{"id":14468,"date":"2019-08-23T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/provenza-4-itinerari-da-non-perdere\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T23:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:08:30","slug":"provence-4-itineraries-not-to-be-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/provence-4-itineraries-not-to-be-missed\/","title":{"rendered":"Provence what to see, 4 itineraries not to be missed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Provence what to see<\/strong> was the question I asked myself when I made my first trip to Provence<\/strong> in 2003. Since then, this destination rich in history, art and romance has been the focus of my summer holidays for several years. One of the French regions most similar to my Tuscany and with a similar charm.<\/p>\n\n

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Provence what to see in the South of France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

What to see in Provence<\/h2>\n\n

Provence<\/strong> is a place that has fascinated us so much that we have been there many times and this account of mine is based on a series of 6 trips made over 10 years that have allowed me to see much, but still not everything about the region.The last trip was this summer where Ornella and I took those few of our family who had not yet been there to see the lavender.<\/p>\n\n

What to see in Provence on a road tour<\/h3>\n\n

La prima volta che decisi di visitare la Provenza e il sud della Francia fu nel lontano 2002. Per fare colpo su Ornella, che sarebbe diventata anni dopo mia moglie, cercavo un luogo dove poter fare la nostra prima fuga d’amore in gran segreto. Un piccolo “viaggio fuori porta” che ci desse emozioni e perch\u00e9 no, la stupisse quanto bastava.Cercai molto in rete un luogo simile da poter visitare in un fine settimana, ma niente che mi convincesse pi\u00f9 di tanto in Italia con le limitazioni temporali che avevo, fino a quando trovai una foto della fioritura della Lavanda a Valensole<\/a> e decisi che quello era il posto.Approfond\u00ec la ricerca e l’associai subito al nostro pittore preferito: Van Gogh. Quelli erano i luoghi dove aveva espresso a mio giudizio la pittura migliore e dove nel villaggio di Saint Remy de Provence era morto.<\/p>\n\n

Where is Provence<\/h2>\n\n

Provence, more precisely Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d’Azur<\/span> or PACA, is the region in the south of France on the border with Italy. Having crossed the border at Ventimiglia, we are officially in that region.It runs from the Alps to the Rhone that divides it from Occitania. In the north, it borders the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region.<\/p>\n\n

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Provence map – Map Provence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Provence is located on the border with Italy, specifically with Liguria and Piedmont, so it is easy to reach, especially from the coastal side with the motorway leading from Genoa to France.Although people often think of Provence as the Arles region, as soon as we cross the border we are already in the region.<\/p>\n\n

Cities of Provence<\/h3>\n\n

The most important cities in Provence are:<\/p>\n\n