Local experts at Provence Holidays

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Raina is an American photographer based in the Luberon who specialises in family portraiture, holiday sessions, and her signature A Day in Provence experience - a curated day out combined with documentary-style photography and a bespoke album. With an unhurried, instinctive approach, she creates images that capture not just where you were, but how it felt to be there. Available for sessions throughout Provence.

Say hello to Camille. From a retro family villa in Saint-Rémy to a vintage bastide in Eyragues, she shares the places that make Provence feel like home.

Uzès is quietly one of the most beautiful towns in the south of France. Its medieval towers, daily market, and shaded arcades reward those who make the detour. Here is what to see, where to eat, and how to plan a day trip from the Luberon or the Alpilles.