Itinerary
FLOW OF THE WEEK
Each day has its own rhythm. Some are fuller — with private visits, workshops, and shared meals — and others open up into bigger stretches of personal time. Along the way, you’ll also have built-in space to explore at your own pace: wandering a museum on your own, shopping in a great neighborhood, slipping back to the hotel to reset before dinner. The week is thoughtfully balanced — not rigid — with time to absorb what you’re seeing and enjoy it fully.
DAY 1
Arrive at the Avignon TGV station, where we’ll be greeted and driven through the Provençal countryside to our boutique hotel in one of France’s officially designated “Most Beautiful Villages.”
As with each day of the trip, we’ll have a kind, professional English-speaking driver transporting us in a comfortable Mercedes van — letting the logistics feel effortless.
After settling in, we’ll stroll to the nearby château to admire its architecture and sweeping views over the village we’ll call home for the week.
We’ll gather for a welcome apéro at a charming café as golden light settles over the stone facades.
Dinner this evening is at the hotel’s stylish restaurant, known for its thoughtful take on local, organic French fare — a beautiful beginning to the week.
DAY 2
Breakfast awaits each morning — fresh juices, organic eggs, homemade breads and croissants, seasonal fruit, granola, and coffee served in a relaxed, light-filled setting.
Today we head into the countryside for a visit to Domaine Château La Coste — a vineyard where contemporary art and architecture unfold across the landscape.
From its architect-designed café and museum shop to the varied terrain of vineyards, woods, and rolling hills, it’s a delightful place to discover.
We’ll enjoy lunch overlooking the vines before continuing on to Aix-en-Provence for a free afternoon.
Wander its narrow streets, visit a museum, sample pastries, browse independent shops, or settle into a sidewalk café and watch the world go by.
After returning to our home village, the evening is free for dinner at your choice of local restaurants. We’ll gladly offer suggestions.
DAY 3
Today is devoted to one of the most celebrated flea markets in Europe — L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
We’ll spend the morning exploring its waterways, antique stalls, and design shops, with time to wander at your own pace.
Lunch is at a restaurant whose menu shifts with the market’s best offerings. If you’d like, we’ll have a little show-and-tell with our finds.
In the afternoon, we’ll have more time to browse independent shops, visit a nearby art space, or pause in one of the town’s many lovely cafés.
Dinner tonight is relaxed and convivial — a cozy neighborhood spot just steps from our hotel.
DAY 4
A free morning to explore the incredible open-air market of our village.
In the afternoon, we’ll visit the home and garden of a local writer, hearing her story and enjoying tea in her gorgeous and authentic Provençal setting.
Next, we’ll step inside an artisanal atelier known for a specialty craft of the region — gaining a deeper appreciation for the skill behind what we so often see as “simple.”
Dinner this evening is at a lively independent restaurant that champions local growers and seasonal ingredients.
DAY 5
This morning we visit the studio of a local ceramic artist in a nearby village. She’ll guide us through an age-old technique as we create our own handmade piece — tactile, meditative, deeply satisfying.
Lunch is at a cheerful café helmed by a female chef known for infusing her dishes with whimsy and beauty.
Later, we’ll enjoy a private visit to the former home of a gifted 20th-century artist — once connected to Picasso — now a museum and creative residency space. It’s the kind of place where you can feel the layers of history and imagination still lingering in the rooms.
In the early evening, we’ll gather for an apéro dinatoire with a small group of local creatives — conversation flowing easily, ideas exchanged across languages, the kind of connection that feels both spontaneous and intentional.
DAY 6
After breakfast, we head to the countryside for a Provençal cooking class with an accomplished (yet wonderfully down-to-earth) local chef. Together we’ll prepare lunch in her country kitchen — chopping, tasting, laughing — and then sit down to savor what we’ve made.
In the afternoon, we’ll explore the charming streets and shops of a nearby village in the Alpilles before visiting the atmospheric former home of a legendary artist set into the Mediterranean landscape — a place of solitude, intensity, and creative transformation.
As the week begins to wind down, there’s space to linger. To reflect. To notice what has shifted.
For our final evening, we’ll gather for an intimate Provençal pantry dinner — regional cheeses, bread, honey, crudités, wine, and conversation stretching into golden hour. Unhurried. Warm. Just us.
DAY 7
Enjoy one final breakfast at the hotel before we transfer you to the Avignon TGV station.
You’ll leave Provence creatively replenished — inspired not only by what you’ve seen, but by the conversations shared, the meals lingered over, and the beauty absorbed at a slower pace.
