Bathed in purple and with fragrant aromas all around
After Paris, Provence is perhaps the most celebrated place in France. Its swathes of fragrant lavender, golden fields of sunflowers, and centuries-old ‘beaux villages’ seem to have been born purely for our enjoyment and their postcard-perfect aesthetics. This is the place for long, lazy lunches under the beating sun, tall-stemmed glasses of Provençal rosé, and wicker shopping baskets filled with cirtus note perfumes and freshly baked bread. It won’t take long to ease yourself into the gentle pace of life here as you pedal through the purple fields or indulge in an afternoon game of boules.