David & Karen Taylor · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Must Do Provence: A visit to Cucuron September 29, 2016We almost bought a village house in Cucuron… How different life might have been! It’s a charming village, home to about 2000 villagers, on the south side of the Luberon, a short drive to Lourmarin and accessible to Aix en Provence. Tuesday is market day but we prefer when it’s quieter …Continue reading for David’s photo …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur 2025 Summer Festivals in Provence and the Cote d’Azur June 2, 2025What’s on this summer in the South of France? Please note that some festivals open online ticketing early (in April or May) and sell out quickly. During the summer in Provence and the Côte d’Azur, daytime temperatures range from warm to hot. So, you don’t need an excuse to laze by the pool. The lavender …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Explore · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur October Events in Provence, 2017 Fall Festivals and More October 3, 2017Contributor blog post by Ashley Tinker: Octobre en Provence With the grape harvest long done due to a very dry summer, locals are concentrating on the olive harvest this month. You’ll drive by olive groves and see wooden ladders hidden among the trees. Furthermore, the olives vertes cassées made by many people still at home have …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Capturing Provencal Beauty in Photos Lumières des Alpilles November 29, 2017Local photographer Jean François Galeron shared that taking photos for his book Lumières des Alpilles was not difficult. Completing a photo journal dedicated to his corner of Provence was a project he had contemplated for over 30 years. The hard part was culling thousands of images into a stunning 212-page collection. He says that he almost …Continue Reading