns and Cities Adventures in Gréolières: A travel experience by Hans and Christine February 6, 2025The journey begins: from coast to village A winding road leads us from the sunny French Riviera coast to the Alpes Maritimes village of Gréolières, which has existed since 1033. Gréolières comes from the old French word “greolier,” meaning “crow.” We start our adventures in Gréolières at 850 meters, and we are greeted by a …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 · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit Provence’s Luberon is Great for Cycling in all the Seasons May 29, 2017What we’ve realised since we bought the house this time last year is that there is no really bad time to cycle in Provence. Yes Summer is hot, but speaking as a‘mad dog’ I’m very happy to go out in the mid-day sun and to be honest it gives us a great excuse for plenty …Continue Reading
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
