Cycle tours in Provence

Southern summer awaits you in Mediterranean Provence. But it’s not only in summer that Provence is almost ideal for us cyclists. Provence enjoys approximately 3000 hours of sunshine per year. From March you can expect pleasant temperatures of about 20 degrees. And autumn is still warm enough to take a cycle ride in Provence until October. Perfect weather or a perfect cycling region.

As in the rest of France, cooking, eating and enjoying food is important in Provence. Due to its geographical location, the cuisine of Provence is influenced by the Mediterranean diet. The most important ingredients in Provencal cuisine include garlic, tomatoes and olive oil. Dishes such as the world-famous fish soup, the Marseille Bouillabaisse, ratatouille or lavender marmalade have made Provencal cuisine world-famous. Look forward to heavenly delicacies that delight the palate and soul.

The sweet scent of lavender hangs almost continuously in your nostrils from June to August, when you cycle through the blossoming lavender fields. Because there is a boom in Provence. But what you see and smell here on the endless lavender fields is mostly not lavender, but lavandin, a subspecies of lavender. True lavender is less productive than lavandin. It begins to flower after four years and grows mainly in the mountains.

• that Europe’s largest canyon is in Provence. It is the Verdon Gorge.
• that Marseille is the sunniest city in France with more than 2800 hours of sunshine per year?
• that Provence is also called the land of light?
• that no Provençal chef cooks with the famous Herbs de Provence spice blend? In this country, you do not cook with dried spice mixtures, but the fresh herbs.