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Apt is a town of 11,000 people in the Luberon and is only 4 kilometers away from Saignon, so it is the place to do grocery shopping if you plan to stay in Saignon. Apt is famous for its Saturday market and candied fruit (fruits confits), which you can get at La Bonbonnière.
Among the main [...]

One of the delights of staying in Provence is the food: freshly made tapenades from good olives, anchoïade (an anchovy and garlic dip for crudités or toast), olive oil, delicious salads and tapas, local cheeses such as Banon cheese, Cavaillon melons, cherries, white aubergines, deep-fried courgette flowers, very sweet tomatoes, more than five varieties of [...]

After Aix, it’s off to Saignon, a tiny hilltop village outside Apt. Saignon and Apt are in a region called the Luberon, popularized in Peter Mayle’s novel “A Year in Provence”. From May until September, the Luberon gets a lot of tourists but they congregate mostly in Bonnieux, Gordes and Ménerbes, the towns mentioned in [...]

This is the first of travel notes in the Provence this summer. I have gathered together my favorite places — museums, churches, markets, villages — and made random notes of recipes, restaurants, hotels and so on.
Aix-en-Provence is a small city about 45 minutes drive from Marseille’s airport (which is well outside Marseille so there’s little [...]

I am back from Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon and have posted my entire photoset on Flickr. What I loved about this trip was the absolute tranquility in villages such as Blauzac and Saignon where I spent the better part of the holiday. No Internet access and no TV!
Over the next few days, I will be posting [...]

It’s been more than a week since I have posted to this blog — a week in a tiny village called Saignon in the Luberon, not far from Aix. There is no Internet access in Saignon. I am now in Avignon where there’s Wi-Fi and will be going to Uzès and Marseille in the coming [...]

I’m Andy Abramson, a PR professional, blogger, wine writer and travelling technology nomad.
As a Friend of Esme (FOE) who she knows loves wine, food, restaurants, travel, I’ve agreed to begin some posting here. Over time I’ll share my thoughts on what’s good, where to go and most importantly what to taste.
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