Taking Off: Provence Guided Tours

Who wouldn’t want to spend a week in Provence at a beautifully appointed private house surrounded by lavender fields and overlooking the Luberon mountains? Francophile Atlanta gallery owners Ann Huff and Meg Harrington of Huff Harrington Gallery will act as personal guides to this fabled area for small group tours June 6–13 (lavender season) and September 5–12 (sunflower season). Participants can visit picturesque villages, shop for antiques and art, browse outdoor markets, sip wine alfresco, see the Marquis de Sade’s infamous chateau (restored by new owner Pierre Cardin) and tour the winery where A Beautiful Year was filmed. And if you're a serious buyer of art or antiques, the fluent-in-French duo will also put you in touch with the area's best purveyors and importers and even help negotiate the paperwork. huffharrington.com.

–Nancy Staab, Modern Luxury Magazines

Meg Harrington and Ann Huff in Provence.