Guides to Provence

September is the finest month to visit Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The harvest is underway, the vineyards are deep with colour, and the village quietens after the summer crowds. Here is a guide to one of Provence's most celebrated wine appellations.

Beaumes-de-Venise sits at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail with one of the most famous sweet wines in France to its name. The village is small, the terraces are exceptional, and the muscat is worth the detour alone. Here is how to spend a day here.

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.

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.

You may already know about the double tombolo, the flamingos and the ferries to Porquerolles. But do you know about the Roman merchant vessel lying beneath the waters off La Madrague? Or the wildflower that exists in France only on a single sandbar? Or why the peninsula itself may not survive the century in its current form? These are the Giens stories worth knowing.

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.