Provence Highlights

Discover the highlights of the amazing Provence region of France.  Travel tips, history and more.

  • Provence Highlights

    15 Great Villages in Provence

    Hill villages, market towns and wine villages across Provence, most of them within an hour of Avignon. Our tourBest of Provence in Three Days: five of these and the Pont du Gard in one day Best baseAvignon, or Gordes for the Luberon MarketsGordes Tuesday, Roussillon Thursday, Lourmarin Friday LavenderMid-June to mid-July Getting aroundA car or a guide; buses are few Time neededTwo or three days The short version LinkParis saysWe pick the villages for our Provence day by how they fit together on the road: Roussillon and Gordes, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, then Saint-Rémy, the Pont du Gard and Les Baux. By car on your own, three or four villages make a good…