Provence is the quintessential image of France. The wheatfields, vineyards, lavender, and sublime cuisine of the imagination all meet in this French region. Bounded by the French Riviera to its south and Italy to its east, Provence isn’t short of attractions either. The names of its Grande Dames trip of the tongue with ease – Saint Tropez, Cannes, and Nice among them. Then there’s Marseilles, not only one of France’s biggest cities, but one of its most vibrant too, with natural sights extending from the foothills of the Alps to Calanques National Park, where fjord-like inlets provide stunning vistas from land or sea.