Villa La Coste

Set out into the Luberon, a region shaped by farming traditions and striking terrain. The drive takes you past vineyards and stretches of lavender before reaching hilltop villages built from local stone. As you walk through narrow streets, you’ll see daily life unfold around small cafés, bakeries and open squares. Local markets offer seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, cheeses and lamb raised in the surrounding countryside, giving you a clear sense of what grows and cooks here.

You’ll have time to wander, talk with producers and pause for simple meals made from nearby farms. Each stop reveals a different view, a different flavour and a good understanding of rural Provence.

Head out toward the lavender regions of Provence, following beautiful roads that lead to Sault, Gordes and the fields near Sénanque Abbey, with the option to drive at your own pace. Along the way, you’ll stop where the purple rows stretch across the landscape, step into the fields and walk between the plants as bees move from bloom to bloom.

You’ll learn how lavender shaped local life, from farming cycles to small distilleries and why each area looks and smells a little different. Time is unhurried, giving you space to take photographs, pause at viewpoints and enjoy the calm that settles in these open landscapes.

Travel a short distance into the wider Provence region to take to the sky in a hot-air balloon. After a calm lift-off, you’ll drift above vineyards, fields and villages as the landscape slowly opens up below you. From this height, you’ll notice how the landscape changes in colour and pattern, with the Alps rising in the distance on clear days.

The pace is gentle, giving you time to look, point things out and take it all in. Once you land, you’ll share the moment with the crew and fellow flyers, carrying back a new way of seeing Provence from above.