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Events:
Le Tour de France:  July 4-July 26 2009 (Tour passes closest to MaisonLuberon Saturday, July 4, to Monday, July 6, at the start of the stage from Monaco to Brignoles and the stage from Marseille.)
Festival d'Aix en Provence: 3 July-1 Aug. 2009
Jazz à Vienne: 27 June-10 July 2009.
Festival d'Avignon: 7-29 July 2009.

Nice Jazz Festival, Dates to be confirmed: www.nicejazzfestival.fr

Weather
Provence weather map

Star Gazing
Centre d-astronomie de Saint-Michel l'Observatoire

Local News
FR3 Méditerranée

Restaurants
La Petite Maison, Cucuron.
Peter Mayle's review

Golf
Pierrevert Golf Course Website:
http://www.golf-du-luberon.com/uk/index.htm
http://www.golfpass-provence.com/golf-courses-europe.htm

Reviews  
http://www.golfinfrance.f9.co.uk/luberongolfcourse.htm

Truffles:

http://www.provencebeyond.com/themes/truffles.html
http://www.perigord.com.au/what_are_truffles.htm
http://www.french-truffle.com/

References:

www.franceguide.com

Information About Pierrevert

Maire de Pierrevert

Population, Office of the Maire, Statistics

Wines

Information about the appellation: Wikipedia

About the Luberon:
http://www.parcduluberon.com
For a map, see: http://www.parcduluberon.fr/atlas/atlas/index.htm
UNESCO biosphere reserve: http://www2.unesco.org/mab/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=FRA+08&mode=all

Rail:
Direct Waterloo-Avignon services, 6 hours 20 minutes, every Saturday during the summer. Click here. Avignon is about an hour's drive. from the house.)
www.raileurope.co.uk

Airlines serving UK-Southeastern France:
British Airways:

EasyJet
Ryanair
(Flights from London to either Marseille or Nimes)
BMI Baby (Flights from Birmingham to Nice)

Auto Rentals:
www.holidayautos.co.uk

Route Planning:
www.theaaa.com
www.viamichelin.co.uk

Museums

www.museum-aix-en-provence.org

 

Recent Reading on the Luberon

Autumn in the Luberon
: Provence: Going for Gold. Telegraph reporter Fiona Duncan reports bright sunshine, air perfumed by bonfires and wood smoke, and fresh truffles on the menu make the Luberon a perfect autumal destination.