EXCLUSIVE: Unruly tourists were caught trampling through fields and even helping themselves to the famous purple lavender.

The region’s famous lavender fields burst into full flower at the end of June and last until the beginning of August in a good year. Don’t miss your chance to see–and smell–the fragrant ...

It’s in the food, it’s in the heady scents from its lavender fields and perfumeries, it’s in the extraordinary light that pulled in famous artists. There are many reasons the Cote d’Azur ...

The lavender looks particularly beautiful at the Senanque Abbey, in Gordes. View of the Verdon Gorges, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. De Agostini via Getty Images ...

It’s in the food, it’s in the heady scents from its lavender fields and perfumeries, it’s in the extraordinary light that pulled in famous artists. There are many reasons the Cote d’Azur ...