Whether you're planning a weekend break, a longer trip or just an armchair tour, this is your guide to Provence's best towns and villages, beaches and calanques, and other attractions. This section is ...

A baroque monastery built by the Jesuits in 1611, Saint Louis was originally a school for novitiates, then a hospital. It has been a hotel since 1990. Click here to book a hotel in Avignon The Cloître ...

Marseille is France's main cruise ship port and cruising has been a cornerstone of tourism in the region. However much has changed over the last couple of years and the industry has had to adapt in ...

The only other rugby club of any note in the region, the Pays d'Aix Rugby Club, competes at the second level, the Pro D2. But the Rugby Club Toulonnais (RCT for short) is, literally, in another league ...

Provence is a rich mix of ancient history, romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity: hilltop villages and busy cities, elegant châteaux and simple fishing cabins, lavender fields and ...

Its picture postcard beaches, peaceful woods and vineyards and proximity to the mainland lure over a million visitors a year to the island of Porquerolles. Click here to book a hotel on Porquerolles ...

Toulon offers a wide range of local transport. And the tourist train, boats and cable car are not just a way of getting around but are great rides in their own right.

The French are football-mad and none more so than the Marseillais. And Olympique de Marseille (OM for short) is central to the city's cultural landscape. Its local fan base is enormous and it ...

With runways along a huge lake and dramatic approaches across the coastal hills or the sea, Marseille-Provence airport - also near Aix - is a memorable introduction to the region. Click here to book a ...

You can't go to Marseille without eating a bouillabaisse. But first read our ultimate guide to the rich, complex fish stew which the city invented and has made its own. Click here to book a hotel in ...

A brightly painted building nestling in yellow ochre cliffs and pine woods just outside Roussillon, the Conservatoire des ocres et de la couleur plunges you into a dazzling world of colour. Click here ...