Provence
My favorite place to travel to.
favorite provençal stays
- La Chapelle sur la Sorgue former chapel turned intimate bnb
- Baumanière luxury countryside retreat in les baux-de-provence with an incredible 3 star michelin restaurant
- La Bastide de Moustiers charming country house boutique hotel
- Hotel Le Pigonnet quintessential provençal hotel near downtown aix
- Airelles Gordes, La Bastide storybook luxury hilltop hotel with stunning views
- La Colombe d’Or feels like you’re staying in a museum with works by picasso, matisse, chagall and more
villages to visit
- Moustiers-Sainte-Marie most picture perfect village
- Lourmarin cute boutiques, cafes, and galleries – be sure to get a lavender wand
- Gordes hilltop village with amazing views of the luberon
- Roussillon red and orange ochre cliffs – a nice change from other provençal villages
- L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue go for the thursday and sunday flea market
what to explore
- Carrières des Lumières immersive art exhibition inside a former limestone quarry
- Luberon Loop spend a day driving through the luberon villages (lourmarin, bonnieux, roussillon, and gordes)
- Aix-en-Provence my favorite city in provence for shopping, eating, and wandering
- Gorges du Verdon dramatic turquoise water near moustiers-sainte-marie
- Valensole for the lavender fields, go late june to mid july