Heart Of Provence

It is almost wholly unspoiled, combining rural tranquillity with beautiful landscapes, and it hardly seems to have changed in centuries.

You'll see dozens of châteaux, and lovely churches, chapels and abbeys. The cycling is relaxed with rural routes taking you through vineyards, woodlands and up to pretty perched villages with the most amazing views. The summer sun is softened by breezes coming in from the Mediterranean and, everywhere, there's the scent of the garrigue to remind you you're in Provence.

This holiday starts and ends at our hotel in Le Thoronet. In between, you stay in a lovely family-run chambre d'hotes in Ponteves, and a beautifully converted C16 coaching inn in Tourtour. All hotels offer private outdoor swimming pools and there's a jacuzzi in Tourtour.