Provence colors

Lavenders summer: these fraiches scents to perfume the embroidered linen sleeping in cupboards.

"Our ancestors, in Provence, perfumed cupboards and took away insects with the dried lavender."

For the thirst: a jug, for the greed: an olive, for the happiness: the sun.

The red reflections of poppies invades the landscapes of Provence in these radiant springs.
"In lands not cultivated intensely poppies try new appearances."

Poppies invade the nature. In fields, around small houses, on cart tracks the red dominates. A magic country atmosphere.

"Privileged subject of the painters of flowers, the poppy blooms in spring and gives to the country a finally found gaiety."

Often the iris surligne the typically Provençal path of cypress of our wild gardens.
"The cypress from his part protects the iris of the mistral, but also all the plantations situated between these hedges."

Under the climbing vineyard protected from the pikes of the sun the door of the Provençal house always has warm and welcoming colors.

The wheelbarrow waits that the hand of the man comes to collect delicious olives.
"It is not everything to have olive trees, it is necessary to take care of it all year long."

The olive grove is one fields of plantation of olive trees intended for the culture of the olive, or olive growing, which lines the little ways of Provence and is next to houses.

"The olive groves of the Leases of Provence, famous for these olives broken, are among the most known and the most appreciated."

In spring the poppy is friendly next to the hundred-years-old olive trees, the marriage is of the most beautiful effect.

" If the farmer maintenance too closely these olive trees you will never attend this magnificent show. "

In these narrow alleys of the Provençal villages, the fraicheur lives and flowers bloom.
" All the day information circulates in the alley, each in the window or in its balcony comment on the news"

Under the arch of the porch, in these alley so flowery, it well makes walk under the beautiful Provençal sun.
"Each maintenance its small space to create the most good-looking possible commonplace: the alley. "

In the bend of an alley hides the inn of quite the flavours of south. It is necessary to pick up it.
"It is in these hidden places discovered by chance that we have the best culinary surprises."

Staircases connect streets which wind in the Provençal village. Shortcuts height of charm decorated with flowery vases and with attractive flights of steps.

"Often builds in side of hill or on headland, the villages of Provence distinguish themselves by the made uneven between every street. Staircases are indispensable there to circulate more quickly on foot."

The mauve trainées of the lavender crosses the Provençal countryside at this summer beginning.
" In July begin the first cuttings of lavender, it can last until in the middle of August. "

On the shaded terrace lined with flowers, the soft noise of the Provençal fountain rocks the summer everyday life.

" In these magic places the time scrolls differently, the smells of Provence invade the atmosphere."

In summer the collectors of lavender work very early in the morning, up to the lunchtime who wait for them in the small house.
"Nowadays in Provence the machine in replaced the man in the fields of lavender. Nobody regrets this work exhausting under the heat wave. "

All the heads yellow turned to the sun, our sunflowers of Provence illuminate fields during the summer.
"A fabulous contrast of colors when they adjoin one fields of lavender, the yellow challenges then the mauve."

The mount Ventoux in the background, fields of lavender sinks into the hilly relief of Provence.
"Under the Mount Ventoux push the real fine lavender the blue of which remains always intense."

In the Haute-Provence of our ancestors the mas was only planted in the middle of the property.

"In summer, the lively colors on shutters reverberate better the heat and take away insects."

In the farmyard the hens watch all the movements, the bike waits for the stroll.
"Places of welcome of the farm is decorated with flowers always intensely to establish the cheerfulness. "