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
Explore · Jane Dunning · Locals Travel Tips Looking for Lavender in the Luberon Valley February 26, 2020Lavender Fields Forever Many of us would love to spend days in Provence, luxuriating amidst fields of this alluring purple flower. This article is all about ‘lavande rapide’ – how to see lavender in Provence when you don’t have much time or have a long list of things you want to see. Probably the best …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
Explore · Our House in Provence · Road Trips South of France A Visit to Historic Pont du Gard November 9, 2016Contributor blog post by Michel: With daughter Tricia and family visiting, we planned activities that would interest grandchildren Avery and Caedon and frankly use up their seemingly boundless energy including hiking and swimming as often as we could. We figured a visit to Pont du Gard would be perfect. Our favorite Roman ruin in the …Continue Reading