Kick off your walking and cooking tour with a hike in the Alpilles, a limestone mountain range surrounded by olive trees and orchards • Have an immersive art experience at Carrières de Lumières • Wander the spellbinding streets of Les Baux-de-Provence, one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France • Discover classic Provençal recipes during a picnic lunch at a traditional winery • Enjoy a glass of crisp rosé and taste local olive oil • Rose gardens, cypress trees and Relais & Châteaux luxury await.

Hike a ridge trail above Les Baux through fragrant pine trees overlooking the Alpilles • Admire Le Rocher des Deux Trous, a fascinating geological feature • Join chef Yvan Cadiou for an exclusive hands-on cooking class • Alongside a local art historian, gaze at the same landscape painted by van Gogh over a century ago • Discover iconic St-Rémy-de-Provence • Do as the locals do and engage in a friendly game of pétanque • Lounge by the pool at our peaceful country retreat.

Voyage further into the Luberon Valley—the land of honey, lavender and cherries immortalized in Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence • Hike past Provençal farms, cypress groves and vineyards • Visit idyllic perched villages like ocher-hued Roussillon and Gordes • Walk past oak groves and truffle farms • Explore lovely Bonnieux, perhaps climbing the 12th-century church tower for views of the valley below • Savor unforgettable cuisine at our final feast together • A dreamy morning in elegant Gordes ends at medieval Sénanque Abbey, a quintessential image of Provence.