Merry Christmas Perfectly Provence 2017
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottInspire

Happy 2024 Holidays from Perfectly Provence

Happy, Healthy Holidays to all! It’s time to wish all our readers the best for this joyful season. However, before we head out on a technology break, we want to acknowledge all our terrific contributors and partners. As an Amazon Associate, the site earns from qualifying purchases. If you purchase …

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Cranberry Tart with Organic Olive Oil
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottDessertFruit DessertsPies & TartsProvencal RecipesTaste

Holiday Baking: Festive Cranberry Tart Recipe from Provence

Do particular foods make you think of the holiday season? For me, the appearance of cranberries in the supermarket is a sure sign that Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities are around the corner. The cranberry tart recipe below is from Moulin Castelas, a beautiful olive plantation and mill near Les Baux …

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2023 Holiday Gift Guide Provence Books Reading List
Books on ProvenceCarolyne Kauser-AbbottInspire

2024 Holiday Gift Guide Books from Provence our Recommendations

Are you shopping for book lovers? Here is our 2024 holiday gift guide for books from Provence for those on your list who love reading, travelling, and dreaming of France. These books are for anyone who wants a literary “dose” of Provence. 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Books Whether you have …

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Winter in Provence Events Calendar La Rotonde Christmas Aix-en-Provence
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottInspireWhat's On Provence & Cote d'AzurWinter in Provence

2025 Winter in Provence Events and Festivals Calendar

Winter Festivals and Events in Provence So many images of the Provence and the Côte d’Azur are summer scenes with ribbons of blooming lavender fields, glasses of rosé with beads of condensation, and beautiful people in straw hats enjoying their holidays. Perhaps wintertime in Provence garners less attention, but it’s …

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Ville de Sanary-sur-Mer Noel
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Christmas Traditions in Provence a Festive Guide to the Holidays

In Provence, Christmas is a festive season lasting over two months with many holiday traditions. While there are commercial aspects to the holidays in Provence and the rest of France, many old customs continue today. At this time of year, there is vin chaud, little saints (santons), thirteen desserts, holiday …

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Thinking of skiing in France
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottExploreStay FitWinter in Provence

Thinking of Skiing in France? Head to Provence’s Southern Alps

Whether you are a keen skier, you probably recognize famous French ski resorts such as Val d’Isère, Courchevel, Chamonix, Méribel and Megève. It may surprise some people that besides lavender and rosé, Provence has several ski resorts readily accessible from major centres such as Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Nice. So, if …

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Book Review Carole Bumpus Adventures on Land and Sea
Books on ProvenceCarolyne Kauser-AbbottInspire

Book Review: Adventures on Land and Sea by Carole Bumpus

The adventures begin in 1997 when Carole and Winston Bumpus visit Provence for the first time with two other couples. Their stay in a remote village in the Var provides a flavour of Provencal life away from the crowds and enough of a taste of the glitz and glamour of …

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Make Marseille Pizza moitié-moitié
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Make Marseille’s Pizza Moitié-Moitié: A Recipe from Rosa Jackson

Rosa Jackson was born in Canada, but she seems to have been destined for the South of France. Like most journeys in life, the road was not direct to Nice, France, where she lives now. However, her passion for food, culinary techniques and helping others to appreciate local cuisine led …

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Book The Paris Muse
Books on ProvenceCarolyne Kauser-AbbottInspire

Book Review: The Paris Muse, a Novel by Louisa Treger

It was fitting that Louise Treger had a book signing for her latest novel, The Paris Muse, in Ménerbes at the Dora Maar House. Inspired by the tumultuous relationship between Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso, I read the gripping tale into the wee hours of the night. Impossible to put …

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Alpilles Essentials Top 10 Villages and More Provence
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Alpilles Essentials: Top 10 Must-See While in this Area of Provence

The Alpilles (miniature Alps) run from east to west for 30 kilometres, starting at the edge of the Durance River and the town of Orgon to the western edge near Fontvieille. Although the Alpilles are not high, with a maximum height of 498 metres, they are dramatic with jagged limestone …

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