Provence
Four days of hilltop villages, lavender at sunrise, and turquoise water.
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4 days
Best time
June-July
Pace
Balanced
Includes
Guide + map + tips
from our notebook —
Why we loved Provence
Provence is the part of this trip people rush, and it is the part we would protect. Four days based in Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, a village stacked up a cliff under a chapel you climb to, with the Gorges du Verdon on your doorstep. You set one alarm, for the lavender at Valensole at sunrise, and it is worth every minute of the early start. The rest of it is deliberately unhurried: the old town, a spa afternoon at Le Couvent des Minimes, ice cream at L'Etoile Givrée, dinner at Les Tables Du Cloitre.
The finale is the water. The Sentier Blanc-Martel through the gorge, then a boat out onto Lake Sainte-Croix, where the water is a green you will not quite believe until you are floating in it. Four days is short, and that is the point. This is the slow half of a bigger trip, and it works completely on its own.
The trip at a glance.
Some of the highlights of the trip below. The rest? Inside the guide.
Day 1Moustiers-Sainte-MarieRoads & rosé
Land in Marseille · Drive into the Verdon · La Ferme Rose
Landing, the drive up, and a first night in the village.
↳ the rest of this day's features and activities inside the guide!
Day 2Notre-Dame de BeauvoirSteps & scoops
Moustiers old town · The chapel climb · L'Etoile Givrée · Les Tables Du Cloitre
The village on foot, and the climb to the chapel above it.
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Day 3ValensoleFields & feasts
Valensole lavender at sunrise · Le Couvent des Minimes spa · Bastide
The one early alarm of the trip, and it is the one worth setting.
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Day 4Gorges du VerdonTrails & turquoise
Sentier Blanc-Martel · Verdon boat · Lake Sainte-Croix · Autour De La Truffe
The gorge on foot, then out onto water that looks unreal.
↳ the rest of this day's features and activities inside the guide!
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Custom illustrated map
A hand-illustrated map for every destination, with every place we recommend pinned and labeled. Color-coded by category so you can see at a glance what's a beach, what's a meal, and what's a moment.
Day-by-day itinerary
Each day mapped out with timing, locations, restaurants, and activities. Built around how we actually traveled, with margin for sleep and improvisation.
Ground-level tips
What we learned that no blog mentioned. Where to get cash, what to avoid, when to book ahead, and the small things that make the trip easier when you're standing there figuring it out.
Local language guide
Common phrases and pronunciation notes for the places where English doesn't cover it. Enough to be polite, enough to be understood.
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Provence