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Flowering lavender in Provence

Purple splendour: The street of lavender

A peach sorbet with lavender. A risotto garnished with the blue flowers. Or a kid, seasoned with the aromatic herb: Lavendula officinalis is not only used in perfumery, but also in the kitchen of Provence.
From Carpentras to Apt in the department of Vaucluse, a 198 kilometre long holiday road leads through a fragrant purple sea of lavender. Right in the middle of it: The Cistercian compartment of Sénanque, founded in 1148 and well worth seeing, Coustellet with its Lavender Museum or Saint-Saturin-lès-Apt, where a mill invites you to taste olive oil and lavender honey.

Klingenberg on the Main

Red zone: The Franconian red wine hiking trail

Müller-Thurgau, Silvaner or Domina: The Franconian wine region is especially known for its white wines. In Churfranken, however, between Odenwald and Spessart, even expressive reds ripen into top wines. They can be discovered along the Franconian Red Wine Trail. 
The 70 kilometre long, well signposted route runs in six stages - through vineyards along the River Main, to herb gardens, monasteries or via ferrata. Again and again there are small viewing platforms that invite you to picnic. And winegrowers who open their farms. Top tip: Klingenberg with its romantic old town.

Rice fields and Renaissance cities: The rice route near Verona

The flat, water-rich plain south of Verona is rice country: it has been since the 15th century. The centre of production is the small town of Isola della Scala - from there the Strada del Riso Vialone also leads through the fascinating cultural landscape.
If you drive along it, you will discover centuries-old mills and modern rice silos. Romanesque chapels and Venetian trade offices. Ancient Roman settlements and pretty Renaissance towns. In addition, numerous trattorias along the way invite you to try risotto dishes in in all variations.