Looking a bit further ahead, the Avignon Festival will take place earlier than usual in 2024, when it will run from 29 June-21 July. This is so that it will not clash with the Olympic Games being held ...

THE TOUR OF THE CAMP DES MILLES The camp was once a 19th century factory producing the distinctive terracotta pantiles that cover the roof of every provençal house. It sits in the village of Les ...

The New Hotel of Le Pharo is an unusual mix of tradition and super-hip modernism. You enter through a sweet little provençal kitchen garden into a lobby based in the former Institut Pasteur, a 19th ...

Provence's food is all very well, but sometimes only a full breakfast fry-up or English fish and chips will do. On such occasions, hungry ex-pats and fans of traditional British nosh head straight for ...

On the upwardly mobile rue de la République, a short walk from the Old Port, the Café Parisien is at first glance a classic old-fashioned brasserie. But appearances can be deceptive. Click here to ...

The Cézanne is one of the very many spots in Aix to trade on the name of the city's most famous son, though you do wonder what the sober and serious-minded Paul might have made of it. Click here to ...

A baroque monastery built by the Jesuits in 1611, Saint Louis was originally a school for novitiates, then a hospital. It has been a hotel since 1990. Click here to book a hotel in Avignon The Cloître ...

The fabulous landscapes and remarkable characters of Provence have inspired some great films - so snuggle down and dream of the South with a classic movie. Click here to book a hotel in Provence And, ...

There are very few hotels right on the seafront in Marseille, but Les Bords de Mer belongs to this very select club. It sits in a prime position, with sensational views of the sea and the legendary ...

Once a sleepy provincial gallery, the Granet Museum has, thanks to some important loans and bequests, built up a fine collection of modern art over the last decade. It now stages several major ...

The Roi René is a four star grand hotel with a stylish history and some pretensions. Since it opened in 1929 it has welcomed the Aga Khan, King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Winston Churchill. Click here ...