provence in the spring - flowers
 

planning a return trip to provence in the spring. ( went in the fall last time). will probably start in Nice and work our way west. would like to come when there are some flowers - (poppies or what?) blooming. how early would that be? late april, or may?

May and june, the countryside is full of flowers, late june, july, early august is the lavender and lavendula. i've never seen my one of my favorite flowers in bloom , I think in Febuary on Cote DÁzur, the mimosa,

In February we start with the Mimosa and Carneval and the batailles des fleurs, May everything is green and can be rainy...June is a beautiful month, warm, long days, July is the month of the Lavender..A must see is Bormes Les Mimosas (Var) voted the most flowered village in Europe...

Anyone know about March in Provence and/or Languedeoc/Roussillon?

isabel - we spent the first week of March 2003 in Provence/Languedoc. The almond trees were in full bloom and there was green everywhere (unlike the US in March). It was pretty quiet tourist-wise.