Getting to the Provence Cottage
Plane
- Closest international airports
- Nice
- Marseilles
- Lyon
- Flights to England
- Avignon airport
Train
- TGV (fast train) from Paris Gare de Lyon station
- Avignon – 2:40 hr journey
- Lyon - 2 hr journey
- Train websites
Driving
- Pernes les Fontaines is 20 minutes drive east of the major A7 autoroute
- A7 runs south to Nice, north to Lyon and onto Paris.
- Autoroutes are toll roads throughout France (and Europe), paid usually by credit card or electronic tag in the car.
- A car is strongly recommended for this cottage. This is true of visiting many places in France outside the major cities.
- For more hints on Driving in France, click to see our blogs on Driving In France and on Road Signs
Tourist bureau
Pernes les Fontaines has an excellent tourist office. Click here.
Weather
The weather in Provence is generally sunny with temperate days and nights.
The famous Mediterranean Mistral can create some windy days, particularly in late winder / early spring.
Click here for Current forecast
| Provence Weather | Temperature | Rainfall | Sunshine | ||
| High °C/F | Low °C/F | mm/in | days | Hrs/Day | |
| Jan | 10 / 50 | 2 / 36 | 37 / 1.5 | 11 | 3 |
| Feb | 12 / 54 | 3 / 37 | 23 / 0.9 | 10 | 5 |
| Mar | 16 / 61 | 6 / 43 | 25 / 1 | 11 | 7 |
| Apr | 18 / 64 | 8 / 46 | 48 / 1.9 | 11 | 7 |
| May | 23 / 73 | 12 / 54 | 46 / 1.8 | 12 | 8 |
| Jun | 27 / 81 | 15 / 59 | 25 / 1.0 | 9 | 9 |
| Jul | 30 / 86 | 18 / 64 | 21 / 0.8 | 6 | 10 |
| Aug | 30 / 86 | 18 / 64 | 29 / 1.1 | 8 | 9 |
| Sep | 25 / 77 | 14 / 57 | 66 / 2.6 | 8 | 7 |
| Oct | 20 / 68 | 11 / 52 | 60 / 2.4 | 10 | 5 |
| Nov | 13 / 55 | 6 / 43 | 53 / 2.1 | 10 | 3 |
| Dec | 10 / 50 | 3 / 37 | 30 / 1.2 | 11 | 3 |