The best times to visit Aix-en-Provence are from March to May and September through November, when the weather is as moderate as the crowds. The summer months see an influx of Parisians and ...

IN A hilltop village in Provence, clinging to a rocky ledge above the Luberon valley, is the hotel Airelles Gordes, La Bastide. It is a place of sun-blanched stone, hanging gardens and quiet luxury—so ...

Paul Cezanne in a letter to fellow painter Claude Monet in 1895, wrote, Here I am again, back in the south, which maybe I should never have left at all in pursuit of the pipe dreams of art. By the ...

A stroll in Pablo Picasso s footsteps in Montmartre; breathing in the scents of Provence; a humbling walk along D-Day beaches: These and all of France s other attractions will once again become easily ...

GETTING THERE: Aix-en-Provence is three hours from Paris by high-speed train, France's TGV. Round-trip first-class fares start at about $160. View schedules and ...