With its scented lavender fields and ancient villages, chic seaside resorts and spectacular Alpine scenery, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is one of the most diverse regions of France, with an attractive climate all year round. Whatever your family enjoy doing, you’ll find it here.

There is delightful scenery in the Luberon and many other dramatic features such as Mont Ventoux, the Gorge du Verdon and the wild expanse of the Camargue. Artists are drawn to the area by the quality of light, which adds a golden hue to the natural vistas – famous artists such as Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Monet have all worked in the area.

Here are six of our favourite features of Provence.

The Dordogne region is one of the most popular holiday destinations in France. Although the Dordogne has no coastline for ‘bucket and spade’ holidays, there are wonderful rivers for canoeing and swimming, as well as sandy river beaches.

The scenery is dramatic and interspersed with pretty towns and villages, both in the hinterland and along the Dordogne and Vezère rivers, plus innumerable châteaux, caves, museums, picnic spots and viewpoints.

Read more about what to see and do in the Dordogne