Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Stay Fit A Grueling Ride up Mont Ventoux or Relaxing at a Spa? April 25, 2016Though my husband and I enjoy spending our time together in meandering villages while in Provence, he feels a constant tug at his heartstrings luring him away toward something else. Being a cyclist and being in France, a cyclist’s dream, he is constantly enticed by the sight of Mont Ventoux towering in the distance beckoning …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Visiting Gordes —The Crown Jewel Village of the Luberon Valley May 25, 2018Placed in a commanding position with all her majestic glory is a village that shines like a jewel above all others. She wears her crown well as visitors flock to capture her image from the valley below. The best time to see Gordes is when it’s calm in the early morning or the evening as …Continue Reading
David & Karen Taylor · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Dinner at Domaine des Andeols October 12, 2015Contributor blog post by David Taylor: Domaine des Andeols is a boutique hotel less than two kilometres from the village with six stylish rooms and two restaurants. There are beautiful grounds including a large Olive orchard and lavender bushes plus a superb ‘Plane’ tree which houses one of the restaurants. We ate inside at the …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Sculpture Garden at La Bastide Rose October 3, 2016This place is just gorgeous. It was the home of Pierre Salinger, President Kennedy’s press secretary and spokesman, and his fourth wife Poppy. He chose this 17th-century mill on the river Sorgue for retirement in 2000, having sworn that if George W Bush was elected president he would quit the country and live in France! …Continue Reading