Day 3 in Provence: market in Gordes, olives, cherries and lavender
Travel notes from one of our guests on the Provence tour with French Escapade.
“Today we ventured into the marketplace in Gordes , a medieval hilltop village listed one of the most beautiful in France. We had a terrific time hunting and gathering gourmet goodies for a picnic lunch. Our feast, with delicious food, charming company, and laughter, was one of many highlights during this idyllic day.
Our Olive mill visit was delightful and engaging…and followed by an impromptu cherry picking outing at the invitation of the farmer/Olive producer.
We ended our day with a visit to fields of lavender…actually “lavandin” as we learned from our ever-informative and always entertaining tour leader extraordinairre, Jac.
I should mention that some of us experienced an amazing dinner featuring several local specialties at our fabulous “Hotel de Charme” in Luberon: goat cheese salad, garlic guinea hen with ratatouille, a cheese board featuring 6 different cheeses and profiteroles-cream puffs with ice cream covered with hot chocolate.” Laurie
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My name is Jackie Grandchamps. In 2003, I founded French Escapade, offering another way to travel in small groups of 8. "Don't be a tourist, be our guest" is the moto and spirit of my company.
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