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Valensole Plateau
A high plateau of endless lavender and wheat fields, purple from late June to mid-July.
- Open
- Always; the fields are farmland, so stay on the edges
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- D6 road, 04210 ValensoleDirections
- Getting There
- About 1½ hours by car east of Avignon, or 1 hour from Aix.
Why Go
Rows of lavender run to the horizon across the plateau, one of the largest growing areas in France, with sunflowers and wheat in between. Farm shops sell lavender honey and oils, and the village of Valensole holds a lavender festival in July.
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