The South of France is known for its lavender, which is used to perfume a variety of toiletries and dried to put in pretty fabric bags. Also popular is lavender honey. Olive wood products, olives and olive oil are popular buys and the olive oil is used in the famous soap savon de Marseille.

Provençal fabrics, using bright colours and patterns, which date back centuries, are also popular either by buying the fabric by the metre or buying made up items.

Other popular purchases include glassware, pottery, Provençal Santons (Christmas cribs), goat’s milk cheese, and traditional sweets using the local fruits and nuts.