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Featuring 25 recipes from the South of France for cooler fall weather, along with menu suggestions, all designed to make your cooking experience enjoyable. Download this PDF, which includes recipes for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts.

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Explore Provence with us. The opportunities for discovering Provence are endless from Roman ruins to jazz festivals, from bulls in the streets to movies in vineyards our writers share their favourites. We share travel tips and details on “where the locals go” so you can enjoy an authentic Provence experience. The weather in Provence is ideal for being active and enjoying the outdoors – hiking, biking, water-sports and more. Are you planning to create your itinerary? Dig into these articles for road trip ideas and our favourite villages along the way. If it is your first trip to the region, consider hiring a professional guide or joining a tour organised by an experienced small-group tour company.

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Looking for Sunflowers in Provence

September 21, 2021
As soon as we finished our drive around the lavender fields we started hunting for sunflowers, called tournesol in French. You may not be aware that despite the fact that you find postcards, photos and paintings of sunflowers all over Provence, they are actually native to the Americas. Sunflower seeds were brought to Europe by …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours

Join Jean-Marie Liere on a Lavender in Provence Tour

September 1, 2021
Attracted to food, photography, and longing for France, we “met” via Instagram. Jean-Marie Liere has lived in Sydney, Australia, since 1997. He stays connected to his homeland by offering French cooking classes and planning his “Our French Impressions” group tours in France in Bordeaux and Provence. The French Connection Born in Poitiers, France, Jean-Marie was …
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