Outing to Orange and Lunch at l’Arausio
Our House in Provence · Restaurant Recommendations · TasteOne Sunday several weeks back, friend Alain who with his wife Mimi owns the epicerie in Sablet, asked me if we were free Monday afternoon. I replied yes, and he said they would pick us up in front of the boulangerie at 11:45 on Monday, a day when the epicerie is closed every week …Continue reading here for a description of lunch (and gorgeous photos) at l’Arausio and some history of the ancient Roman town of Orange.
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