My fave pretty villages in Provence wheresophwent.com

One of the biggest draws of Provence is undoubtedly its incredibly picturesque villages, as I found out for myself following a trip there in September 2022.

However, if you’ve been (or are researching a visit) to Provence yourself, you’ll know that attempting to plan a road trip in this area is actually pretty overwhelming! I personally had no idea that Provence is a really large region, covering a diverse landscape – from Arles in the west, to parts of the Alps in the north, to well past Nice in the south east.

I quickly realised that the relatively small Luberon valley is the part of Provence that has become popularised, and images of the villages there are what most people probably think of when they imagine Provence.

While it’s true that many of the prettiest villages in Provence are based in the Luberon valley, there’s lots more to this region, and I adored a couple of beautiful villages much further south and east towards the Italy coastline just as much.