A quick guide to visiting Provence's blooming lavender fields

Provence in southeastern France is home to one of the world’s great natural wonders. Every summer its lavender fields bloom into a mesmerising purple spectacle. Find out when to go, where to stay, how to get there and how to behave in this handy video guide.
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[@jacquesmainguy1]

Now, every time I think of Valensole, I think of my spouse when we were driving the A51 between Sisteron and Aix-en-Provence. As we were approaching La Brillanne, she said to me: "Oh, it would be so nice if there was such a thing as a lavender mountain". I point to the escarpment in front of us and tell her: "There is one. It's over there."
To be clear, Valensole is a plateau, so it's pretty flat, but it sits on an escarpment above the Durance valley. So it definitely feels like a mountain from down there...

[@antoniperezgarcia3087]

It was amazing. Pretty good. I love it🌹❤☀️🌻💐

[@lailadjiwadji7779]

So beautiful lavender fields 😍

[@AngelasTravelAdventures]

On my list for next year

[@southernfriedpeaches]

Thank you so much!!

[@madzhmell6753]

Thank you for the video!

[@Ada15221]

So if you go 1 week of September can we see the lavender fields???

[@francinesicard464]

Nope! As mentioned in the video, the lavender season is from late June to early August, sometimes mid-August.