Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit · Winter in Provence Provence in Winter is a Wonderful Time for Walking December 11, 2023Yesterday we awoke to freezing temperatures in Provence with bright blue skies and decided that it was far too cold for a bike ride, so instead, we would take Millie on a walk that we hadn’t done before. I know I have mentioned the fantastic walks here in previous posts, but at this time of …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit There is Great Hiking in the Luberon March 23, 2021This last week, I have been out every day, walking with Millie. Not just a little amble along the lane or up the trails at the back of the house, but good, long walks, exploring some favourite tracks and finding some new ones too. Although the physiotherapist has said that I can start cycling again, …Continue Reading
Caroline Longstaffe · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Luberon Villages Lourmarin in the Off-Sesason December 11, 2018It’s raining today in Provence and after nearly a month of clear, blue skies and gentle, warm autumnal days, temperatures have plummeted signalling the beginnings of winter. Nowhere, even Lourmarin, is idyllic in the rain, or is it? Perhaps enticed by the recently hung lights across the streets of the village and the shops starting to …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Provence Local’s Tips by Chef Giuseppina Mabilia July 29, 2016Italian by birth, Giuseppina Mabilia first visited Provence in 2004, and now she calls the Luberon village of Goult home. The years in between have allowed Giuseppina to establish herself as a private chef in the region, and more recently launch her cooking school Venise en Provence. Although the geographic distance between the Veneto region (near …Continue Reading