Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Southern France

Photograph the ochre cliffs and chimney stacks of Provençal Colorado near Rustrel, once worked by 19th-century miners. Capture lavender fields blooming between mid-June and mid-July on the Valensole plateau and the limestone Rock of La Baume in Sisteron. Frame shots of Avignon Bridge, the medieval streets of Lourmarin, and the leafy boulevards of Aix-en-Provence where Cézanne painted.

Set up shots of the 49-meter Pont du Gard, the tallest Roman aqueduct bridge still standing, and capture Nîmes' UNESCO-listed Maison Carrée temple alongside Tour Magne. In Lyon, you'll photograph the Basilica of Notre Dame de Fourvière and the hidden Medieval-Renaissance Traboules passages, then head to small Occitanie villages for farm-to-table meals.

Photograph lavender fields and medieval hilltop villages in Provence's Luberon region, including UNESCO-listed Gordes with its spiraling stone buildings and the 12th-century Sénanque Abbey. You'll capture Roussillon's ochre cliffs at sunset, see the fortified medieval village of Pérouges above the Ain River, and tour Carrières de Lumières in Les Baux.

Walk through Van Gogh's Arles and the ancient Roman amphitheatre Arènes d'Arles along the Rhône, then check out the UNESCO-listed Pont du Gard aqueduct. You'll wander through Roussillon's ochre cliffs and lavender fields in Luberon, catch the digital art show at Carrières de Lumières in Les Baux, and frame shots of Lyon's hidden traboules passages.

Photograph Roussillon's ochre cliffs and stone buildings after visiting Luberon's lavender fields, where purple blooms fill the landscape from late June to mid-August. You'll see terraced vineyards above Tournon and the UNESCO-listed Pont du Gard, a first-century Roman aqueduct crossing the Gardon River, then capture Viviers' medieval buildings.

Capture Roussillon's lavender landscapes and ochre cliffs in Luberon, where purple fields bloom from late June to mid-August. You'll photograph medieval fortress ruins in Ardèche Nature Park, then frame the terraced vineyards above Tournon looking out over the Rhône River and visit the Caverne du Pont-d'Arc Museum with its Palaeolithic cave replicas.