Provence

Harborside in Cassis, a 40-minute drive south of Aix.

Croissants at the Banette Puyricard, in Puyricard.

The courtyard at Le Mas des Lauriers, the farmhouse Luke Barr's family rented on the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence.

A view of Mont Ste.-Victoire.

Currants and blueberries at the Aix farmers’ market.

The restaurant terrace at L’Hostellerie de l’Abbaye de la Celle, 45 minutes from Aix.

Julia Child’s kitchen as preserved at her house in Plascassier, now a cooking school.

A view of the Église St.-Jean de Malte from Aix’s Rue Cardinale.

Cafés along the Cours Mirabeau, in Aix.