lavender fields of Provence

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This charming historic city on the South Bank of the Rhône River was home to seven popes from 1309 to 1377"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F16261963149_4e5545cf24.jpg?alt=media&token=3012ef05-13c9-483e-9ecf-ee5d0f9b1c4d"},{"type":"text","content":"The Papal Palace, where they lived, is a jewel of civil gothic architecture and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F7725051884_a8a35201fe.jpg?alt=media&token=6b0105f8-9967-48e3-bdb3-2d35e6237858"},{"type":"text","content":"For your night in Avignon, book at the Hotel Cloitre Saint Louis Avignon. This hotel is located in a beautiful 16th-century building with original arches and vaulted ceilings surrounded by a beautiful garden and an outdoor swimming pool.\n\nhttps://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/clarioncloitrestlouis.xu.html?group_adults=2&room1=A%2CA&no_rooms=1&aid=1730469&label=provence-lavender-road-trip\n"}]},{"address":"Sault","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.05762491443980888,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":44.07748701052048,"longitude":5.389227537719559},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F39764257291_05f9d6d8ef.jpg?alt=media&token=80a50efd-7a27-4932-8e49-8321b7423e4f"},{"type":"text","content":"The first stop of this Provence lavender route is Coustellet to visit the beautiful Lavender Museum (276 Route de Gordes, Coustellet). This museum is a great introduction to the world of lavender in Provence, and it also has a good shop with excellent lavender-based products."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F3575736341_d310d66d9a.jpg?alt=media&token=12bc27c8-9225-4dd4-88bc-ff300baa3a4e"},{"type":"text","content":"From Coustellet, take the D2 road to the Abbey of Sénanque, surrounded by one of Provence’s most iconic lavender fields. Here, the lavender fields are at an altitude of 350-700 m, mainly with lavandine."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F9313852086_221f2e9641.jpg?alt=media&token=6a6448ef-1156-46d0-8860-c767bb16519d"},{"type":"text","content":"In Sault, book a room for two nights at Hostellerie du Val de Sault, a property in the form of a small Provencal village surrounded by lavender fields. This beautiful place has an on-site restaurant, top facilities, and a swimming pool\n\nhttps://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/hostellerie-du-val-de-sault.xu.html?aid=1730469&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&room1=A%2CA&label=provence-lavender-road-trip\n"}]},{"address":"Relais du Pays de Sault","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.05762491443980888,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":42.82264481471697,"longitude":2.021282399999995},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F3499812586_ae5dd2bb16.jpg?alt=media&token=167d9e9f-bbe1-4afb-bc60-ed1437784df1"},{"type":"text","content":"Less touristy than other Provence lavender fields, Pays de Sault is a good place to see the real Provençal lavender without the crowds.\n\nHere, you will find a few boeries (traditional stone houses), and they look great in the middle of the lavender fields."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F9310915359_6dcdcf1405.jpg?alt=media&token=d31f259c-398b-4a32-a23f-199ce9542c4e"},{"type":"text","content":"Sault is a charming Provencal village near the Mont Ventoux. Located at a higher altitude (800-900 m), summers are not as hot as in other places in Provence like Valensole."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F29856543226_4e89977470.jpg?alt=media&token=b8e67dfe-3415-4f71-8164-24db86741485"},{"type":"text","content":"Sault is one of the few places in Provence where you are 100 percent guaranteed to see lavender fields still in bloom in mid-August, whatever the weather. This lavender is never cut down before 15 August because that is the date of Sault’s annual Lavender Festival, during which a big competition is held to harvest the blooms using a sickle.\n\n"}]},{"address":"Roussillon","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.05762491443980888,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.89593764948777,"longitude":5.29056103582656},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F22522502216_5bfb473b4f_c.jpg?alt=media&token=949078e3-7a10-437b-a187-019c741b136e"},{"type":"text","content":"Leave Pays de Sault to visit the Luberon, another very charming corner of the Vaucluse department."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F5783754045_6a419c6041.jpg?alt=media&token=109d0cb9-030f-4dcd-943f-3c2ec7b87cae"},{"type":"text","content":"Roussillon is one of the most beautiful hilltop villages in the area. The village sits on top of cliffs of red and yellow clay, and the clay hills have been an important source of ochre pigment since the 18th century. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2F50877293278_4275d95a72.jpg?alt=media&token=326d2fd1-345f-4e31-8b35-3791d8749e7f"},{"type":"text","content":"After visiting the village, you can follow the Ochre Trail, a developed pathway through the ochre-colored hills of the former ochre mine.\n\nhttps://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-us.html?src=index&rows=20&error_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Findex.en-us.html%3Faid%3D1730469%26label%3Dprovence-lavender-road-trip%26sid%3D12380f8c2c12716ac2d3070052ebbf82%26sb_price_type%3Dtotal%3Bsrpvid%3D5ac14b3337970038%26%26&aid=1730469&label=provence-lavender-road-trip&lang=en-us&sid=12380f8c2c12716ac2d3070052ebbf82&sb=1&sb_lp=1&search_form_id=74af4b44951c00c1&checkin_monthday=18&checkin_year_month=2022-12&checkout_monthday=19&checkout_year_month=2022-12&checkin=2022-12-18&checkout=2022-12-19&efdco=1&group_adults=2&group_children=0&no_rooms=1&group_adults_overlay=2&group_children_overlay=0&no_rooms_overlay=1&lpsr=1&dest_type=city&dest_id=-1463003&ss_raw=-Roussillon&ss_label=Roussillon%2C%20Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te%20d%27Azur%2C%20France&place_id_lon=5.29209&place_id_lat=43.90248&ac_position=1&ac_suggestion_list_length=5&ac_langcode=en&search_selected=true&ac_size=5&ac_click_type=b&ac_meta=GhA3NGFmNGI0NDk1MWMwMGMxIAEoATICZW46Cy1Sb3Vzc2lsbG9uQABKAFAA&latitude=43.90248&longitude=5.29209&search_pageview_id=74af4b44951c00c1\n"}]},{"address":"Avignon","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.05762491443980888,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":43.941581520468596,"longitude":4.833257351828735},"media":[{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2Fistockphoto-505752896-612x612.jpg?alt=media&token=b3cbcbbf-4659-46ef-8614-370701c4ed2f"},{"type":"text","content":"From Roussillon, drive back to Avignon, the last stop of this Provence lavender route. "},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2Fistockphoto-546800536-612x612.jpg?alt=media&token=b57d344b-e549-4af9-bc58-cc45d5caa223"},{"type":"text","content":"On the way, there are some pretty hilltop villages worth exploring: Lacoste, Menerbes, or Bonnieux.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2Fn6P6y4ZF6lI8lXlUkmw5%2Fistockphoto-644994372-612x612.jpg?alt=media&token=cbee4c80-1727-4921-9102-23a22e5533b6"},{"type":"text","content":"If you are not in a hurry, you can also decide to make a detour to Fontaine de Vaucluse for a drink or dinner in one of the places by the Sorge river."}]}]