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Gordes & the Luberon
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Gordes & the Luberon

Perched stone villages, a lavender-ringed abbey and the ochre

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Perched stone villages, a lavender-ringed abbey and the ochre. Below, everything you need here — grouped by the Wells that matter, with vetted providers and straight pricing.

Stay-Well
Where you rest
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Backstage Hotel Zermatt
★ Prime
Design boutique in car-free Zermatt, minutes from the Matterhorn lifts
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Hotel Arlberg St. Anton
★ Prime
Family-run five-star ski-in ski-out on the Arlberg
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Hôtel Mont-Blanc Chamonix
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Historic grande-dame in central Chamonix with Mont Blanc views
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel, St. Moritz
★ Prime
The landmark of St. Moritz since 1896 — grande-dame luxury above the frozen lake
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Activities-Well
What excites you
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Zermatters Ski & Guide School
★ Prime
Zermatt's official ski school & mountain-guide bureau — lessons, off-piste, touring
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Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
★ Prime
The world's oldest guide company (1821) — Vallée Blanche, off-piste, alpinism
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Arlberg Ski School, St. Anton
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The historic Arlberg school — the technique that founded the sport
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Schweizer Skischule St. Moritz
★ Prime
St. Moritz's official Swiss ski school — lessons, off-piste and Engadin touring
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Eat-Well
What you savor
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Chez Vrony, Zermatt
★ Prime
Iconic mountainside restaurant above Zermatt — a Matterhorn table
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Chesa Veglia, St. Moritz
★ Prime
Badrutt's 1658 farmhouse — grill, pizza and old-world Engadin glamour
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Le Chabichou, Courchevel
★ Prime
Two-Michelin-star Savoyard cooking on the piste at 1850
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Rifugio Averau, Cortina
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Storied mountain hut on the Cinque Torri — Dolomite classics with a view
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Move-Well
Getting around
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Alpybus Alpine Transfers
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Shared & private transfers from Geneva/Zurich to the Alps resorts
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Don't-miss jewels

A lavender-season mas hideawayLuxury

a restored Provençal farmhouse of your own — pool, lavender rows, cicadas and a hilltop-village view

standing; lavender peak mid-Jun->mid-Jul — verify villa agency (onefinestay/Le Collectionist)
Senanque abbey + lavender at golden hourComfort

the Cistercian abbey framed by its lavender field, best in the low light of early morning or evening — Provence's most romantic single image

lavender mid-Jun->mid-Jul; abbey year-round — verify field access operator 10-15%
A suite at La Bastide de GordesUltra

a cliff-edge Provençal palace in Gordes itself, terraces over the Luberon, a vaulted spa and Michelin dining — the region's grande-dame romantic address

standing; peak Jun-Jul Airelles/consortia on application
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Senanque (guided visit)Essential

a living 12th-century Cistercian monastery — Romanesque church, cloister and monks still in residence since 1148

mid-Jun-Aug DMC wrapper on guided day
Village des Bories dry-stone hutsEssential

an open-air museum of ~20 mortarless corbelled-vault cabins outside Gordes — a haunting relic of rural stone-building, listed since 1977

mid-Jun-Aug bundle
The perched-village circuit (Gordes->Menerbes->Bonnieux->Lacoste->Oppede)Comfort

a day threading the Luberon's most beautiful stone villages — châteaux, chapels, long views and Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence country

standing — villages best May-Jun + Sep operator 10-15%
The Sentier des Ocres ochre trail, RoussillonEssential

a short, vivid walk through cliffs of red, orange and gold left by old ochre workings

best spring-autumn; can close for heat/weather — verify operator 10-15% on guided
Cycling the Luberon lanes + VelorouteComfort

pedal between perched villages and vineyards on the region's cycle routes — the classic, unhurried way to take in lavender fields and olive terraces

best Apr-Jun + Sep-Oct; summer heat operator 10-15%
A Provencal market morning + olive-oil tastingComfort

the region's markets — produce, tapenade, cheese, saucisson and local olive oil — are the everyday soul of the Luberon

mid-Jun-Aug operator 10-15%
Winter black-truffle experiencePremier

the Luberon and Ventoux are truffle country — a winter market and a truffle-hunt-and-lunch is a genuine off-season draw

truffle season Dec-Feb — verify venue/operator
Luberon / Ventoux AOC estate tastingComfort

the surrounding hills are AOC Luberon and Ventoux country

standing; harvest Sep — verify cellar hours venue/operator 10-15%
A spa day at Coquillade Provence or La Bastide de GordesPremier

the region's two great spa hotels — Coquillade's hillside wellness and La Bastide's vaulted ~17,000 sq ft spa

year-round bundle/venue
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