Lavender fields on the Valensole Plateau in Provence, France Jun 27, 2022

We"re sorry. The scratch "n" sniff option was not ready in time for this photo, so you"ll have to imagine the intoxicating fragrance wafting over you... Today we"re in the lavender fields that carpet the Valensole Plateau in Provence, France. A rolling 300 square miles of flowers color the landscape as far as the eye can see. Vincent van Gogh spent time here, and featured lavender in some of his paintings. June is the start of the lavender season, and though it runs till August, peak viewing (and smelling) time varies a little with fluctuations in temperature and rainfall. There are lovely villages that you can meander while visiting the lavender fields, stopping for a pastry or crunchy-soft baguette at an outdoor cafe.

© Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Jun 27, 2018In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
Jun 27, 2019The roots of invention
Jun 27, 2020Looking for peace on the precipice
Jun 27, 2021Bathing in the light of Pride
Jun 27, 2023Sedona, Arizona
Jun 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Jun 27, 2025Splendid leaf frog
Jun 27, 2026Driftwood on Boneyard Beach, Hunting Island, South Carolina

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 31, 2025New Years Eve
Jun 5, 2018Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
Apr 2, 2026Wildflower bloom, Central Valley, California
Dec 14, 2021American robin
Sep 20, 2021Birds of a feather flocking together
May 2, 2022Pamukkale, Turkey
Jul 11, 2025World Population Day
Jun 15, 2023Nature Photography Day
Apr 1, 2019Unbearable cuteness
Apr 17, 2023International Haiku Poetry Day
Oct 9, 2024Aspens in the White River National Forest, Colorado
Oct 23, 2021Eurasian scops owl
Aug 19, 2025Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu
Apr 1, 2026National Frog Month
Sep 21, 2022International Day of Peace
Apr 4, 2020In the path of the pronghorn
Jul 10, 2020Italy s submerged village
Aug 19, 2024National Aviation Day
Oct 24, 2018Art over Amalfi
Dec 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Aug 1, 2024Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2020Wildcat in a winter wonderland
Oct 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Apr 16, 2022National Park Week begins
Dec 7, 2024National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Nov 13, 2022River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jul 5, 2019Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
Oct 6, 2020Water colors
Jul 24, 2022Amelia Earhart
Nov 28, 2021Celebrating Panama s independence