Mont Ventoux Vines
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottRestaurant RecommendationsTaste

The Mont Ventoux Villages and Our Top Restaurant Picks

Chefs 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 …

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Guide the French Riviera Book Cover
Books on ProvenceInspireMary Kay Seales

New Edition! The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera

The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera: Stop Dreaming & Start Packing, 2nd Edition by Mary Kay Seales The Second Edition to The Beginner’s Guide to the French Riviera, with updates on restaurants, hotels, and day trips from your base in Nice or Villefranche-sur-Mer, has everything you need to help …

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Classic Seafood Rigatoni Recipe
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottFish & SeafoodMain CourseProvencal RecipesTaste

A Classic Seafood Rigatoni Recipe from Café Brun in Antibes

We catch up with Ben James, owner of Café Brun in Antibes and hear why he loves this classic seafood rigatoni dish served at the restaurant. Owners Ben and Bea, former Hospitality Managers at rosé brand Maison Mirabeau, met and fell in love while spending a fun…and rosé-filled summer in …

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Renoir Museum Cagnes-sur-Mer
Artists Inspired by ProvenceInspireSteve Wilkison

So Many Reasons to Visit the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer

It’s no surprise that the Côte d’Azur is home to a wide variety of art museums and galleries, considering how many famous artists have made this area their home or spent considerable time here. From Menton to Nice, from St. Paul-de-Vence to Antibes, from Cannes to Saint-Tropez, you’ll find small …

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Accras de Morue - Créole Salt Cod Fritters
AppetizerCarolyne Kauser-AbbottProvencal RecipesTaste

Créole Salt Cod Fritters a Recipe from Café Brun in Antibes

The new Head Chef at Antibes hotspot Café Brun, formerly of Fish Corner in St Barths in the Caribbean, shares his recipe for Créole salt cod fritters. Before joining Café Brun, Baptiste spent four years as Head Chef at Fish Corner in St Barths in the Caribbean. Originally from Martigues …

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Provence Holidays Without Car
ExploreJulie Whitmarsh

Provence Holidays in the Luberon Without a Car?

Recently, I’ve seen quite a few questions about whether it’s possible to visit the Luberon without coming by car. The queries range from how to get to the area from airports across France to whether it’s possible to explore once they arrive. The simple answer to them all is yes. …

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Le Best French Forever Club
Guest PostLearning French

Introducing Le Best French Forever Club

Your Francophile Community hosted by a French native Are you a lover of all things French, specifically Provence? Do you want to connect with other Francophiles and build meaningful friendships? My name is Cynthia. I was born and raised in Provence and founded Best French Forever®. Today, I’d like to …

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Vintage Steam Train Trip
ExploreLocals Travel TipsSteve Wilkison

Take the Vintage Steam Train Day Trip in the Southern Alps

Since I love trains and train travel, we took a day and rode the vintage steam train last summer. The Train de Pignes à Vapeur runs from Puget-Théniers in the Alpes Maritimes to the charming village of Annot in the Alpes de Haute Provence. Bygone Era As a young American …

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Pissaladière a Delicious Flatbread
AppetizerCarolyne Kauser-AbbottProvencal RecipesTaste

Pissaladière a Delicious Flatbread Recipe from Provence

A traditional recipe from Provence, pissaladière is a flatbread with caramelized onions and often a few anchovies as garnish. Although pissaladière is commonly found in bakeries throughout Provence, the dish originates from the City of Nice on the French Riviera. Given the city’s proximity to Italy, which only became part …

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Malaucène
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottRestaurant RecommendationsTaste

Top Restaurant Recommendations in Malaucène? As a Local

Le Prieuré La Madelène Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is the site of a former 12th-century Benedictine monastery nestled just outside the village of Malaucène at the foot of Mont Ventoux. This B&B with five (5) guestrooms and a private cottage (gîte) is a few minutes from Vaison La Romaine. Surrounded …

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