--- title: "Provence Bucket List ..." description: "Smell the Lavender Fields; See How the People of Provence Live; Explore the Natural Wonders; Wonder the Streets Find Artisan Shops, Restaurants and Galleries; Explore the \"Le Vallon Des Auffes\" District; More ..." url: "https://travel.allwomenstalk.com/provence-bucket-list/" category: "travel" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # Provence Bucket List ... Provence is one of the most gorgeous regions of the world. Say Provence and immediately you think of terracotta villages, olives, perfume and beaches. Provence has been the muse for artists and writers for centuries. Let's go on a virtual tour of Provence to see why. ## 1. Smell the Lavender Fields _ Via Fascinating Places Never to be ..._ ## 2. See How the People of Provence Live _ Via A farmhouse in Provence_ ## 3. Explore the Natural Wonders ![Explore the Natural Wonders](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/j0/sp/hgcszrfu54cec0e318e59263470122_427x640.jpg) Via [Provence: The secret Côte d'Azur](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/france/7838311/Provence-The-secret-Cote-dAzur.html) This is Calanque National Park. ## 4. Wonder the Streets Find Artisan Shops, Restaurants and Galleries _ Via Provence toujours_ Old villages like Eze will thrill you. ## 5. Explore the "Le Vallon Des Auffes" District ![Explore the "Le Vallon Des Auffes" District](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g0/ia/jcrnjzpo54cec0e326f43125660704_424x640.jpg) Via [Les Auffes 1](https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcovdz/5630381317/in/set-72157623799609489/) The district is part of Marseille. ## 6. Get Deep down in the Verdon River Gorge ![Get Deep down in the Verdon River Gorge](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qt/b3/tk10ayxv54cec0e415721096040567_600x899.jpg) Via [St Croix Lake, Les Gorges ...](http://www.123rf.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 7. Get Lost in the Cobbled Alleyways ![Get Lost in the Cobbled Alleyways](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vr/wt/oui93z9x54cec0e4cd57e773074756_600x900.jpg) Via [Villefranche Alleyway](https://www.flickr.com/photos/slybacon/3132788991/) The winding streets of Nice ## 8. Take in the Heady Aroma of Flowers _ Via Flower Cottage - Antibes (Provence), ..._ ## 9. Take a Boat Trip ![Take a Boat Trip](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/u8/v3/djryzkxx54cec0e551997062097715_600x900.jpg) Via [travel](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/180144053819758186/) Isle-sur-la-Sorgue ## 10. Admire the Stunning Views ![Admire the Stunning Views](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/h2/oq/mjxu1xki54cec0e5c3199620030384_424x640.jpg) Via [\[explored\] Cap Roux](https://www.flickr.com/photos/aseed/5634275980/in/pool-47099940@N00/) Cap Roux ## 11. Walk in the Footsteps of Romans ![Walk in the Footsteps of Romans](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n9/y4/zsv9hebn54cec0e7104eb078757310_428x640.jpg) Via [Pont du Gard](https://www.flickr.com/photos/senexprime/55918650/) The Pont du Gard Aqueduct at Nîmes ## 12. Admire the Old Stone Buildings and Pathways ![Admire the Old Stone Buildings and Pathways](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/u5/qq/kwzq3f3v54cec0e7d1ed6123969523_600x800.jpg) Via [The Most Beautiful Villages in ...](https://en.paperblog.com/the-most-beautiful-villages-in-france-131863/) The village of Seguret. ## 13. Go Wine Tasting _ Via Blue Pueblo, Autumn Vineyard, Provence, ..._ ## 14. Bask in the Peace and Quiet ![Bask in the Peace and Quiet](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ju/ir/s1g8ekdj54cec0e77844d597530560_425x640.jpg) Via [_DSC3128](https://www.flickr.com/photos/86314138@N03/8163148414/in/photostream) ## 15. Go Urban Sightseeing ![Go Urban Sightseeing](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g6/ez/rgepunfd54d0d34d676a0754212678_597x900.jpg) Via [Aix en Provence...](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lukedaduke/3487563877/) Aix-en-Provence ## 16. Climb up to See the Sights ![Climb up to See the Sights](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/x2/rv/ko12u6ul54cec0e875da2941154755_427x640.jpg) Via [IMG_2957](https://www.flickr.com/photos/13715989@N00/10370210354/) The medieval town of Gordes ## 17. Soak up the Olde Worlde Atmosphere ![Soak up the Olde Worlde Atmosphere](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c4/yb/dtrrqd9e54cec0e98d3b8612491565_600x900.jpg) Via [Petite ruelle de Bormes-les-Mimosas](https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebiggffoott/3989933594/) Borme-les-Mimosas ## 18. Shop for Cheese ![Shop for Cheese](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dp/w3/hcf2g6ib54cec0e8e5285258623620_466x640.jpg) Via [Truffle8](https://www.flickr.com/photos/you_had_me_at_bonjour/6550487709/) Rognes Truffle Market ## 19. Follow in the Footsteps of the 7 Popes ![Follow in the Footsteps of the 7 Popes](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/av/wy/bg362bbt54cec0e9818d9221653198_570x768.jpg) Via [Avignon, France - Best City ...](https://www.womanandhome.com/travel/top-10-city-breaks-119071/) The Avignon Papacy was the period from 1309 to 1377, during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon ## 20. Walk down to the Sea ![Walk down to the Sea](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/di/nu/ztia60bh54cec0ea15e79775664452_600x900.jpg) Via [Seaside Town Of Villefranche Sur ...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-seaside-town-of-villefranche-sur-mer-in-southern-france-jeremy-woodhouse.html) Villefranche-sur-Mer ## 21. Find Some Spirituality ![Find Some Spirituality](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gq/yb/eybvuh5x54cec0ea09aeb934121667_502x711.jpg) Via [Menton, South of France](https://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelburkitt/2527877238/) Basilica of Saint-Michel-Archange, Menton ## 22. Drop in for Lunch in a Typical Provencal Bistro ![Drop in for Lunch in a Typical Provencal Bistro](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/oc/pf/xw4cmhxa54cec0ea9dae2986064362_600x1066.jpg) Via [Favorite Places & Spaces](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/172262754472114317/) ## 23. Understand What Attracted Great Painters to Arles ![Understand What Attracted Great Painters to Arles](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bb/ux/gea4xk4l54cec0ea4d32f530704375_373x606.jpg) Via [Street of Arles, France](http://www.etsy.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin shared a little yellow house in Arles. ## 24. Buy Fish for Bouillabaisse ![Buy Fish for Bouillabaisse](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/up/mt/bls6hnrq54cec0ebc64a3335505984_600x902.jpg) Via [RoutePerfect - Plan a trip ...](https://www.routeperfect.com/) Marseille's old harbor. ## 25. And Pick up the Produce You Need at the Market ![And Pick up the Produce You Need at the Market](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sf/wd/whubrfdw54cec0eb3b137421281463_332x500.jpg) Via [Market Day in Aix-en-Provence ~ ...](https://web.archive.org/web/https://foodloversodyssey.typepad.com/my_weblog/2013/06/market-day-in-aix-en-provence-new-cooking-classes.html) ## 26. Find Your Artistic Muse ![Find Your Artistic Muse](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nl/bw/ou9vw9tp54cec0eb71cf1277548410_427x640.jpg) Via [Passage polychrome](https://www.flickr.com/photos/gildays/9016908870/) Collobrières ## 27. Have a Olfactory Sense Overload ![Have a Olfactory Sense Overload](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wq/u8/j2wvqx9954d0da2098e82423657801_399x640.jpg) Via [The French Riviera: perfume capital ...](https://hubpages.com/travel/Grasse-the-original-fat-city-where-businesses-make-scents) The International Perfume Museum at Grasse. ## 28. Take a Dip in the Crystal Blue Sea ![Take a Dip in the Crystal Blue Sea](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/pa/l5/hgt4pxam54d0da9e17b2d001578522_600x901.jpg) Via [Great Day Trip from Marseille: ...](https://goo.gl/bmXXRE) The beach at Cassis. ## 29. Buy Traditional Provencal Bread for a Picnic ![Buy Traditional Provencal Bread for a Picnic](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a7/a1/mz1iucyx54d0db3d18b45604451417_600x863.jpg) Via [Altered Alchemy](https://luthienthye.tumblr.com/post/15013582775/muchadoaboutnothing-aix-en-provence-by) ## 30. See the Workers Drying Petals for Perfume ![See the Workers Drying Petals for Perfume](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/oz/lp/c6a6oz8h54cec0ef0dff5285592661_600x897.jpg) Via [michaelfreemanphoto.com](http://www.michaelfreemanphoto.com/media/194e5412-2813-11e1-a15c-93efd920e0c3-perfume) The perfumery works are all over Grasse. ## 31. Hear the Monks Chanting ![Hear the Monks Chanting](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fp/od/b3oqu47q54cec0ed00e45630014456_462x600.jpg) Via [AD100 Architects and Designers' Most ...](http://www.architecturaldigest.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) The monks sing as they work the lavender fields of the Abbaye de Notre-Dame-de-Sénanque ## 32. Smile at the Sunflowers _ Via St.Maxime France...sunflower field_ The fields at Ste. Maxime make a nice change to all the lavender. ## 33. Find a Photo Op ![Find a Photo Op](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bf/yi/ylqsro8w54cec0ed5f504398188123_466x700.jpg) Via [Saint Paul View by Inge ...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/saint-paul-view-inge-johnsson.html) Ste. Paul de Vence ## 34. Shop for Souvenirs _ Via Luxury Vacation Ideas, World Travel ..._ Apt Market. ## 35. Buy Some Delicious Wine I _ Via Caveau-L'Isle Sur la Sorgue-(Provence), France_ L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue ## 36. Get a Taste of the French Riviera ![Get a Taste of the French Riviera](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ot/fo/jlvfnpwo54cec0ef22f88856508691_600x897.jpg) Via [Cruise Ships At St.tropez by ...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/cruise-ships-at-sttropez-elena-elisseeva.html) Nice. ## 37. Never Get Bored of the Watercolor Views ![Never Get Bored of the Watercolor Views](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bd/o4/h0sheog854cec0ef14e88765125342_497x750.jpg) Via [roussillon](https://www.flickr.com/photos/78842074@N05/sets/72157630385728680/with/7480620780/) Roussillon. ## 38. Find Some Shade in a Courtyard _ Via Blue Pueblo_ Ste. Remy-en-Provence ## 39. Hunt for Antiques ![Hunt for Antiques](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sl/hp/vywnxprh54cec0ef727c0287888565_499x640.jpg) Via [Bonnieux Antique Shop](https://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotosbobrad/8705367410/) Bonnieux. ## 40. Find Your Way around the Ruins of a Medieval Castle ![Find Your Way around the Ruins of a Medieval Castle](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/x6/z5/w2pqa93654cec0eff052c365662084_427x640.jpg) Via [French Class](https://www.flickr.com/photos/38883616@N08/4019808814/) The mountains of Les Baux de Provence. ## 41. Cross the Bridge ![Cross the Bridge](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/uf/xa/i22wi75k54cec0f0f005f424539994_600x897.jpg) Via [Town Of Sisteron In Provence ...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/town-of-sisteron-in-provence-france-elena-elisseeva.html) The town of Sisteron. ## 42. Be a Bookworm ![Be a Bookworm](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/z1/lu/focqphps54cec0f108108658871240_500x750.jpg) Via [The Writer](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lookmeluck/8632299302/) The amazing library of Aix-en-Provence. ## 43. Go on a Canal Cruise ![Go on a Canal Cruise](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ju/fz/hcexgfex54cec0f1700d4725605140_540x700.jpg) Via [Canal View Provence France by ...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/canal-view-provence-france-dave-mills.html) ## 44. Trek into the Hills _ Via Mountain Village in Rougon, France: ..._ rougon. ## 45. Learn That There's No Such Thing as an Ugly French Village _ Via Blue Pueblo_ ## 46. 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