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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Visiting the Alpes-Maritimes Highlights Seaside to Summits

August 26, 2022
At first blush, many visitors may not realize that the Alpes-Maritimes department expands from the beaches of the French Riviera to the ski resorts of the southern Alps to the Italian border. Surrounded by the Var and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Alpes-Maritimes has densely populated urban areas, famous Côte d’Azur cities, and remote wilderness. Riviera Cities
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Cakes & Cookies · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Learn How to Make Lavender Meringues

August 24, 2022
Meringues are not hard to make but require patience and a low baking temperature. The recipe below for Lavender Meringues comes from the Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm in British Columbia, Canada. The Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm is a family-run operation requiring an entire team for planting, harvesting, drying, distilling, and bottling. They grow lavender,
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Our Top Touring Ideas for the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

August 22, 2022
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is nature’s patchwork quilt featuring mountains, gorges, rolling valleys, lavender fields and pockets of remote villages and busy towns. The Durance River plays an essential role in this department that features high mountain peaks of the Alps and the lower alpine foothills with remote villages. While there are other rivers, most of the watershed
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Visitor Guide Bouches-du-Rhône Highlights

August 9, 2022
Bouches du Rhône Department Like other departments, the Bouches-du-Rhône combines large urban centres and unspoilt countryside. Visible traces of Roman history weave throughout the region, which is one of many reasons to visit Arles and its monuments. Beautiful Aix-en-Provence and the seaside city of Marseille, the second-largest in France after Paris, both offer top-quality cultural
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Explore · Paula Kane

In Love with Lavender and Provence

August 9, 2022
I’ve only been in Provence once during lavender season. It was many years ago when everything in the region was new to me and I was much less adventurous. As a result, I didn’t see much lavender and have regretted it ever since. This year I wanted to be here in time to see it
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