Well-known as a wine region, there are numerous vineyards to explore as you wind your way through this part of the French countryside. Alongside the vineyards, you will find beautiful rivers and pathways that attract cyclists and hikers. For families, there is also plenty to do with a good choice of waterparks and outdoor swimming spots. Activity companies providing treetop adventures, horse riding and canoeing, golf courses and spas complete the offer.
Welcome to Provence
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Fields of lavender, sunflowers and olive trees. A slower pace of life – a Sunday lunch under the shade of plane trees in a village square, a café crème at a sidewalk café or a long walk through a forest of oak and chestnut trees. All of this is Provence.
However, this is a vast region of contrasts and connections. Of snow-topped mountains and delightful sea resorts, of shepherds and yacht captains, of cork oak and palm trees, of a simple beef stew and an elaborate bouillabaisse.
Provence hides its complexity under a veil of simple delights. It is home to the red colours of the Esterel mountains, the taste of tapenade, the scent of rosemary, the cadence of the Provençal accent and the mistral, the wind that blows down from the Alps.
