Living in Provence

Nestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, is a land renowned for its  lavender fields,  fine cuisine,  golden sun, and  dreamy landscapes.

The region of  Provence  has inspired such masters as Alphonse Daudet and Vincent van Gogh. So enthralled was  Paul Cezanne  by the Mont Sainte-Victoire that he immortalized it in a series of paintings. We enter his Provence studio, which still looks the same as it did over a century ago, as well as the house where  Frederic Mistral, 1904 Nobel Prize winner, lived and wrote. We also admire the wrought-iron staircase and embroidered curtains of the  Hotel Nord-Pinus in Arles, which hosted the likes of  Napoleon III,  Jean Cocteau, and  Picasso.

Across picturesque villages perched atop rocky hillsides, quaint gardens filled with olive trees and the heady scent of lavender, tiled rooftop terraces and warm, ochre tones: this book gathers  the region's most remarkable homes and interiors  and paints a gorgeous picture of Provençal living.