Today Annie Sargent brings you a conversation with Elyse Rivin of Toulouse Guided Walks about the Sénanque Abbey and Gordes. This is lavender-central, but there’s more to it than the beautiful flowers! Elyse was just there on a vacation with her sisters, and she’ll tell us all about it with great tips on how to organize your visit and a little bit about the history of this Abbey. We start the conversation about the Sénanque Abbey and then move on to Gordes.

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Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:00:39] In today’s episode: Sénanque and Gordes
• [00:01:11] You can keep this podcast going!
• [00:01:31] Travel tips about Bastille Day in Paris
• [00:03:25] Sénanque Abbey and Gordes
• [00:04:28] Elyse Visited the Sénanque Abbey Recently
• [00:04:35] Luberon and Vaucluse
• [00:05:59] May and June, best times to go
• [00:06:30] When Can You See the Lavender Fields?
• [00:07:53] Cliché Images of Provence
• [00:08:31] Commune of Gordes
• [00:09:02] Getting to the Sénanque Abbey from Gordes
• [00:10:19] Provence Markets
• [00:11:23] Three varieties of lavender
• [00:12:12] Parking at the Abbaye
• [00:13:17] Product commercialization
• [00:13:57] Get Your Tickets in Advance
• [00:14:17] All Visits are Accompanied
• [00:14:39] Histopad for non-French speaking visitors
• [00:16:48] Cistercian monastery
• [00:17:29] Saint Bernard of Cito
• [00:20:05] Acapella singing
• [00:20:58] The Sénanque Abbey as a preserved monument
• [00:22:39] The Center for Lavender Growing
• [00:24:20] Help with the Lavender Production
• [00:25:30] Origin of the Word, Lavender
• [00:26:40] Tickets and Pricing
• [00:27:12] What Can You See at the Sénanque Abbey?
• [00:28:17] When Was the Abbey Built?
• [00:28:53] Not Wheelchair Accessible
• [00:29:14] How long is the visit?
• [00:29:54] Visit Gordes Also
• [00:31:11] You can Visit a Chateau
• [00:31:32] Markets and Shops
• [00:32:18] Next Village Over?
• [00:32:36] You Need a Car to Travel Around the Area
• [00:34:35] Weather
• [00:35:02] Eating Out
• [00:35:09] The Napoli Pizza
• [00:36:12] The Outsider Restaurant in Gordes (Elyse says the Outlander but she made a mistake)
• [00:37:46] Restaurants in Gordes
• [00:38:22] Cave for wine
• [00:39:12] Restaurants and Stores Prices
• [00:41:43] Michel Sarran Restaurant in Toulouse
• [00:42:05] Une Table à Deux Restaurant in Toulouse
• [00:43:03] Food Budget around Gordes
• [00:44:52] Check the Opening Times and Number of Visits
• [00:47:05] Thank You, Patrons
• [00:47:41] Shout out to new patrons
• [00:48:06] No Itinerary Reviews for a Couple Weeks
• [00:48:35] Itinerary Consulting
• [00:49:40] Annie’s GPS Self-Guided Tours on the VoiceMap App
• [00:50:18] Travel Question of The Week: Bastille Day in France
• [00:52:38] Military Parade in Paris
• [00:53:43] Air Show
• [00:54:01] Classical Concert
• [00:54:42] Rooftop Parties
• [00:55:00] Crowd Control on Bastille Day
• [00:55:21] Crowds aroud the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day
• [01:00:20] Personal Update
• [01:01:19] Heatwave in France July 2022
• [01:03:16] If you enjoy the show share it with another Francophile!
• [01:03:39] Next week on the podcast

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