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Kairos Travel is the starting point for exceptional custom-made travel experiences across France.

Founder Philip Haslett has over 30 years’ experience in the luxury travel world based successively in Burgundy, Loire Valley and now Provence with regular incursions to the Auvergne, Dordogne and Alsace regions and his insider knowledge and network across the country is unparalleled. He is seconded by Sarah Latrous a true Parisienne who reveals the City of Lights from her own unique perspective and can also work wonders in the vineyards of Champagne and Bordeaux!

Opening doors that remain firmly closed to most is their speciality as well as revealing the lesser known parts of fascinating France to discerning travellers.

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…honest answers and solutions based on my very specific needs. This makes him incredibly versatile when it comes to tailoring any trip! Cena, New York USA

We had a lot of specific desires, and nothing was impossible or out of the question. My entire family is very grateful and appreciative of all of the hard work by him and his team. The attention to detail and timeliness in response is very difficult to find. Jamie, Chicago USA

Philip is both flexible and creative and obviously delights in helping his clients truly enjoy their experience. In the process we were treated as if invited guests being shown around by one who loves and knows their area intimately. The planning was insightful, the guiding masterful, and he avoided crowds in August! Sandy, USA

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How to Have the Best Possible Trip in Provence

Where to stay, eat, and play on a tip-top tour of the region.

The Bastide de Gordes , which hangs over the rock face of the little town of that name, is exquisite for its rooms, service, and Parisian-­superintended restaurant, Clover Gordes . The servers are local and have a gravity we recognize from French tradition. The town itself, which has another fine small restaurant (with the peculiar name of L’Outsider ), is unimprovable and can bring tears to the eyes of any Francophile who wanders within it at night. (Local color is best seen in darkness.)

On a vineyard between Arles and Aix-en-Provence, the extraordinary Villa La Coste is one of Europe’s great original, eccentric developments, filled with first-rate jewel-box exemplars of the work of what seems like every leading contemporary architect, from a new art gallery by Oscar Niemeyer to a music pavilion designed by Frank Gehry. It also houses permanent and temporary exhibitions of modern and new art. Our visit coincided with an arresting show of sculpture by the British artist Annie Morris, who somehow makes of her abstract, polished, brightly colored ovals stacked in improbable pillars a comment, eloquent and light, on the precariousness of pleasure.

Near St.-Tropez, we stayed first at the Philippe Stark–designed Lily of the Valley , which has soothing outdoor terraces and a destination spa with a top-notch hammam (one test of spa superiority), a most charming view of the water, and a terrific seafood-based restaurant. We delighted also in its Shape Club, featuring elegant Frenchwomen understandably exhausted after a quick run up some stone steps.

At the Château Saint Martin & Spa , the views of the entire Côte d’Azur kept us in our room for supper, so unwilling were we to miss any of the moments of sunset. Among many wonderful nearby meals, the one we had at L’Amandier de Mougins , in the town of that name, stood out; we ate on a terrace bathed in amber autumn light and violet shadows.

Finally, in Antibes, we alighted at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc , made famous by Gerald and Sara Murphy. It retains some of the flavor of the melancholy and defiantly materialistic 1920s and not only remains the most famous hotel in the region, if not all of France, but lives up to that billing. Its restaurant, Louroc , a Michelin one-star, served a poulet poché for two with verbena that this greedy home chef has been trying to reproduce ever since. And the grave and helpful sommelier took our request for a half bottle of red burgundy (by that point in the journey we could manage no more) as seriously as if we were ordering a tasting of Domaine de la Romanée Conti.

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Philip Haslett

T+L TOP TRAVEL ADVISOR | FRANCE & MONACO SPECIALIST 

Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey.

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French Promise

Aix en Provence, France

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With 36 years of experience in luxury tourism in France, Haslett can open doors. That may mean an after-hours visit to the Louvre, a last-minute tour of top Burgundy vineyards, or a balloon ride over the Loire Valley (he was a commercial pilot, after all). He also has extensive contacts in Monaco.

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Languages Spoken : English and French

Average Daily Spend : $1,500

Trip Planning Fees : Varies

Our Provence Hotel Collection

Discover our hand-selected list of the finest luxury hotels in Provence, the place we proudly call home.  We routinely test, verify hotel amenities and perform impromptu repeat visits of the finest luxury hotels by region, to bring you the very best Provence has to offer.  We ensure each aspect of your travel experience with us is effortless, luxurious and chic… this is the French Promise.

Bastide du Mourre

Château de Fonscolombe

Coquillade Provence

Domaine de Chalamon

Domaine de Fontenille

Domaine de Manville

Domaine des Andéols – Luxury Luberon Hotel

Hôtel Crillon Le Brave

Hôtel Le Tourrel

Hôtel Les Roches Blanches

InterContinential Marseille – Hotel Dieux

La Bastide de Marie

La Bastide de Moustiers

La Maison D’Uzès

La Villa Sainte-Ange

Le Couvent des Minimes

Le Negresco Hotel

Terre Blanche Hotel Spa & Golf Resort

Villa Gallici

Villa La Coste

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