September in Provence: riding to Col de Propiac. Vaison-la-Romaine / Saint-Romain-en-Viennois / Faucon / Mollahs-sur-Ouveze / Col de propiac / Merindol-les-Oliviers / Puymeras / Vaison!! Walk in the parc for some, thanking the god electricity for others ;)...
cycling
Cycling south of Mont Ventoux
A wonderful ride south of the giant, combining nature and gorgeous architecture.. Prieure de St SymphorienYou will always stumble upon a lavender field at some point if cycling in our area in early summer...
Cycling through the dentelles de Montmirail
A story in pictures... Starting from behind the castle of Vaison-la-Romaine
Climbing the Ventoux, one milestone at a time
This post is brought to you by my other half, who regularly climbs the mountain like a walk in the park. The cyclists amongst you should appreciate.... Not sure where this all is, but here it is with the legend... Tough Tougher Toughest...
Summer
With summer, comes the lavendin in full bloom in our little field, you don't have to leave the property to do that instagramready shot! Summer is also synonym of lazy summer afternoons, long meals (made a bliss by the kitchen garden steps off the kitchen that gives...
Baronnies, the hidden gem of Provence
Since this is the time of year when one should really talk about lavenders, I thought I would take you to some place off the beaten tracks. The Baronnies are the first hills that we encounter when leaving Vaison-la-Romaine towards the Alps, it is Provence's best kept...
Our local heroes in Peloton Magazine, the full story…
As mentioned in a previous post, one of the many ways Christophe has been up the Ventoux, is with a city bike. This time he was accompanied by Nick, his ever faithful friend-in-mischief. The challenge was to leave Marseille's "Vieux port" with one of the town's Velib,...
The Mont Ventoux trails
Yet another adventure up Provence's giant, this time through one of it's numerous trails
The Mont Ventoux’s local hero
For many (including me), cycling up the Ventoux is just a crazy idea that wouldn't normally come to one's mind, For the growing number of passionate cyclists around the world, it has become a must. For others, like our local hero, it is just habitual. Rarely does the...