Itineraries

Lavender may steal the summer headlines, but the Luberon's tournesols are worth a detour of their own. Here is how to find the plateau's best sunflower fields and make a full morning of it.

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.

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.

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.

Our new Provence Holidays flagship has opened on the French Riviera, in the heart of Sainte-Maxime. Designed to feel less like an agency and more like one of our villas, it is the new home of the Provence Holidays family on the Côte d'Azur.

For thirty short days each spring, the Luberon turns the colour of ripe cherries. Discover when to visit, the IGP orchards to seek out, the festivals to plan around, and why Apt has been the world capital of candied fruit since the days of the Avignon popes.

Beach club season on the French Riviera is best enjoyed without a queue. Through our partnership with MySunbed, you can now reserve your sunbed or table at some of the finest clubs on the coast, directly through our website. Below, five clubs we think are worth your time - from a Croisette institution in Cannes to a quietly celebrated stretch of sand in Sainte-Maxime.

The commune of Grimaud contains two entirely different places - a medieval hilltop village and a remarkable lakeside town - and both are worth your time. Here is how to do them both in one day, done properly.