Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities The Beautiful Colourful Ochres of Roussillon August 13, 2020Another Beautiful Village Friends and others headed to Provence often ask where they should go during their once-in-a-lifetime visit to Provence. It is a hard question as most visitors have only six (6) days since they usually arrive on Saturday afternoon and depart the following Saturday morning; there are so many wonderful things to see. …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Understanding The Merindol Massacre and Provence’s Dark Religious History August 15, 2018Plenty of villages in the Luberon Valley lay claim to les plus beaux villages de France (the most beautiful villages in France), and many of those proudly display Villages Fleuris (flowering villages) emblems on local street signs. Enchanted by weather-worn scenes of charming hilltop hamlets and gently numbed by a glass of chilled local rosé, it would …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities The Village of Goult is a Secret Luberon Gem January 23, 2017While most tourists visiting the Luberon head right for the spectacular villages of Gordes and Roussillon, there lies tucked away in a world all its own, the quiet, refined, and classy town of Goult. Classy is the word to describe this quaint little village with its photogenic little square of plane trees. Read Cobblestones and …Continue Reading
Caroline Longstaffe · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Lourmarin Shopping for Provencal Linens March 12, 2019By Caroline Longstaffe: Shopping in Lourmarin As we’ve spent increasing amounts of time in Lourmarin we’ve come to know more of the people in the village, all of whom have been warm and welcoming. Like us, many of them are not originally from the area but similarly captivated by its’ enchantment have chosen to make it their …Continue Reading