Travelogues Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Sunday, 06.03. ... take the 2nd exit. I can't hear her anymore, the Navi - Heidi. I've never driven through so many roundabouts before, and she knew them all. It's a transition...

The sun is shining again and you could have breakfast outside. Just like the Swiss family across the way. Family "Dick" with two daughters, also plump. And all of this in a VW...

November 26, 2021: Sanary-sur-Mer F. After two days in the car in very rainy weather, we set off again today on the road in glorious sunshine. First to the supermarket and...

Day 15 (September 15, 2020) After a beautiful start to the day in the sunny Cathedral Forest at Lac de Roue, we descended through an extremely dry pine forest. Once again, our...

Despite the storm, we slept quite well. The camper didn't tip over or roll away. Carefully, we open the door and are surprised by mild temperatures, sunshine, and calm winds....

After a peaceful night's sleep, we start the day well-rested and full of energy as usual with a baguette and two croissants... That's how today's entry would probably start if...

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We were in Cannes by chance during the film festival - as we found out on the evening of our arrival.

Gut erhaltene Zeugnisse römischer Besiedlung sahen wir in Orange mit einem antiken Theater und mit der 'Pont du Gard', die als Teil eines Aquädukts noch immer die Gadron...

When you think of Avignon, the first things that come to mind are the papal palace and the famous bridge. We visited both - although we didn't dance anywhere...

I spent the last 2 weeks at Karina and Guillaume's domaine de Sulauze. They own a lot of land to grow the wine they sell worldwide. The first week, I mainly worked in the...

Trip to Saint Tropez

Trip to Cannes

What an obstacle course: We actually wanted to take a relaxing day trip from Nice to Grasse, but this turned out to be a bit more exciting. First, Google Maps took me to another...

My phone is a bit of a cheater. I actually prefer taking photos with my camera, but my smartphone has a few special tricks up its sleeve. Especially in bad weather, the phone...

As the destination of the first stage at sea, we have set Port Gardian in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Contrary to the forecast, the wind was significantly stronger than when we...

After a peaceful night, we had a hearty breakfast and then set off towards Mane. Our first destination there was the Chateau de Sauvan. However, it is currently privately owned...

Today we are taking it easy. After a long sleep and a hearty breakfast, we drove to the Barrage de Bimont reservoir. When we arrived, the parking lot was packed. Apparently,...

We went down to Carcassonne through the Pyrenees. This castle had been on my sightseeing list for years, but I didn't expect to visit it in winter. But what does winter mean in...

Good morning 🙂 At 6:45am, my husband woke me up with the words 'Land in sight', and since it was our first docking, we went straight to the balcony. We approached the first...

We could already see our destination from the campsite. A French fort at 2772 m: Tête de Viraysse. After quickly moving the car from the campsite to the next location, we rolled...

New tour, new luck. Again a short drive by car to the start (we saved 300 unnecessary meters of altitude on the asphalt). We pedaled our bikes along a comfortable, gravelled...

Day 14 (September 14, 2020) We set off early again today. At a quarter past nine, we were already heading towards Col des Ayes, which we reached soon after a slightly sweaty and...

My daily view; the mountains on the left, the coast on the bottom Nice

Early in the morning, I continued my journey to the Provence after Lyon. My destination was a small quiet town near Marseille called Aix-en-Provence. Once I arrived in Aix, I...

La Ciotat, Cassis, and Corniche des Crêtes

Trip to Antibes

Today we are following in the footsteps of Patrick Süskind's adaptation of 'Perfume'. 'The novel about the main character Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, an eccentric obsessed with...

Today Les Arcs was on the list. Here there is one of the most famous flea markets in Provence. Every Saturday from 8 am to 2 pm. The search for a parking space was adventurous,...

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