Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Discover These Authentic Alpilles Villages January 11, 2022Within the Parc Naturel Régional des Alpilles are several villages, each with a distinctive character. Authentic Alpilles Villages Below, we highlight a few towns that are not typically on visitors’ itineraries. These villages have as much history and charm as their popular neighbours. But perhaps with some additional authenticity as the attraction is simply a …Continue Reading
Caroline Longstaffe · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Summer in Provence is When to See Lavender Fields June 1, 2023Throughout the Luberon region, the landscape is peppered with fields of small, round-shaped lavender bushes, which for almost nine months of the year lie dormant like sleeping hedgehogs. In the spring, they begin to sprout, and from about the middle of June, their fragrant flowers bloom, fanning their purple fronds along the arid ridges of …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Reasons to Visit Saint-Rémy-de-Provence November 2, 2021Jewel of the Alpilles Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (often written as St Rémy) is perhaps the ideal-sized town in the Alpilles. Plenty of tempting boutiques, chic hotels, a charming pedestrian-friendly centre and many restaurants exist. The largest city in the Alpilles, St Rémy, has roughly 9,800 people. Popular all year, St Rémy can be crowded in the summer …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities A visit to nearby Séguret, a Most Beautiful Village of France September 18, 2017Our village in Provence is surrounded by small wine-making villages, the closest of which is Séguret, about 1.25 miles northeast of Sablet. As you can see in the picture below, Séguret is elevated above the vineyards that separate Sablet from Séguret and wraps around the bottom of a steep hill topped by ruins of its medieval …Continue Reading
