‘It’s a small world’ ‘It’s a small world’, maybe an over used cliché…… Yet things often happen to me, fine gossamer strands weaving connections to my life in California and very often Provence. These invisible threads do indeed shrink my …

Lourmarin is ready for Fête de Noël. Frosty white fir trees have appeared along our petite rue below a canopy of lights. Throughout the village, once night has fallen, these fine strings of twinkle line the streets in rows of sparkling ribbons. …

I am delighted to share my recent interview with Carolyne at Perfectly Provence about my World War II novel, The Sunflower Field: The Sunflower Field, a World War II Novel set in Provence ~ by Perfectly Provence Inspired by her …

My life, as an English girl living in California in love with Provence, spending time in these three special places is made easier by just how interconnected our world has become. Sometimes I feel it’s as if we live in a iridescent spiders web of …

I am often asked if I could help to plan a stay in Lourmarin, so voilà! This itinerary would work from any of the nearby Luberon villages, I’ve planned it round my favourite market days, listed below. But don’t rush around too …

Easily reached on a day’s excursion from Lourmarin is the one of the most magnificent cities of Provence, Avignon and vibrant university town of Aix-en-Provence. The Mediterranean coast is a short drive further; Marseilles, and the quaint fishing towns of Bandol and …

There are many places to dine near Uzès, all just a short drive away. Amidst the rolling countryside, abundant with vineyards and olive groves , you’ll find a few special dining spots, worth driving a little way out of town …

 The fabulous Uzès market can be found every Wednesday and Saturday by the arches of its magnificent central square, Place-aux-Herbes. On Wednesdays in the Uzès market you’ll find smiling locals offer mouthwatering, regional produce. Cheeses, garlic, wine, flowers, lavender, olive oil, …

  At the the heart of the beautiful city of Uzès’ lies the architecturally stunning, La Place-aux-Herbes. La Place-aux-Herbes is a vast, cobbled square surrounded on three sides by golden, stone arches whose domed canopy covers the patios of shops and …

Rue du Portalet, 30700 Uzes Tel : +33 (0)4 66 22 68 88 The Fenestrelle tower is Uzès’ most famous landmark, adjacent to Saint-Théodorit Cathedral, built at the end of the 11th century, this ‘tower of windows’ is the only campanile tower in France. A …