Provence
Slow down. This region is all lavender fields, sun-baked villages, and market squares built for lingering. The Rhône winds through hills dotted with vineyards, and rosé tastes better here than almost anywhere else.
Most popular attractions in Provence
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque (Sénanque Abbey)
Three kilometres north of Gordes, the road narrows, and sun-baked fields of lavender...
Aix-en-Provence
Aix is the kind of French city that makes everywhere else feel slightly underdressed....
Arénes de Nîmes (Nîmes Amphitheatre)
This is hands-down one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. Not just...
Arles
Arles greets you softly, humbly welcoming you into its enchanting tableau of Provençal...
Avignon
This place punched well above its weight in the 14th century. The Pope moved here from...
Camargue National Park
This vast wetland delta in France – where the Rhône meets the Mediterranean – is one of...
Cours Mirabeau
Every great French city has its great boulevard. In Aix, that’s the Cours Mirabeau – and...
Gordes
The village clings to a hilltop in the Luberon region, all nectar-coloured stone and...
Les Baux-de-Provence
From a distance, you almost miss it. Les Baux-de-Provence grows out of a rocky outcrop...
Moustiers Sainte-Marie
A ravine splits the cliff, and a village fills the gap. Water tumbles down through the...
Nîmes
Nîmes is basically Rome’s greatest hits, but in southern France. The best of both...
Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes)
The Palais des Papes is not subtle. It looms over Avignon like it’s reminding you...
Pont du Gard
Three tiers of honey-coloured stone arches spanning the Gardon river valley. Built in...
Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d’Avignon)
Four arches are all that’s left of this immense medieval crossing. The bridge once had...
Roussillon
Roussillon village rises from an ochre cliff in the Luberon, its houses painted in...
Salin d’Aigues-Mortes
South of the walled town, the landscape does something strange and wonderful. The salt...
The Luberon
The Luberon is what people picture when they imagine Provence. Rolling lavender fields,...
Valensole Plateau Lavender Fields
If asked to picture heaven in your mind’s eye, you might just see the softly undulating...
Van Gogh Trail
Vincent van Gogh arrived in Arles in February 1888. He stayed 15 months. In that time,...
Verdon Gorge & Lac de Sainte-Croix
Europe’s Grand Canyon. That’s what they call the Gorges du Verdon – and you’ll soon see...
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