Yes, I’m happy to share now that we have just gotten back from a full day tour! I ended up booking a Markets and Luberon Hill Towns tour with À la Française. Our tour guide was Melissa and she was delightful. Today was market day in Lourmarin, so we began there and had a lot of time to explore the extensive market and the village. Next, we went to Roussillon, with enough time to enjoy a beautiful lunch and look at the ochre all around us. Next was Gordes, also beautiful in different ways. We stopped at a viewpoint outside the city to get some spectacular pictures Finally, we went to Fontaine la Vaucluse. There we were able to walk along the river. It was beautiful, with lots of flowering trees and irises in bloom and the rushing water sounded beautiful and looked lovely and clear. The trees are just beginning to get leaves on them in this region, and this last stop was more shady and peaceful.
As we made our way back to Aix, we had a really nice view of Mont St. Victoire, which was an unexpected bonus for me!
After lots of effort that never came to fruition, I gave up on my Les Baux and Carrières des Lumières wish. I appreciated hearing your review, Elizabeth, although I’m really sorry it wasn’t as good as you hoped it would be. Maybe next time!
I’m hoping tomorrow we can get an early start to the market here because we’ve noticed there are a lot more people who arrived today, most likely for Easter holidays. I’m looking forward to getting more fresh strawberries!
The Tourism office does tours with several different operators, and one of them was the one we used today. I just decided to book directly with À la Française because they were gracious about answering my questions on the phone yesterday, and I’d read some really favorable reviews about their guides.
Hope this helps others as they planning their spring and summer in Provence!😊
Laurie
