But look a little closer, and you'll see the fields of iconic lavender spilling in gradients of purple through the Luberon Regional Nature Park, a sure sign you're actually in Provence and about ...

Driving off the ferry, I feel smug. No long drive for me, I am staying local. Hauts-de-France may not have the heat-shimmered ...

In Aix-en-Provence, we’ll walk on Cours Mirabeau ... And there are lots of little villages that have more and more options because Marseille is becoming trendy. We walk along the port, view ...

Helmed by renowned chef Alain Ducasse since 1994, La Bastide de Moustiers, a small inn located in one of the most beautiful villages in Provence, has remained somewhat of a best kept secret in the ...

Medieval hilltop villages, some crowned with a castle ... Much of that time was spent in Provence, but I had never been to the Luberon, a compact region east of Avignon and north of Aix-en ...

In Provence, summertime means cicada time ... Cicadas produce a variety of clicks and buzzes that fill the region’s fields and villages like a distinct summer symphony. These vocalizations ...

Provence's hotel scene is shedding its rustic ... Cascading down the rocky outcrop of one of France's most beautiful villages, the 18th-century Airelles Gordes, La Bastide offers a fairy-tale ...

and twinkling hill-top villages. Bats wheel and nightingales sing. The darkening sapphire sky has that unique light you only get in Provence, the glorious south of France. Except, this is not ...

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