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Suzette - A Beautiful Village in Provence

Suzette If you are going to ask me which place in the whole of Provence would I without fail have to visit on every trip that I may make to the region then my answer would be the small and...

The Best Multi-Country Treks

When hiking on a trek that explores multiple countries you will have the engaging experience of walking over alpine borders, often entirely unmarked beyond small plaques or World War era guard...

Le Fournil Restaurant Bonnieux Provence - A Good Life

Le Fournil is one of our very favourite restaurants and we have been coming here for many years. It is to be found in Place Carnot, a very small square in Bonnieux blessed with an outside terrace...

Finest Lavender Views in Provence

I will write of the remarkable expanse of lavender around the Abbey at Senanque just north of Gordes another time but it is worth pointing out some other areas that should be on your ‘must...

Five to France

What’s been your determining factor in selecting a place for a vacation? Do you have a goal like me to take one big trip each year? …to unplug and step away from the routine of our lives. I...

Val Joanis Vineyard, Provence - Wines from Paradise

Sometime back in the mid 1990’s the English chef and bon viveur Keith Floyd filmed a series about the wine regions of France and on the Provencal leg of the trip he filmed at Chateau Val...