Drome Provencale: Medieval Towns, Castles, Olives, Lavender and Silk (Part 3 of 3)
Some impressions and practical information concerning the area covered in Parts 1 and 2 of this award-winning series about Drome Provencale, including Nyons, Taulignan and Grignan and featuring olives, lavender, silk and Madame de Sévigné.
Film Review: Suite Française
Suite Française by Irene Némirovsky took the literary world by storm when it was first published in France in 2004, followed up with an English translation in 2006. The sensation had to do with the quality of the work itself in conjunction with the backstory, the sidestory and the epilogue relative to the author herself and her daughter Denise Epstein. Now comes the movie.
Festivals in France, the 2017 Summer Selection
Hundreds of festivals, large and small, come to life each summer in France, bringing music, theater, dance and fireworks to village squares, historical monuments, town centers and their surroundings. To help with the planning and to whet your appetite for the summer festival season, Corinne LaBalme has selected for France Revisited some of the best and brightest events of the season.
Cuisine in Provence: Notable Chefs and Restaurants in the Vaucluse Region
Here’s a wide-ranging list of two dozen notable chefs and restaurants in the Vaucluse region of Provence to help guide you in your culinary explorations and hungry moments when traveling in the region.
The Decorated Cave of Pont-D’Arc Joins World Heritage List
Though not quite as exuberant as the cheers that follow a victory in the World Cup, hurrahs rang strong in certain quarters of conservationism and tourism in France when UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee elected in June to inscribe the Decorated Cave of Pont-d’Arc, also known as the Grotte Chauvet (Chauvet Cave), on the World Heritage List of cultural properties.
The Riviera Backcountry: In Search of the Source of the Var River
Lisa Watson sets out from a beach near Nice in search of the source of the Var River and discovers stunning vistas in the Riviera backcountry along the way.
The Heroes of Heritage Sites in Western Hérault (video)
Meet the deeply rooted men and women who volunteer countless hours to preserving civil, religious and industrial heritage sites in an uncommon destination in southwest France: western Herault.
Sault, Sénanque and the Successful Search for Lavender in Provence
Images of stunning views of purple-blue fields of lavender in bloom have become so engrained in the traveler’s imagination of the perfect Provence vacation that the most common question I get from those planning to visit the region is “When is the lavender in bloom?”
Cycling Western Burgundy: Into the Woods, Along the Canals
Walter J. Moore cycles western Burgundy and encouters Celts, Romans, foresters, wood floater, barges and much more on his biking tour.