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Porquerolles sits within France's oldest marine protected area, where posidonia meadows, resident grouper, and some of the clearest water in the Mediterranean await below the surface. A guide to the best snorkelling spots, what to expect from a dive, and the marine life you are likely to encounter around the island.

August is harvest season in Provence. Our guide to the wine and lavender festivals, open-air concerts and village street theatre, all within easy reach of your Provence Holidays home.

Sitting in the Gulf of Hyères, Porquerolles is the French Riviera's best-kept secret - a car-free national park island with powdery white beaches, world-class contemporary art, centuries-old forts, and wine grown right on the island. Here are 10 genuinely unique reasons to go.

August on the coast belongs to the evening. Our guide to the fireworks, beach music and flower festivals lighting up the French Riviera this August, all near your Provence Holidays home.

Eygalières is small, unhurried, and quietly one of the most beautiful villages in the Alpilles. Its medieval lanes, hilltop chapel and handful of excellent restaurants make it the kind of place people return to year after year. Here is why it deserves a full morning of your time.

Say hello to Natalie. From Munich to the Med, she shares her favourite Sainte-Maxime bastide, a private lakeside estate and where to eat on the coast.

Cloé is a private guide offering fully bespoke excursions across Provence and the Côte d'Azur, from a single day to a full week. Her itineraries are built around each client - their pace, their interests, their version of the region - and draw on deep local knowledge, trusted producer relationships, and an instinct for the encounters that make a place genuinely memorable. Available to book through our experiences team.

Provence hands its finest stages to the world this month. Our guide to the great summer festivals, from Avignon and Aix to the Valensole lavender fields, with the details you need to plan ahead.

Your guide to the liveliest month on the coast: open-air jazz, fireworks over the bay, classical concerts and beach sport, all within easy reach of your Provence Holidays home.

Lourmarin sits in the southern gap of the Luberon massif and earns its place among France's most beautiful villages honestly. From the Renaissance château to Camus's grave, here is what makes it worth more than a quick stop.