StuDudley

One more thought !!

On the instructions I provided for getting to Gordes, after you pass Coustellet & continue on the D2 towards Gordes, there is a nice Lavender Museum on the right about a 1/4 mile past the D2/N100 junction at Coustellet (on the D2).

Stu Dudley

TDudette

Booookmarking!

MarieJoh

I appreciate everyone's advice, especially yours, Stu. I've studied you information in detail and will definitely use it.In fact, I'm extremely excited as I'm sitting here - and guess I'll just have to pray it's a very cool spring and early summer so that those lavenderfields have no choice but to wait for me!

StuDudley

>>>I'll just have to pray it's a very cool spring and early summer so that those lavenderfields have no choice but to wait for me!<<


No, no, no - please don't do that. We'll be in Provence during the last 2 weeks of June to watch the lavender blooming.

Stu Dudley

MarieJoh

Oh dear no, you don't deserve that after all the support you've given me. On the other hand - you wouldn't want me to follow those wonderful routes just to be left utterly disappointed,would you?!?!?

flygirl

I wouldn't go the last week of July, I'd try to visit no later than mid-July if possible. I did that this year (and saw some of the Tour de France to boot) and we arrived July 18 - I found many fields to be past their prime. I would have liked to have been there at least one if not two weeks earlier. There were some good fields in mid-July but I got the sense a week earlier would have made all the difference.

This is relating to those near Sault, by the way. I'm not sure about other areas - the Valensole Plateau for instance. That may be a little earlier, even. I'm not sure.

flygirl

ps. here are some photos I took (I am just full of photos this week!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywalk...erfrance/show/

I realize these look pretty decent, colorwise, but I'm telling you - the bright colors were few and far between at this time of the summer (after July 18). I did see a lot of the greyer hues that cigale mentions...

MarieJoh

Lovely photos, thanks flygirl. At the moment there's unfortunately no way my job will allow me to get there earlier, but I'll keep your advice in mind. I think I should hang on a little with any reservations - a miracle might happen one way or the other!

hypatia

Hi I havent been on Euro forum for a while as Ive been traveling to Asia..Just trying to put a sketchy itinerary together for Provence for the end of June.....I am having trouble routing this on a map (luberon?)...yes I need to get a Michelin map......Stu do you have a jpeg on this general map??

cigalechanta

Please read the link I posted above, Besides the routes it gives you the fetes in July should you like to attend.

hypatia

it links to the site I looked at ..nice but no auto routes...I was interested in Stu's route as well and have searched online maybe Im just nott findin it

StuDudley

>>Stu do you have a jpeg on this general map??<<

nope - I like Michelin Maps. Send away for map # 332

Stu Dudley

Tessa_Steyn

Hi Stu
I would love to know if you know of a little gite in the middle of a lavender field in order to make my summertime dream of coming from South Africa to Provence come true in the best possible way. You are clearly really knowledgeable. I would so appreciate any names and contacts you have of any farms like this, or on a chambres d' hotes basis in a mas, but a gite would be awesome as there are four of us traveling together as friends...help? Thanks so much Tessa

StuDudley

Nope - don't know of a gite in a lavender field.

Stu Dudley

Christina

You don't mean that literally, wanting a gite in the middle of a lavender field? It isn't common to have a large residential building in the middle of the fields, but you might find something close by one or on a place that had a lavender field on part of their property. I do remember some place I was considering up near Grignan was right near a lavender field, I'll see if I can remember it.

Here's a mas that is next to vineyards and lavender and it's a nice Logis de France property, I really like them.
http://www.masduterme.com/

TDudette

Oh sigh! Glad this came up again and am wondering if the OP ever got to the lavender fields. On our tour of the Luberon, guide warned us to beware vipers in the lavender.

Cute place, Christina.

Tessa_Steyn

Thanks Christina for the reply. Yes, I really DO mean IIN a lavender field: ie the farmhouse is set next to one or the small barn /cottage is IN one! I am. not looking for a big house and only a simple dwelling or room on a farrm. I am sure with all the knowledge that is out there in cyber space, Someone must know of someone.... The place you referred me to is lovely though and thank you for taking the time to do this. If you or anyone else has any really charming little simple gems they know of I would be so so grateful. Apparently there is a book called chambres secrets and it has gorgeous places in it ..if anyone has a copy and could share some websites they have in it I would be so grateful. I was given a few names of BEAUTIFUL places but sadly the names I was given are all full. Check out la ferme des sablons, as one of them...maybe someone else can benefit from going to this special place at a time when they have vacancies. Really hope still to find our special place in Provence...with your knowledge and help, thanks so much Tesaa

Tessa_Steyn

Le mas du terme is of course beautiful! Wild you know of any place similar we could look at nearer to Bonnieux/ menerbes/ Saignon, that sort of area?

flygirl

Here is a photo I took a few years ago. Not for rent though, that I could tell.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skywalkerbeth/4316568721/

KJ7

From the above posts, July seems to be the best month to view lavender fields in bloom. Would August 20th be too late to see any lavender fields for in the Sault region ?