The lavender road in 2cv

After passing through the L'Occitane factory in Provence, in Manosque, set off towards the lavender road transports you to a universe of timeless scents and colors, where the locals cultivate an incomparable art of living. In the heart of the lavender fields, a hodgepodge of colors mesmerizes the visitor, while at the gates of farms and distilleries, producers share their know-how with passion.

Where wheat blends with lavender, the Angelvin family welcomes you among the most beautiful landscapes of Haute Provence to make you discover their profession, their passion: Lavender. Lavender Angelvin has chosen to keep a so-called traditional method in order to keep a better quality essential oil. Meeting with the producer, in the sales store, explanations on harvesting and distillation, all year round.

In the heart of the Valensole Plateau, Riez is built on the side of the Saint-Maxime hill which overlooks the confluence of three valleys. These were used by means of communication from the High Roman Empire. At this crossroads of roads from Aix and Fréjus, Emperor Augustus founded the colony under Latin law: Colonia Julia Augusta Reiorum Appolinaris.

Village located in the heart of the lavender plateau of Valensole, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Puimoisson takes place about thirty kilometers from Digne-les-Bains, not far from Estoublon. Known to be the capital of the distillation of lavender, hyssop, fennel and other spices for Grasse, the town of Puimoisson has also experienced an important truffle tradition. Full of charm, the town has retained an important architectural and cultural heritage testifying to its rich history over the centuries.

Since 1981, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is classified among the Most Beautiful Villages of France. Church, ramparts, chapels, aqueduct, fountains, alliances of water and stone, pastel tones of tiles and tuff make up a homogeneous and living architectural whole. The sweetness of life that emerges naturally encourages to respect and enhance this place, to discover and protect it. The work of the land, perpetrated for centuries, is the link between the history and the future of the village.

The Sainte-Croix lake and its turquoise water are among the must-see corners of the Verdon. Several activities are concentrated there for beach lovers, families and young athletes. Without artifice, heavenly and rejuvenating, you will surely be there like a fish in water. It would be unthinkable to stay in the Verdon without contemplating even once the transparent waters of the Lake of Sainte-Croix!