Around the lanes of Lourmarin, Provence
The lanes in Lourmarin we walked along most days, steps from where we lived and the village center. It often reminded us of England, apart from the olive trees and vines!! Follow Shutters & Sunflowers
The Lourmarin Market
One of the things I love about Provence are their wonderful weekly markets, Lourmarin’s is exceptional. Even though I rarely missed a weekly stroll, each time there were new things that captured my attention, filling my basket with fresh aromas …
Where we shopped and dined in Lourmarin
A village or small town such as Lourmarin, is made up of a community of people living and working together just like any other town or city. So many of our visitors fell in love with Lourmarin but also repeatedly …
Early morning in Lourmarin
When the sun is just beginning to dapple the cobbles, when the air smells sweet and fresh and when most people are still snuggled up inside, it is wonderful to be outside, almost as if you are the only person …
The Streets of Lourmarin, Luberon, Provence
As we prepared to say ‘au revoir’ to this special little town, Lourmarin, which we had been able to call home for 6 months, I took another nostalgic tour around its charming alleyways and streets, trying to imprint all that …
Provence’s French Riviera, the Côte d’Azur
The Côte d’Azur or ‘French Riviera’, as called by Les Anglais, is a region of startling contrasts. From its dramatic coast line of rocky cliff tops to gentle sandy beaches where the sea gently laps and the sun soaks into your pores. Glamorous …
Around Cassis ~ on the Mediterranean
The small, picturesque Mediterranean town of Cassis, about 40km south of Aix-en Provence, has maintained a certain gentle authenticity, unlike some of its more grander neighbours along the Côte d’Azur. A long time favourite destination of the French, with its …
‘Sunshine in my glass’ a Luberon wine tour
When it rains in Provence one can either snuggle up with a good book, go to the movies or call Avignon Wine Tours to be treated to a special, very personal journey through the harvests of the local vineyards. In …
Lake Como, an Italian jewel
Lake Como, Italy; a picture speaks a thousand words………. sometimes a visual image is the best way to describe a beautiful place. Despite the veil of mist, the tears in the sky and the frowns across the horizon, nothing could diminsh …
Lake Como from Liechenstein through the Swiss Alps
Our spectacular drive, just a week ago, from Liechenstein through the Alps to Lake Como, dramatic, breathtaking scenery, had us gasping on every twist of the highway. Azure skies, below which, everywhere you looked was a horizon dominated by brilliant white, …