We have selected our top 10 experiences in the Vaucluse to live in Provence… among many others!
1 – FROM LAVENDER TO ESSENTIAL OILS
Harvest lavender with a sickle, learn all about its culture in Provence, distil it in the alembic and leave with your bottle of organic lavender essential oil
At set dates during the season (from Monday to Thursday from 2.30 pm to 5 pm)
Duration: 2:30
Languages: French/ English
During the lavender season: from 4 July to 18 August
Rate: €14/person
Where: With Aroma Plantes, at Sault
2 – SKINCARE WORKSHOP
Learn how to make your own organic skincare with Julie, a qualified biologist, who comes to the villa you’ve rented or your guesthouse. You can even do a lip balm workshop as a family with your children!
From 2 persons
Duration: 1:30
All year around, weekends or evenings
Rate: €25 for a face cream
Where: at the location of your choice
3 – THE LUBERON ON AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER
Go for a ride on an electric scooter in the Luberon and finish enjoying a glass (with or without alcohol!) on a wine estate
From 2 people until 9
Languages: French/English/Japanese
Duration: 1:30
All year around
Rate: €42/adult – €39/under 18 y.o.
Where: Domaine la Tuilière at Lioux (several other options possible)
4 – PICK WILD PLANTS
Learn how to recognise wild flowers and cook with them, then share a tasty meal inspired by nature in the Ventoux
From 5 to 10 people
Languages: French/English
Duration: 3h
From April to November, at set dates in Brantes, on Thursdays at 4pm and Saturdays 10am. Or from 5 people at a location of your choice, upon booking.
Rate: €55/person
Where: at Brantes, north Ventoux
5 – IN A VINTAGE CAR
Hire an electric Citroën Mehari and explore the small routes of Vaucluse following routes suggested by Yes Provence with a roadbook made just for you!
From 1 to 4 people
Where: from Isle sur la Sorgue
Rate: €265/half a day for an electric Mehari (€245/ regular petrol-powered Mehari)
6 – OUTING IN A DYANE AND SUNSET APERITIF
Set out in a Citroën Dyane with your guide Corine, for a “Aperitif perché” in a secret place where you can watch the sun setting while chatting and tasting a selection of local products.
From 2 to 3 people
Languages: French/English
Duration: 3 hours
From April to October, upon prior booking
Where: departure from Vaison-la-Romaine between 5 and 7 p.m. depending on the season
Rate: €65/pers. (including transportation, guide and aperitif-cum-dinner)
(c) Youpi Tours 
(c) Youpi Tours
7 – COOK AT THE MARKET
Take part in a cooking class in the Halles d’Avignon indoor market after having filled your baskets with what inspires your chef, and finish with lunch in the heart of the market
Languages: French/ English
Duration: 3 hours
All year round, Wednesday to Friday mornings
Where: Cuisine Centr’halles, at the Halles, in Avignon
Rate: €85/pers. – €95/pers at week-ends, including lunch (drinks included)
8 – TAKE PART IN THE GRAPE HARVEST
Follow the grape from the vineyard to the wine cellar, meet the wine-maker and understand all there is to know about the art of wine-growing and wine-making, and why the French make such a fuss of the notion of terroir!
Languages : French/ English
Lasts: 2 hours
From 4 to 15 people
From 20 September to15 October (depending on harvesting times)
Where: in the southern Rhône Valley vineyards (Gigondas, Séguret, Sablet, Roaix…)
Rate: €20/pers., from 4 people (15 pers. max.)
(c) Philippe Giraud 
(c) Valérie Gillet 
(c) Philippe Giraud
9 – IN A VW KOMBI IN THE VINEYARDS
Set out with a winemaker for a ride in a VW Kombi with seventies decor to explore the Gigondas vineyard and finish with a bucolic picnic, wine tasting of wines from the Domaine de la Tourade and a 70s’ music ambience until nightfall
All year round except during the harvest in September, by reservation.
Duration: 1h30
Languages: French/ English
Where: from the Domaine de la Tourade, at Gigondas
Rate: €60/pers.
10 – FROM OLIVE TREE TO OLIVE OIL
Visit a Luberon olive grove, with guaranteed panoramic views, then come back to the mill to understand all about the methods of extracting olive oil and follow an introduction to tasting different kinds of olive oil (green fruity, ripe fruity, mature olives)
From 4 to 20 people
Duration: 1h15
Where: at Bastide du Laval olive oil mill, near Lourmarin (South Luberon)
Rate: free
