Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Near Mont Ventoux 4 Villages You Should Visit March 13, 2023Mont Ventoux soars from the Provencal orchards and vineyards to its stark limestone summit at 1909 metres (6,263 ft). In the winter, the top of Mont Ventoux can have snow, and then a tiny ski hill operates. The stark white limestone peak is visible all year from a fair distance on a clear day. Mont …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Explore Your Guide to Lavender in Provence March 1, 2019A Guide to Lavender in Provence You either love lavender or you hate it. The essence is used for insomnia, headaches, to cleanse cuts or insect bites, deter mosquitoes and more. Despite its uses though, there’s no denying that it’s absolutely stunning in the plant form, and oh so iconic of our beloved Provence. Continue reading …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
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
