Find out which French villages have been officially recognized as une des plus beaux villages de France, meaning “the most beautiful villages in France”.
Les Baux de Provence has been named one of the "plus beaux villages de France" and it is not hard to see why. Even before the famed art exhibition, Carrières de Lumières, set up nearby in 2011, the soaring château…
The tiny town of Lautrec has long been recognized as one of plus beaux villages de France (meaning "most beautiful villages in France"). It is nestled on top of a hill, a few miles away from the Pyrenees mountains and…
The tiny French village of Venasque perched on a rocky edge of a cliff, has been officially recognized as one of the "plus beaux villages de France" (one of the most beautiful villages in France). With ancient buildings made of…
If you love the sun and are looking for a typical French village experience, a visit to Gordes in Provence may be just what you are looking for. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the south…
Lourmarin is not one of those Provençale villages that comes up a lot when planning a holiday in France. And that's a pity. Its nearby neighbors like Gordes and Isle-sur-la-Sorgue get a lot more press coverage. But it is not…
Deep in the heart of the natural park of Verdon, lies the village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in Provence. Perched on a steep hillside, this tiny village near the Gorges du Verdon has been labeled one of the "plus beaux village de…
You may have never heard of Yvoire in Savoie, but once you visit, it is something you will never forget. A breathtaking small medieval town on the shores of Lake Geneva, oozing with the charm of life in a small…
Roussillon in Provence will most likely not be the first thing that comes to mind when planning a trip to the area, right? You first start researching lavender fields, then things to do in Aix-en-Provence or Avignon, then just things…