Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Reasons Why You Should Plan a Visit to Gardanne March 6, 2017I have to confess driving round/past/through Gardanne several times but never stopping to have a look round. We did, this week, and found it interesting. It wasn’t a good start as the tourist office was shut. We had checked the opening hours on the website but when we got there, they had one of those …Continue Reading
Caroline Longstaffe · Explore The Luberon adorned in her Autumn golden, crimson gown November 22, 2016Contributor blog post by Caroline Longstaffe: Each season, I say to myself, that this is my favourite…… Winter ~ bundling up in soft woolens, crisp winter mornings; sparkling frost, magical snow flakes. Spring ~ gathering boughs of spring blossoms and filling my home with daffodils. Summer ~ sunflowers and eating el fresco; long, warm summer …Continue Reading
David & Karen Taylor · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Must Do Provence: A visit to Cucuron September 29, 2016We almost bought a village house in Cucuron… How different life might have been! It’s a charming village, home to about 2000 villagers, on the south side of the Luberon, a short drive to Lourmarin and accessible to Aix en Provence. Tuesday is market day but we prefer when it’s quieter …Continue reading for David’s photo …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Stay Fit Beyond the Veloroute – cycle to Simiane La Rotonde August 3, 2016Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer: I have to admit to being rather tired last night. Yesterday’s cycle took us onto one of the roads that turns left just before the end of the Veloroute du Calavon and it felt as if we spent most of our time going up hill. …Continue reading here for Julie’s …Continue Reading