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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions

The Pallières Windmill in Pennes-Mirabeau Back to Milling Flour

April 18, 2022

Named after a rocky outcrop in Pennes-Mirabeau, the 18th-century Pallières windmill stopped working sometime between 1862-66. Finally, after a lengthy restoration project commencing in 2019, the mill is functioning and open for visitors. Once again, sitting on its rocky ledge, the Pallières windmill has operational blades and a dedicated miller – Guy Lagier – producing

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Explore · Gayle Padgett · Villages Towns and Cities

Sites and Birds: Interesting Walks in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

March 15, 2022

Mother Nature jumped the gun this year, often bringing brilliant azure skies and near-balmy weather well before spring officially arrived. The tantalizing temps make bundling up unnecessary when my husband and I head outside to elevate our heart rate with a nature walk. And with the expansive Parc Naturel Regional des Alpilles—comprising tons of trails—at

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Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Visit Nyons on Thursday for the Market and More

March 3, 2022

We arrived at our Sablet home last Tuesday after being away for five (5) months. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to shop at the weekly market in Vaison-la-Romaine, which, as faithful readers know, is our very favourite market in Provence. On Thursday morning, we headed to Nyons just 28 km north of Vaison la Romaine

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Explore · Villages Towns and Cities · William Adams

Walking in the Footsteps of Paul Cézanne in Aix

March 1, 2022

It’s 8:30 am and I’m walking west on the Cours Mirabeau toward the Fontaine de la Rotonde. The Cours is temporarily lined with wooden stalls for vendors working the holiday market — santoniers with their clay nativity figures, clothiers, toymakers, specialty food vendors, artists. The stalls are beginning to open, but the street is otherwise

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Explore · Paul Shawcross · Road Trips South of France

How to Spend 2 Days Driving Around the Idyllic Luberon

February 25, 2022

Mountains, Old Abbeys, Pretty Villages and a Roman Bridge The Luberon in the Vaucluse boasts many charming villages, four of which are classified as Plus Beaux Villages. Moreover, there are wooded hills with plenty of good walking, great markets, excellent restaurants and a producer of quality wines—all in this relatively unspoiled corner of Provence. While this

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Photographers in Provence

Creative Photo Workshops in Provence with Raina Stinson

January 27, 2022

“Creating beautiful and personalized memories of Provence.” ~ Raina Stinson Private Photo Workshop One of the many joys of returning to Provence last year was meeting Raina Stinson and participating in a photo workshop. We arrived at Raina’s home studio on a crisp fall morning to discuss our goals for improving our mobile phone photography.

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Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Julie Whitmarsh

SCAD Discovering Art and Design in Lacoste

January 25, 2022

From time to time, you see something that makes you reconsider some of the decisions you’ve made in life, and a recent visit to the SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) campus at Lacoste, was one of those moments. It was the first stop on our day with the local Tourist Board, and although

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