Airbnb in Provence

Visiting Provence during lavender season has been on my wish list after seeing the amazing pictures of the area. When researching where to stay in the region, it was hard to choose! The area is pretty expansive with a lot of cute small towns, but as soon as I saw the listing for this Airbnb I was sold. 

The pod is located on a farm in Rians, France. There did not seem to be much to the town (but to be honest we did not explore it that much). But immediately upon arrival to the farm, the air was scented with lavender. It was just what I imagined and hoped for! 

We visited a little late in the season for lavender. Most blogs and travel websites say to visit a couple weeks earlier. So I was preparing myself to see zero lavender blooms. I was beyond happy to see our Airbnb location still had several rows that had not been harvested. Our host (who was very welcoming) encouraged us to walk around. Our first evening we walked amongst the flowers and the buzzing bees to snap some pictures. 

This is the view of the lavender from the patio of the pod. We sat here every night enjoying the peaceful location. Can I just move here?

Rose is popular in Provence. Normally I am not a huge fan of rose, but when in Rome (eh...Provence)! The town had a small grocery store where we purchased wine, cheese, bread and some other snacks. We had laid back dinners at the Airbnb and did not stress about finding a restaurant. Can I just say that we'll miss European grocery stores when we move back to the States? Wine is sooooo much cheaper in Europe. 

Our Airbnb host also delivered breakfast in the morning so we feasted on croissants, jam, coffee, juice and seasonal fruit while enjoying the lavender scented morning. 

Nice, France

A top trip on my bucket list was the Provence region of France in the summer to see the lavender fields. We began our trip by flying into Nice and spending probably less than 24 hours in the city. It was not enough, but such is life! 

If you have followed any of my trips, you'll see a theme of church pictures. We could see this one from our hotel (Holiday Inn Nice).

We booked a walking tour through Airbnb (highly recommend) which brought us to this really great overlook of the Nice coastline. The beach is very rocky (apparently it's covering black sand) and we did not spend any time by the water except to walk along the promenade. But it was lovely to look at!

One thing I really appreciated and loved about our tour guide was he made a point to take pictures for all of us! 

It was very hot during our visit (it was mid-July after all!) and walking by this fountain was like a natural air conditioner. It felt so nice.

We visited this museum at the end of our trip to kill some time before heading to the airport to fly home. Neither of us were familiar with the artist so it was neat to learn something new. The museum had some amazing stained glass and mosaic installations. 

The Nice airport has a food vendor with a super cute logo. We enjoyed iced coffees and a cookie to share before jetting home. A sweet way to end a lovely trip. Stay tuned for more about the rest of our trip to include Monaco and small town Provence.