Over the valley, from side to side, and ever so high in the air, stretch the three tiers of the tremendous bridge. They are unspeakably imposing, and nothing could well be more Roman. The hugeness, the solidity, the unexpectedness, the monumental rectitude of the whole thing leave you nothing to say at the time and make you stand gazing. You simply feel that it is noble and perfect, that it has the quality of greatness. From A Little Tour in France by Henry James (1884) People often write and ask me questions about Provence. A common one is “which site should we definitely see in Provence?” It’s a question that inevitably causes me pause, if not great consternation, for there are so many inviting places in Provence. So many that even after all these years, we still have a long list of places we haven’t seen…that we want to see. Beyond this perfectly valid explanation for my reluctance to commit to one, I have come to realize that I am part of a peculiar group of travelers for whom the draw of their favorite destination has expressly little to do with any must-see sites. The allure of Provence for [...]