If there is one thing my mom has taught me about decorating is that you can always find whatever you’re looking for at the flea market. One of the biggest reasons I wanted to fit Provence in our very busy 12-day tour around France was the flea markets.
I always dreamed about visiting Provence. From the chateaux’s to the flea markets to the vineyards, I understand why families around the world love to spend their summers in Provence.
After touring around Saint Tropez and the coastal towns of Antibes, Eze and Monaco, we caught the train from Antibes to Avignon early one Friday morning. I debated for weeks which part of Provence we should visit. If you’ve ever done research on the region, you know how many super cute and charming villages there are throughout the entire region so how is a girl to choose?!
We ultimately decided on Avignon so we could stay at the famous La Mirande Hotel, a 5-star boutique hotel located right in the heart of city. We were so so happy with our decision as this was one of my favorite hotel experiences of all time.
Let me start by saying the South of France is such a magical place.
We spent over 12 days visiting the various towns along the coast including — Saint Tropez, Antibes, Eze, and Monaco. From there we made two more stops in Provence and Paris!
In case you are planning on visiting the South of France, I thought I would share our itinerary! P.s. sharing our first part of the trip / Saint Tropez travel guide right here. We did so much research in prepping for our trip – you can take a peek at our South of France Google map here! I have to admit I was quite frustrated when I couldn’t find an itinerary we wanted to copy — there are so many opinions on the internet of how people like to break up the coast so my biggest recommendation is creating an itinerary based on what is most important to you! For us it was finding a few key home base hotels and doing day trips from there.
We utilized a mix of personal friend recommendations as well as those recommendations we found via The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler and Fodor.
Read on for our must-visit stops!
Bonjour! We’re officially back from France and I’m so excited to share with you guys a series of travel guides from our 12 day trip to France! As I mentioned a few weeks ago, our itinerary included South of France, Provence and Paris. I’m kicking off my France travel guide series with Saint Tropez, a major highlight from our trip!
