To see more photos and highlights of our trip, please visit our Instagram account: sylsteveeurope. As we approach our last week here, we realize that Provence will be a highlight of our trip and we look forward to returning as often as we can. It turns out that all of these villages are located in an area of Provence called the Le Luberon. The area is predominantly agricultural with a patchwork quilt of fields, vineyards, rolling hills, cypress trees, olive groves, stone farm houses and villas, and stunning views everywhere you look.
Every picture you take here looks like a picture postcard. Le Luberon consists of Le Luberon Nord also known as the Luberon Valley which sits in between the Vaucluse mountain range in the north and the Luberon mountain range in the south; and Le Luberon Sud which is just south of the Luberon mountain range see map below :.
Below is the list of our favourite perched villages as indicated with red circles on the map 8 images back. Each time we visited one, we would climb up to the highest point to discover either a castle, fortress, church, graveyard or rock with a spectacular view. Sometimes we could bike to the top but most often we had to walk. These villages are all reachable by bike if you stay in Luberon Nord :. We heard from locals here that September and October are also great months to visit.
We searched for an accommodation that would give us a country experience, but within walking distance to a village with restaurants and small shops. It has a gorgeous view of the Luberon valley in the middle of an olive grove humming with buzzing bees and surrounded with a constant chorus of birds singing. We loved it but we we were not crazy about Gordes which is quite touristy with many overpriced and expensive shops and restaurants, lacking the intimacy, personality and local flavour of some of the other Luberon towns we visited.
We fell in love with Goult which is small town 9 km south of Gordes. Roussillon is nice but very touristy. If you decide to visit Le Luberon please feel free to contact me about an accommodation you are looking at and I will be happy to try to provide some feedback about the area.
