Peter unloads our shopping haul from Lourmarin market

To market, to market to buy..... and the town that had no money.

May 15th 2018
Some people base their whole stay in Provence on the calendar of markets. Peter Mayle (“A Year in Provence”) claimed that there are enough little markets in the region to go to a different one every day of a whole year! Every day of each week there is a market in one of the well-known towns - some are artisan and craft, some bric-a-brac, but all of them have food. If you time it right it is po ... read more

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We love to travel, especially to Europe. Between us, art, history, cathedrals, gardens and culture are our interests and we never seem to run out of things to do and see. We are committed to independent budget travel, using public transport and meeting new people along the way and some our best experiences have been unplanned! Peter is a visual artist and I am a retired educator, and these days we can travel when we choose. It is such a long way from Australia to Europe that we like to have plenty of time to turn our bodies around and then enjoy the trip. We have three married children and nin... full info

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