Amorielli
The Stay Magazine Vol. 1 · No. 05 · May 2025Vol 1 · 05
Everyone pictures Provence in July, under the lavender. We'd argue for May: the same light, the markets already in full swing, and none of the August traffic. This issue is about basing yourself in the countryside — in a mas, the old stone farmhouse that is the region's great gift to travellers — and letting the days go slow.
You will want a car, and you will want to plan your weeks around market days rather than sights. We tell you which villages to point it at.
— The Editors, Amorielli
The contents
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On the cover
Where to Stay in Provence: Luberon Villages, Cities, and When to Go
A practical guide to Provence: which Luberon village or city to base in, when to catch the lavender, why you want a car, and what to do.
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The Room
The mas
A restored farmhouse with a pool and a view of vines or the Luberon is the quintessential Provence stay. It also means a car and a little self-sufficiency — which is the point.
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The Table
Market day
Plan around them. A morning market, a wedge of cheese, a bottle of rosé and a long lunch is a better day than any monument.
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The Detour
The Luberon and the Camargue
String together the perched villages of the Luberon one day; run south to the flat, wild Camargue and its horses and flamingos another.
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