Provence – including its most alluring component, the Côte d'Azur – sits snugly in France's south-east corner. The region takes in mountain peaks, verdant valleys and rugged coastlines over an area a ...

More and more guidebooks concentrate solely on top attractions and cram abbreviated itineraries into as few words as possible. In keeping with that trend, this guide to Provence and the French Riviera ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There's a reason why the French take summering so seriously. The Azure ...

Its landscape's intense colours enchanted the ancient Romans, Van Gogh and one Peter Mayle, whose book A Year in Provence turned this idyllic corner of southeast France into the shorthand for every ...

The celebrated French writer Frédéric Mistral once wrote: “When the good Lord begins to doubt the world, he remembers that he created Provence.” A lofty claim, and yet impossible to argue if you’ve ...

Provence spans several very different winemaking regions, and this wine route starts in Toulon, heads down to Saint-Tropez across the vineyards that cling to the edge of the Mediterranean, then turns ...

From the Riviera to the Rhône, this sun-drenched ancient region of France has all the architectural, culinary and scenic treasures you could wish for. Harriet O'Brien reports AH, PROVENCE: ALL HERBS ...