Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit Cycling Incredible Hills and Roads in the Luberon September 10, 2019Last week Andy and I were sitting at Menerbes overlooking the view when two people on electric bikes pulled up beside us and were trying to identify the villages on the hills opposite. We got chatting, and they explained that they had just hired the bikes and one said how wonderful it was and that …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit Biking to our Favourite Breakfast Spots in the Vaucluse October 2, 2017Over the last 3 weeks, Andy and I have covered nearly 2000 kilometres & climbed nearly 26 kilometres between us on our bikes. That’s not through us setting out to do anything particularly, and it certainly hasn’t resulted from us setting ourselves a target, but simply because we like to go out for breakfast as …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh O is for Oppede Le Vieux January 12, 2016Some time ago, someone posed the question on Twitter’ What are your favourite three hilltop villages in Provence?’ Of course, there are many to choose from. Each has its own merits, whether Gordes with its beautiful Chateau, narrow streets and incredible views, Lacoste with its annual concerts and stunning sculptures or the sleepy and beautiful …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Visiting the Alpilles? Our Guide to the Villages and Must-sees November 27, 2023Established in 2007, the Parc Naturel Régional des Alpilles covers the mountain range and its flanks. As a protected natural area, there are restrictions on construction and park usage. However, the artifacts from human settlements discovered in these hills date back to the Neolithic era, and the range is the result of millennia of continuous …Continue Reading
