Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste The Mont Ventoux Villages and Our Top Restaurant Picks April 18, 2023Chefs in Provence build their menus around seasonal, locally available produce, small-batch cheeses, ethically raised meats and Mediterranean seafood. However, as a visitor, knowing where to go for good value food is not always evident. So we asked the owners of Le Prieuré La Madelène for suggestions on places they would send clients to eat …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence Hunting for Lavender Fields in Provence July 6, 2022As I told you in my previous post about my favourite things in Provence, one of them is finding purple fields of lavender under a brilliant blue summer sky. So, of course, our first outing after arriving back in Sablet after our long absence due to the pandemic was to go to Sault to see …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Villages Towns and Cities Exploring Provence the Luberon Villages and Beyond May 12, 2021I thought it was time to revisit something I did soon after starting this blog to do an A-Z of the Luberon and Vaucluse. I started it all those years ago, before we had bought the house, and with much less knowledge than we have now. Also, I never actually got past P, and as …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities 6 Wine Villages in the Rhône Valley Near Mont Ventoux February 1, 2023If you like French wine, there is a good chance that you have sampled some vintages from the Rhône Valley. Some vineyards in the southern Rhône are near the famous Mont Ventoux – Provence’s giant mountain. This article focuses on six (6) villages in the Côtes du Rhône wine region. These six (6) towns are …Continue Reading