Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Exploring from Apt 4 Day Trips in the Vaucluse April 7, 2022Jen and Chris Mallon decided to move from England to Apt in June 2018 and arrived in France that September. Leaving their jobs and selling their house, they headed through the Channel Tunnel to Provence. Now they are busy running Cent Cinq self-catered apartments in Apt and welcoming guests from around the globe. So when …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Le Petit Café in Oppède-le-Vieux Takes the Cake November 13, 2017There’s no doubt that the food in Provence is amazing. So each year, we like to award a restaurant for the best food of the trip. We have our favorites—Le Fournil in Bonnieux, les Remparts in Venasque, la Bergerie in Maubec, and la Terrasse in Joucas. But this year, le Petit Café wins for the …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh Purple Turns Provence – Where to see Lavender Fields in the Vaucluse. July 10, 2018It’s this time of year that Provence turns purple when the Lavender fields start to explode with colour and the air fills with scent as the flowerheads gently brush against each other in the breeze. The air above them seems to shimmer with the colour and the constant buzz of bees and insects is a backdrop …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Looking for Olive Oil and Santons Near Sablet December 22, 2020Shopping near Sablet We have been travelling to Sablet several times a year for the past 11 years. You would think that by now, there would not be anything new left for us to discover. However, that is not the case. It seems that we find someplace new every time we are in Sablet. Our …Continue Reading
