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The small Catalan port of Collioure on the Vermeille coast is the Mecca of the fishing of the anchovy in the net and its preparation in salt meat.

"Collioure inspired the biggest painters as Matisse or Derain."

Maritime pines hung on the cliff limestone in overhang of a turquoise blue sea where cast anchor the white sailboats.

"Between Cassis and Marseille you can cast anchor every evening of the week in a different creek without having seen everything."

Small quiet creek in the shade of a pine with staircases on the sea for small dream house. Sea deep blue, guaranteed sun.

"Easier to reach by the sea where by the earth in these sheltered and secret places."

In summer, in the cool of the evening, a walk on the dirt tracks which separate the fields of olive tree which spread out below the village.

"The smells of Provence type you in the nose and the song of cicadas bewitches you for ever."

The reddening colour of the sun which goes to bed on the horizon invades the sky and the sea. In this fire, boats will wait for a short storytaken out in sea tomorrow.

"At this moment, it is necessary to sit down and to become soaked intensely with the spectacular of the nature."

A early morning in the day sunrise before a departure in the fishing by boat. Some clouds of mists masks the sun which is going to point, then to warm.

"The sea wakes up and the day begins on luxurious colors mixing the sky and the water."

Having pulled some edge on the open sea, the sailboat settles down peacefully shielded from the wind in the creek in the crystal clear water.

"By the earth the landscapes and the points of view are maybe even more beautifull and are widely worth seeing."

In the atmosphere decorated with flowers high mountain pastures in summer, the chalet thrones peacefully by the river. Higher in the valley eternal snows wrap summits.

"In the summer months, the mountain stream takes back life and offers a fauna and a flora the life of which accelerates."

In a felted silence the spotless village wakes up under the thick layer of snow fallen at night. This whiteness wraps homes and adorns the winter all at once of cleanliness.

"In spite of the necessary duties for rehabilitated all the ways and the access, the good mood settles down and we share gladly these usual spots."

A direct access to the sea since the house situated on the quay which acts as terrace near the boat with a beautiful point of view on the port.

"Here gets ready the material before leaving to the fishing in the morning. In the evening we evoke the grips of fishes of the day."

The lines of lavenders invade countryside as a wave which rushes into reliefs and marries all forms of the ground.

"Positioned at the beginning of fields the length and the linearity of these long blue lines give the dizziness. "

A Provençal hamlet in beautiful environment of the fields of lavenders. In July just before the harvest this beautiful lavender in the infinity creates an intoxicating and colored atmosphere.

"In summer, these quite blue fields attract the photographers and the tourists who pick some stalks in spite of the prohibition."

Dream picnic in this place freshly shaded by the wisteria and dominating the plain brightened up like a balcony on Provence. The good sides of the life in the countryside.

"Attractive one coat and a bouquet on the pedestal table, a basket with wicker reserve flooded with products of Mediterranean country. It is the happiness."

On these days scorching, in the shade of a vegetation abundantly decorated with flowers the staircase with baluster guides us towards a rest area in the felted atmosphere.

"Under the arbour the soft drink is a long time coming then appreciates."

A coffee break in the shade of the garden decorated with flowers in this sunny spring which makes colors burst and scents of the Provençal country.

"Quiet moments and serene far from the bothers of the life. The silence dominates, it is interrupted by the noise of the foliages and the calmed conversation."

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 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."

From Collioure to Nice, by way of Marseille or Saint-Tropez, in every port the arrival of the fishermen which captivates the interest and the attention of all.
"A nice quiet spot which suddenly livens up on the way back long-awaited."

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."

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."