We love the long, hot summer days here, getting up early and heading off on the bikes, arriving home before […]
Archive for ‘Favourite places and views’
Places that we have come to love over the years
Stepping back in time at Simiane
If you are a regular reader of the blog, you will know that the Boulangerie at Simiane-La-Rotonde, just across the […]
Reminders of the Resistance in Provence
In the centre of the pretty village of Saint Saturnin les Apt is a peaceful square (home to the vibrant […]
Purple Provence. Lavender Season in the Vaucluse
I love our little corner of Provence, all year round, but there is something incredibly special about the time of […]
The Ochres of the Luberon
Looking out of the window, as I am sitting at the table writing, I can hardly see the Mourre Nègre […]
Menerbes, a historic, beautiful village
We often find ourselves sitting on the wall at the front edge of the pretty village of Menerbes, whilst we’re […]
Gordes – the picture postcard village
I suppose any A to Z of this area wouldn’t be complete without having an entry about Gordes, the beautiful, […]
Fontaine De Vaucluse.
I can’t help but have rather a soft spot for Fontaine De Vaucluse. I can’t really explain why, but there […]
Let’s start with Avignon
Deciding where to start with this A to Z wasn’t as easy as I imagined it would be, so why […]
Pottering in Provence #1
Missing The Vaucluse and watching any programmes we can find that mention Provence. Everything seems focused on Marseille and The Camargue, so we’ve started thinking about where we would go and what we would see instead
