The Luberon is small enough to see in a weekend and rich enough to come back every year. Here is the route our hosts give their guests.
Saturday: Gordes and Roussillon
Start early in Gordes, before the coaches, when the stone village turns gold. Walk down to the Sénanque abbey and its lavender, then drive twenty minutes to Roussillon for the ochre trail in the afternoon light.
Saturday evening: dinner under the plane trees
Book a table in Ménerbes or Lacoste, and ask for the terrace. Order whatever the market had that morning.
Sunday: Apt and Lourmarin
Apt has one of the oldest markets of Provence. Fill a basket, then cross the Combe de Lourmarin to finish with a long lunch and a walk around the castle.
Where to stay: our countryside homes include a stone farmhouse with a pool a few minutes from Gordes.
Photo: François Philipp from Munich, Germany (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons