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🇫🇷7 Shows Based in France to Watch Now

🇫🇷7 Shows Based in France to Watch Now

La Pitchoune: Cooking in France Cooking students get an iconic experience in Julia Child's home in France. Now streaming on HBO, Magnolia Network Versailles King Louis XIV of France commissions a ...

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Flower Market in Aix-en-Provence

Flower Market in Aix-en-Provence

Even in the winter months in Aix-en-Provence, a tableau of colors unfurls in the town square of the town hall Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (and every day in the warmer months of the year). Ear...

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LUMA Arles: Contemporary Art in Provence

LUMA Arles: Contemporary Art in Provence

A little town in Provence has become an art mecca: Arles. It is quite well-known that Van Gogh spent time in Arles - Gauguin, Picasso (with his passion for bull fights) and Réattu...Arles is also ...

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ChristmasChristmas Eve in Provence: La Sainte Baume

Christmas Eve in Provence: La Sainte Baume

Christmas is a special moment on the Sainte-Baume mountain in Provence. The place has a mystical air as one climbs the stone steps through the thick forest up to the cave, where there is chapel and...

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Couleur NatureProvence Christmas Recipe: Lemon Almond Cake

Provence Christmas Recipe: Lemon Almond Cake

In Provence, France, there is a well-celebrated tradition: the 13 Desserts of Noël. Most families will feature this spread of desserts for the Christmas Day meal. The desserts include nuts, fruit...

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christmasChristmas Shopping in a Provence Village: Lourmarin

Christmas Shopping in a Provence Village: Lourmarin

In the Luberon region of Provence sits a charming village: Lourmarin. Despite its petite size, this village is packed with good shopping. Perfect for the holidays...come along with us to explore gi...

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christmasIlluminations in a Provence Village

Illuminations in a Provence Village

December is always a festive month in Provence. Each village hosts its own illumination ceremony at the beginning if the month to commemorate the advent season. Lights are hung carefully in the wee...

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FranceVan Gogh in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Van Gogh in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

In a landscape sculpted by olive groves, vineyards and the limestone Alpilles mountains, sits the Saint Paule de Mausole asylum and monastery. It was here, just outside Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, that...

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cookingProvençal Cooking Class

Provençal Cooking Class

In a charming village in the heart of Provence, Jane Satow guides visitors through a culinary voyage. She references an old French Proverb as guide:  "Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu ...

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cookingThe Market at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

The Market at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

All the Provence markets are a feast for the eyes and belly, but the market at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is perhaps at the very top of the list of those not to miss. Saint-Rémy is constructed in such ...

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AntiquingSaint-Rémy-de-Provence

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a gem of Provence and one of the oldest villages in France. It is encompassed by field after field of olive groves, many properly ancient trees. The Alpilles mountain rang...

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dyeingIndigo Dyeing in Provence

Indigo Dyeing in Provence

Come with us to get a glimpse into the process of natural indigo dyeing in Provence, France. Laetitia Costechareyre has made it her life’s work to become steeped in the very ancient tradition of in...

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