How an electric bike gives a new perspective on the beautiful roads of the south of France

Propel yourself through Provence: an electric bike gives a new perspective on the beautiful roads of the south of FranceMark Porter stays at La Coquillade, a hotel that welcomes cyclists, and is equipped with a mountain bikeHe travels the Luberon region passing through the villages of Bonnieux, Lacoste and MenerbesGuests can take the circular tour of Mont Ventoux from the hotel, which involves 4,400m of climbing
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Posted: 07:33 BST, 30 Aug 2022 | Updated: Aug 30, 2022 07:33 BST On one side the flower was brown and dead, while the other was white and alive.
In the aisles between the trees, large candles burning pork tallow to ward off the night frost smoldered in the morning dew, but the arbitrary hand of God had still condemned half of the harvest.
I cycle in the Luberon, along paths where olive and clementine trees have been growing for centuries.< /p> < p class="mol-para-with-font">A gently rolling course takes me through the honey-colored villages of Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes — made famous by Marcel Pagnol, and later by the more prosaic pen of Peter Mayle.
If the Prove nce is the most beautiful part of France, the Luberon in central Provence, has its f Priceless characteristics.
The morning freshness quickly gives way to intense heat , and soon the cicadas are out to announce an Englishman on his bike.

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How an electric bike gives a new perspective on the beautiful roads of the south of France

Propel yourself through Provence: an electric bike gives a new perspective on the beautiful roads of the south of FranceMark Porter stays at La Coquillade, a hotel that welcomes cyclists, and is equipped with a mountain bikeHe travels the Luberon region passing through the villages of Bonnieux, Lacoste and MenerbesGuests can take the circular tour of Mont Ventoux from the hotel, which involves 4,400m of climbing

Posted: 07:33 BST, 30 Aug 2022 | Updated: Aug 30, 2022 07:33 BST On one side the flower was brown and dead, while the other was white and alive.

In the aisles between the trees, large candles burning pork tallow to ward off the night frost smoldered in the morning dew, but the arbitrary hand of God had still condemned half of the harvest.

I cycle in the Luberon, along paths where olive and clementine trees have been growing for centuries.< /p> Worth it: Mark Porter cycles through historic Bonnieux, pictured, on an e-bike tour through Provence < p class="mol-para-with-font">A gently rolling course takes me through the honey-colored villages of Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes — made famous by Marcel Pagnol, and later by the more prosaic pen of Peter Mayle.

If the Prove nce is the most beautiful part of France, the Luberon in central Provence, has its f Priceless characteristics.

The morning freshness quickly gives way to intense heat , and soon the cicadas are out to announce an Englishman on his bike.