The Luberon in Provence

If you think of a landscape of vineyards and olive groves, lavender and poppies, with perched medieval villages dotted about, then you are thinking of the Luberon. A richly blessed region - in terms of nature, history, culture and produce - the Luberon was largely unknown outside of France until Peter Mayle wrote his 'A Year in Provence' books here and put the Luberon on the map.

Now there is more wealth here as well as more fancy vacation villas, but the unique fundamentals that drew people to the Luberon are unchanged.