Best of France: Avignon
January 4, 2024
Situated in the heart of Provence, Avignon is full of history and colour and full of life.
Situated in the heart of Provence, Avignon is full of history and colour and full of life.
‘La Pichoune,’ the Provencal cottage of Julia Child and her husband Paul, is now available as a (pricey) rental on Airbnb, looking much as it
Almost any monument or structure that lasts more than a few years becomes a graffiti target. The Pont du Gard has been one for a thousand years!
Three ancient olive trees keep company with an even older bridge, the famed Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct that once brought water to Nîmes.
Some of last year’s wines of Provence, at a local festival in Saint-Remy de Provence The weeks and weeks of high heat across Europe, and especially in France, are affecting prospects for this year’s French wine vintage.
Many regions of France are known for their wines, and Provence is one of them, located at the lower end of the Rhone Valley. Some Provence vineyards ship far and wide; others are far more local, and go out of their way to promote locally.
Nothing breaks up the straight lines and uniform colors like flowers at the window and door. Above, on a 13th-century residence in Bonnieux, Provence; below, the courtyard entrance of the apartment we rented in the 18e in Paris.
Eurostar is expanding its service and, beginning May 1, 2015, offering direct trains to Lyon and the South of France, Avignon and Marseille, from London. It’s a particular benefit to those not stopping in Paris.
When we were planning our summer 2014 trip to France, we decided to start with a week in the south before our two weeks in Paris, and one of the planned items on our “bucket list” was a long drive through the picturesque villages of the Luberon region.
The Luberon region of Provence, spread out over three small ranges of hills and mountains, is full of picturesque villages, each famous for some aspect of its view or for someone who lived there.
Situated in the heart of Provence, Avignon is full of history and colour and full of life.
‘La Pichoune,’ the Provencal cottage of Julia Child and her husband Paul, is now available as a (pricey) rental on
Almost any monument or structure that lasts more than a few years becomes a graffiti target. The Pont du Gard has been one for a thousand years!
Three ancient olive trees keep company with an even older bridge, the famed Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct that once brought water to Nîmes.
Some of last year’s wines of Provence, at a local festival in Saint-Remy de Provence The weeks and weeks of high heat across Europe, and especially in France, are affecting prospects for this year’s French wine vintage.
Many regions of France are known for their wines, and Provence is one of them, located at the lower end of the Rhone Valley. Some Provence vineyards ship far and wide; others are far more local, and go out of their way to promote locally.
Nothing breaks up the straight lines and uniform colors like flowers at the window and door. Above, on a 13th-century residence in Bonnieux, Provence; below, the courtyard entrance of the apartment we rented in the 18e in Paris.
Eurostar is expanding its service and, beginning May 1, 2015, offering direct trains to Lyon and the South of France, Avignon and Marseille, from London. It’s a particular benefit to those not stopping in Paris.
When we were planning our summer 2014 trip to France, we decided to start with a week in the south before our two weeks in Paris, and one of the planned items on our “bucket list” was a long drive through the picturesque villages of the Luberon region.
The Luberon region of Provence, spread out over three small ranges of hills and mountains, is full of picturesque villages, each famous for some aspect of its view or for someone who lived there.