One of the three Cistercian sister abbeys of Provence, built in the 12th century in a wooded valley, a masterpiece of pure, unadorned Romanesque architecture. The perfect acoustics of its church and the light in its cloister inspired the architect Le Corbusier.
Come for one of the summer concerts of medieval music, when the acoustics can be heard at their best.
Europe's largest canyon, up to 700 m deep, carved by the turquoise Verdon river through the limestone of Provence.
A range of red volcanic rock plunging into the blue Mediterranean between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes, crossed by the spectacular coast road, the Cornic…
The Valensole plateau in Provence is covered with lavender fields that turn the land purple from about late June to mid-July, with rows stretching to…
The great white limestone ridge east of Aix-en-Provence, painted more than 80 times by Paul Cézanne.
A car-free island off Hyères, part of the Port-Cros National Park, with pine woods, vineyards, cliffs and some of the most beautiful beaches in Franc…
A spectacular road along the top of the highest sea cliffs in mainland France, from Cassis to La Ciotat.
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