We would like to spend a week in late May or early June of next year in Provence. For various reasons a tour would not work for us so what we would like is to find the perfect town/village to use as a base for several day trips. An ideal day from our perspective is to cycle through some beautiful countryside, stop at a couple of towns along the way, perhaps find a place to eat lunch and then meander our way back to our starting point.
We are looking for a town that is located within a couple of hours of a number of towns/villages so that we could choose a different route each day. Most of our bike rides would probably fall within the 1 - 2 hour range in one direction and the same on the way back - not counting photo stops, etc. Circular routes would be ideal of course. We don't mind hills but we don't seek them out either.
We'd love to get some suggestions and we are not absolutely wedded to Provence.
Thanks for your help.
We are looking for a town that is located within a couple of hours of a number of towns/villages so that we could choose a different route each day. Most of our bike rides would probably fall within the 1 - 2 hour range in one direction and the same on the way back - not counting photo stops, etc. Circular routes would be ideal of course. We don't mind hills but we don't seek them out either.
We'd love to get some suggestions and we are not absolutely wedded to Provence.
Thanks for your help.