I went to the Luberon region of Provence in France last month for a tour of hilltowns. I treat myself to a field trip like this every once in a while in search of lessons and inspirations for Las Catalinas. These Luberon towns were suggested to me by Douglas Duany. And it was a great call. Here is a link to a moderately large PDF file with my observations on relevant lessons for us at Las Catalinas:Lessons from the Luberon
My whole stash of photos of these towns is here.
Oh, the suffering I endure for my work...