Is your favorite color Purple? No…mine neither, but this might change your mind.

The Lavender Fields at Valensole are the largest and most well known fields in the world. It is the subject matter of many photographers…of course I couldn’t resist. The Provence region of France has some of the most picturesque scenery and a collection of charming villages. The lavender flowers bloom from late June to mid-August, with July being the best time to visit the lavender fields. Looking at some of my photographs, you can see the rolling fields across several acres. Valensole sunsets can produce unique and jaw dropping colorful photo ops! If you plan to go Valensole for sunset, be prepared to come early. Many people will be chasing an amazing sunset at this iconic location. Bring a trip pod and I suggest a long telephoto lens as well!

We stayed in the tiny village of Puimoisson. COME PREPARED!!! We usually bring a few staples of food and water with us, but always plan to stop at a grocery store or market to get the goods. Puimoisson is so tiny, that the one single market we could find was only open for a few hours in the day. While there are restaurants in town, be sure to pay close attention the hours! My kids thought they were dying when they had to go without dinner one night because we didn’t make it back in time for food. 

Puimoisson was built in eleventh century. A few of its charming tourist sites includes  the Saint-Michel church, dating from the 16th century; the Saint-Michel oratory of the seventeenth century; the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue, or the chapel of Saint-Apollinaire; and two gates of the old medieval enclosure. Surrounded by mountains including: Le Montdenier of Saint Jurs, the Vaucluse mountains, and the Luberon, there is no shortage of landscape to marvel at!