Pocket Travel Guide - A Great Weekend: Luberon, Avignon, Aix, Alpilles | Hatchet

A handy little guide for visiting the Luberon for a weekend.

All the must-see sites, the coolest activities, our favorite addresses and our unique experiences to live a very BIG Weekend in Provence, thanks to this guide written by a specialist in the destination. A guide adapted to weekend weather, for a discovery of Avignon and Aix-en-Provence , combined with an excursion to two very close and emblematic regions of Provence: the Luberon and the Alpilles.

This new guide is structured into four major visit areas:

• Avignon, city of the Popes and of the theatre, with its heritage protected by Unesco: the Palace of the Popes, the Avignon bridge, the ramparts... Its atmosphere, very festive in summer, is warm and authentic out of season.
• The Luberon : no other region of France offers such a concentration of perched villages, each one more beautiful than the other: Ménerbes, Bonnieux, Lacoste, Oppède, Saignon, Lourmarin, Gordes, Venasque... Don't miss the ochres towards Roussillon , the prestigious Sénanque abbey or the curious spring of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. .
• Aix-en-Provence, home of Cézanne, is a symbol of the Provençal art of living: cobbled pedestrian streets (one of the largest perimeters in France), countless fountains, plane trees, not to mention a great animation thanks to its museums, its shops, its restaurants and its many students.
• The Alpilles , limestone chain emblematic of Provence, covered with vineyards and olive trees. Follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh and the Romans in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , where one of the most beautiful markets in Provence takes place , before exploring Les Baux-de-Provence , one of the most beautiful villages perched all over France!

• A clear, modern and practical presentation. The address books are placed after each visit, to locate them more quickly.

- And of course our favorite addresses, our unique experiences and a large choice of nature activities to live a very BIG Weekend:

• trails to follow on foot or by bike.
• the best places to swim, spots to escape the heat wave, our tips for escaping the crowds...
• our selection of restaurants, places of direct sale from producers and gourmet shops (olive oil, calissons, candied fruit).

These addresses have all been carefully tested and chosen by Peggy Dion, author and editor of numerous guides, originally from Avignon and a great lover of Provence.