Category: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

“Once upon a time there was a jewel nestling between Provence and the Côte d’Azur…” began an email I got from a friend. Who can ...

Witness the timeless tradition of the vendage – the grape harvest, in Gigondas in the heart of Provence. It’s a great way to exercise the ...

In the hills of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, in the Var department, La Garde-Freinet is one of the prettiest little villages you likely never heard ...

Breathe deeply, let your mind and body relax, and picture for a moment a Provençal landscape of lavender fields and olive groves, pine trees and ...

Just 15km from the chic town of Saint-Tropez, and 10km from sandy beaches lapped by the Mediterranean Sea, Plan-de-la-Tour is a secret gem of Provence ...

Vines have been grown in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez in the Var department for more than two millennia, planted first by the Phoenicians, then the ...

I leaned my bike against the centuries old stone fountain and filled my water bottles with the fresh, cold water streaming from the spout. Across ...

Cassis is a year-round charmer with its café-bordered quays on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, and 300 days of sunshine a year. Brimming with ...

I can’t help thinking how strange it is to be walking through a residential part of Aix-en-Provence, past local corner shops and apartment blocks – ...

Bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the snow-peaked Alps and the mighty Rhone river, Provence–Alpes–Cote d’Azur is a sun-drenched region with a gentle climate and generous ...