IN A hilltop village in Provence, clinging to a rocky ledge above the Luberon valley, is the hotel Airelles Gordes, La Bastide. It is a place of sun-blanched stone, hanging gardens and quiet luxury—so ...

Paul Cezanne in a letter to fellow painter Claude Monet in 1895, wrote, Here I am again, back in the south, which maybe I should never have left at all in pursuit of the pipe dreams of art. By the ...

Can Forbes Travel Guide solve the commissions conundrum?Forbes Travel Guide's endorsed travel agencies are dreaming the impossible dream: being paid hotel commissions upon booking,... Why river cruise ...

GETTING THERE: Aix-en-Provence is three hours from Paris by high-speed train, France's TGV. Round-trip first-class fares start at about $160. View schedules and ...

A stroll in Pablo Picasso s footsteps in Montmartre; breathing in the scents of Provence; a humbling walk along D-Day beaches: These and all of France s other attractions will once again become easily ...