Provence!
Land of sunshine! Advertisements tout the wines
of the Sun, the freeway of the Sun, the fabrics
of the Sun... The city of Nice brags of 299 sunny
days a year. “Oh, those who don't believe
in the sun here are real infidels,” wrote
Vincent Van Gogh, whose discovery of Provençal
light changed his life and the history of painting.
The bright, hot Mediterranean summers make aromatic
herbs more pungent, give wines a higher degree of
alcohol, and draw vacationers from all over the
world. Read
on...
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
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RESTAURANTS
Le
Clos de la Violette
10,
av. de la Violette
13100 Aix-en-Provence
Phone: +33 (0)4 42 23 30 71
Jean-Marc
Banzo's sun-drenched, inventive cooking sings
of Provence. |
PROVENCE GENERAL
ROMANTIC DESTINATIONS
Beautiful Provence
Though most consider Paris to be the City of Love, Provence in Southeast France offers gorgeous landscapes and a laidback way of life that makes it easy to fall in love all over again.
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FOOD
HEAVEN
Four
Provence Chefs that Make us Ooh and Aah
Provence
is food heaven. No wonder this is where you'll
find some of the world's top culinary talent.
On a recent swing through Los Angeles, we caught
up with four of Provence's most gifted chefs.
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SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER
WILD
AND FREE
L'Estelle
en Camargue
Enjoy
the lovely wilderness of Provence at this intimate
oasis. Here you will find simplicity and unpretentious
elegance, which pay tribute to the tempestuous
surroundings of the Camargue region, known for
wild horses, robust cowboys, gypsies, bullfights
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VAL
D'ENFER
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TOP
RESTAURANTS
L'Oustau
de Baumanière
13520 Les Baux de Provence
Val d’Enfer
Phone: +33 (0)4 90 54 33 07
This
uniquely charming spot embodies the very essence
of Provence.
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