Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities A Quick Tour of Vence Makes You Want to Return January 26, 2024It was a hot, humid August day, so we took our time over lunch in a restaurant near the Place du Grand Jardin. None of us had much energy to wander, even though our plan was for Steve Wilkison to give us a walking tour of his adopted hometown. Steve, a self-declared Francophile, finally convinced …Continue Reading
Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities Discover Carpentras in the Vaucluse it is Well Worth Visiting October 6, 2025Many times over the years, we have headed to Carpentras on Fridays for the year-round morning market. Carpentras is a medium-sized city in the Vaucluse, a short 25-minute ride down the D-7 from our holiday home in Sablet (it’s available for rent too). As we get near, we see Notre Dame de l’Observance (photo) towering …Continue Reading
Our House in Provence · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Visit Cairanne for lunch at Le Tourne au Verre Restaurant March 31, 2017As I have told you previously, we were in Sablet last fall with our Michigan friends Steve and Mary. The wines of Cairanne have recently been elevated to cru status—placing them in the same category as those of Gigondas and Châteauneuf-du-Pape (though they cost far less). Our friends had not tasted the wines in Cairanne, …Continue Reading
Our House in Provence · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Lunch at Bec à Vin in Uzès and wine at Domaine de la Mordorée March 16, 2016Contributor blog post by Michel: We headed to Uzès without reservations for lunch, which is a major no-no in my book. We and our friends Steve and Mary, love good food and wine and our lunches together are usually a highlight of the day and source of fond memories. So we try to reserve before …Continue …Continue Reading