This is our trip to Provence June 25th -July 1st 2024.

June 25(Tuesday): arriving to Marseille from Budapest with Austrian Airlines. BUD 14:45pm – 19:15 pm Marseille. Get the rental car drive to L’Isle -sur-la-Sorgue. This is the apartment.

June 26(Wednesday): Saint-Remy-de-Provence market (33 min drive). Leave around 9:00-9:30am for the farmer’s market one of the biggest in Provence. Visit  Saint Paul Monastery where Vicent Van Gogh stayed for one year and painted Starry-night. Visit Site archéologique de Glanum for Roman ruins. Lunch at Le Cafe du Soleil 11:30-3:00pm ..visit  Eygalieres  if still time.
Evening: reservation for dinner at Restaurant Agastache or Restaurant La Petit Henri(Michelin) or Les Balades Des Saveurs
Restaurants to try close to L’Isle Sur ls Sorgue
restaurant Le Mas (in an old farmhouse) – close to Gordes
restaurant Philip Fontain du Vaucluse – by the river Sorgue
La Sain Hubert (terrace with great view) 34″
La maison de Celou great views – good prices
L’auberge des carrieres Luberon lunch – good prices 20″
La Bastide de Marie – lunch at around 55Euro; nice setting in a olive farm
June 27 (Thursday): Lourmarin, Bonnieux and surroundings
start the day with stopping at Cave de Bonnieux for lavender fields than next to the field framing Lacoste and visit Lourmarin (43″ drive from our base). Philosopher Albert Camus lived in Lourmarin. Visit Lourmarin Chateau. eat lunch at Bouchon tapas style French food
A: On the way back stop at Les Agnels – Distillerie BIO de Lavande & Plantes aromatiques for the 3pm English tour or visit some lavender fields from this map
don’t miss Vue sur Le Petit Cabanon Aux Lavandes after Saignon
B: stop in Bonnieux if not very hot
Map of the Lavender fields in Luberon
Dinner @ L’Atelier l’Art des Mets
June 28th (Friday): Nimes ( the French Rome), Pont du Garde, Avignon
Or switch with Lourmarin (farmer’s market day if not done Saint Remy’s)
start with Nimes ( around 1 hour drive), to see:

• the arena – Roman amphitheater
• Museum Romanite
• La Maison Carrée – Roman temple (beautiful from the outside but not much to see in the inside)
• le Jardin de la Fontains – 17th century park
  Les Halles – farmer’s market to get food for picnic and picnic in the park – le Jardin de la Fontains
  

Pont du Garde – next; park at Parking Rive Gauche where the Museum and Visitor Center is.
maybe Avignon to see from the outside Palais de Papes and Pont De Avignon
Dinner 7:15pm at La Maison de Celou
June 29(Saturday): Valensole plateau
start the day by heading to Moustiers Sainte Marie, on the way there quick stop at Domaine Les Grandes Marges and Lavandes Angelvin (lavender field with lone tree in the background)
after Valensole stop at this field – rolling hills of lavender
Moustiers Sainte Marie (village built on the rock) , walk to the chapel for a great view of the village and stroll through faïence pottery shops.Have lunch there and ice cream at L’Etoile Givrée.
driving back from Moustiers head toward Puimoisson,
stop at this field for lavender field with green vegetation pic
stop at this field for lavender field with a stone hut pic
Map of lavender fields of the Valensole plateau
June 30(Sunday): Big Market in L’Isle Sur la Sorgue, lunch from the market
afternoon:Gordes (stores open till 6:00pm) and Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque
Dinner at Restaurant Philip Fontaine de Vaucluse
June 31th(Monday)
morning: Goult or Menerbes
Lunch at La Bastide de Marie 12:30-13:30pm

Useful websites:
Luberon Villages
Lelongweekend
Saltinourhair