From the Cote d’Azur to the Haute Alpes, Provence is a vast region whose massive appeal has long attracted visitors, year after year without fail. Within its stunning landscape lie many sub-regions, each with its own personality; in recent years one of the most popular ways to discover this ‘real’ Provence has been on foot. […]
Menton is a charming Riviera resort lying between Monaco and the Italian border. Thanks to its micro-climate the town is a major producer of lemons and comes to life in mid February for a month when the annual Lemon festival takes place. Throughout the festival the streets and squares are filled with huge constructions made […]
The Verdon Gorges are perhaps Provence’s greatest natural site. The limestone cliffs gouged by the waters of the River Verdon stretch for over 20 kms and in a few places are up to 1500 metres (5000 feet deep) in the rugged landscape of the Alpes de Haute Provence. There are roads along both ridges (with […]
