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CAVAILLON MELONS HERALD THE START OF SUMMER IN PROVENCE
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CAVAILLON MELONS HERALD THE START OF SUMMER IN PROVENCE

For years I thought I didn’t like melon. However inviting those deep orange slices of juicy cantaloupe appeared, I knew...
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TAKING THE KIDS TO PROVENCE: WAXING NOSTALGIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MEMORABLE FAMILY VACATION
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TAKING THE KIDS TO PROVENCE: WAXING NOSTALGIA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MEMORABLE FAMILY VACATION

I offer my thoughts about taking the kids to the Luberon area of Provence, where we have many years of...
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CHÂTEAU MIRAVAL: A CELEBRITY LONG BEFORE BRAD AND ANGELINA MOVED IN
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CHÂTEAU MIRAVAL: A CELEBRITY LONG BEFORE BRAD AND ANGELINA MOVED IN

Château Miraval, summer home of the uber famous Brangelina family, was celebrated among rosé lovers and baby boomer rock and rollers long before the renowned family moved in. Pink Floyd anyone?

Readers of a certain age may be able to dust off an old album that was recorded, in part, in this château: Pink Floyd’s legendary The Wall.
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DOMAINE DES VAUDOIS: WINE, OLIVE OIL, AND A LOT OF HISTORY
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DOMAINE DES VAUDOIS: WINE, OLIVE OIL, AND A LOT OF HISTORY

Cabrières d’Aigues, home of the Domaine de Vaudois, is not on the typical traveler’s itinerary. It lacks the visible charm of other Luberon villages such as those featured prominently in a Rick Steves’ tour guide or a Peter Mayle novel. In fact, a quick google
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WHILE WAITING FOR PROVENCE’S LAVENDER SEASON, ENJOY THOSE GORGEOUS POPPIES!
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WHILE WAITING FOR PROVENCE’S LAVENDER SEASON, ENJOY THOSE GORGEOUS POPPIES!

Lavender and Provence are inextricably tied together in the minds of almost everyone who yearns to visit—and revisit--Provence. What comes...
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LE PONT JULIEN: ANOTHER ROMAN BRIDGE TO ADMIRE
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LE PONT JULIEN: ANOTHER ROMAN BRIDGE TO ADMIRE

The Romans left a lot behind in Provence: temples, aqueducts, baths, theaters, forums, arches, and whole cities, to mention just...
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SAINT RÉMY’S WEDNESDAY MARKET  IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES
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SAINT RÉMY’S WEDNESDAY MARKET IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES

This article is part of a series about our ten favorite markets in Provence. Thus far, we have written about...
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YES, VIRGINIA, THERE ARE THIEVES IN PROVENCE
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YES, VIRGINIA, THERE ARE THIEVES IN PROVENCE

Yesterday I gave a talk to the International Women’s Club of New England. The subject was the Lubéron—not surprising, eh?—but...
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LE CHÂTEAU DE LOURMARIN TO HOST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL IN APRIL
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LE CHÂTEAU DE LOURMARIN TO HOST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL IN APRIL

As we roll in to our favorite village in Provence, I always feel good when I see Lourmarin's charming profile--the...
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30 ROSÉ WINES TO TASTE: PROVENCE COMES TO NEW YORK CITY
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30 ROSÉ WINES TO TASTE: PROVENCE COMES TO NEW YORK CITY

The growing demand for excellent rosés—and Provence’s ability to meet that demand—was unmistakably clear at “Provence in the City 2013,” a tasting of rosé wines in New York City last Tuesday. With over 30 wineries from the heart of the world’s
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ÉDITH PIAF DIED 50 YEARS AGO BUT HER ICONIC SONGS LIVE ON
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ÉDITH PIAF DIED 50 YEARS AGO BUT HER ICONIC SONGS LIVE ON

Last weekend brought another snowy Sunday to New England….and to parts of Provence. It snowed unusually hard in the Var...
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AMOUR’S JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT HAILS FROM PROVENCE… AND OTHER AMOUR TIDBITS TO DROP AT TONIGHT’S OSCAR PARTY
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AMOUR’S JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT HAILS FROM PROVENCE… AND OTHER AMOUR TIDBITS TO DROP AT TONIGHT’S OSCAR PARTY

Amour has captured the hearts of movie-buffs, critics, and those that bestow those coveted awards every year. The Austrian film—I...
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FRENCH POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST:  BEYOND PROVENCE
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FRENCH POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST: BEYOND PROVENCE

Part Two of Two Parts This is the second of two posts inspired by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts exhibition...
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POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE:  PROVENCE AND THE CÔTE D’AZUR
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POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: PROVENCE AND THE CÔTE D’AZUR

Part One of Two Parts   “Postcards from France” was inspired by the current exhibition at the Museum of Fine...
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LOOKING FOR WINE IN THE LUBERON
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LOOKING FOR WINE IN THE LUBERON

With so many reasons to visit Provence’s Luberon, it’s hard to choose just one to sit at the top of the list. There’s the sunshine, the lighting, the laid-back lifestyle, the Roman ruins, the bories, the hiking, the biking, the fêtes, the markets, the food, the
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FRANCE’S FABLED FOREIGN LEGION DEPLOYED TO MALI FROM PROVENCE
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FRANCE’S FABLED FOREIGN LEGION DEPLOYED TO MALI FROM PROVENCE

  The complicated and factious situation in West Africa, now centered in the former French colony Mali, has been difficult...
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RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
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RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF

It is 12 degrees outside as I write this post. The wind is howling and the ground is covered with...
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“WHERE TO GO IN 2013?”  THE NEW YORK TIMES LISTS MARSEILLE AS # 2 DESTINATION
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“WHERE TO GO IN 2013?” THE NEW YORK TIMES LISTS MARSEILLE AS # 2 DESTINATION

  View of Le Vieux Port in Marseille       Photo: David Scott Allen MARSEILLE: “EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE” IN 2013  ...
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WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE?
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WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE?

  All across France today, on January 6th, parents are asking the youngest member of the family to sit under...
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BONNE ANNÉE, MES AMIS! QUELLES SONT VOS RÉSOLUTIONS POUR LA NOUVELLE ANNÉE?
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BONNE ANNÉE, MES AMIS! QUELLES SONT VOS RÉSOLUTIONS POUR LA NOUVELLE ANNÉE?

It doesn’t matter where you were when 2012 rolled into 2013 or how you welcomed the New Year--quietly or with...
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