Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence St Maximin and Gourmet Food in Provence April 20, 2015The village of St-Maximin-la-Ste-Baume is located 30 minutes South of Aix en Provence. There is fabulous history in this village, including the tombs of Mary Magdalene and St Maximinus (who the village was named after). There are also beautiful spots to stay and visit including the Hotel Le Couvent Royal (Hotel and Spa). Read more about …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Luberon Luxury at la Bastide de Gordes September 14, 2015How do you test a hotel’s 5-star rating? Forget about checking for dust on picture frames — deliver a thunderstorm in the middle of a meal service. L’Orangerie’s terrace was brimming with lunchtime customers enjoying their market-fresh plats du jour and local rosés when the typically far-reaching view of the Luberon vanished behind a curtain of rain. …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
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Living in Provence · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence Experience Luxury in the Alpilles with Domaine de Manville Golf or Spa Packages January 24, 2018Patience, vision and exquisite taste converted a run-down 250-acre agricultural property, outside of Maussane des Alpilles, into a luxury resort — Domaine de Manville. Edith and Patrick Saut purchased the land and associated ragtag collection of farm buildings in 2007. Seven years later and with a multi-million Euro budget, this 5-star hotel opened its doors …Continue Reading