My Christmas santons were late, but well worth the wait…

Margo Lestz – The Curious Rambler
Bringing History to Life
My Christmas santons were late, but well worth the wait…
Rows of fragrant lavender plants stretching toward the horizon. It’s an unforgettable sight. In fact, for many people, this is the first image that comes to mind when they think of Provence…
A quirky Provence festival not to be missed…
I’m happy to announce that my latest book, Curious Histories of Provence: Tales from the South of France is now published…
Southwest Provence, around Arles and the Camargue, has a very distinctive horse and bull culture…
The city of Aix-en-Provence has a lot of fountains, but one of them caused quite a stir when it was unveiled in 1923…
The Avignon bridge is known around the world today because of the famous children’s song, “Sur le Pont d’Avignon”…
There is more than meets the eye to these slender, conical cypress trees. They have a hidden meaning…
Just like Robin Hood, Gaspard de Besse robbed from the rich and gave to the poor…
Provence claims thirty-two different winds, but the mistral is master of them all…
Saint Martha isn’t the only slayer of ferocious beasts whose name is associated with Tarascon. The town’s other celebrated hero, who also participates in the annual Tarasque festival, is Tartarin of Tarascan…
Saint Martha washed up in Provence and wandered into a village with a dragon problem. The Tarasque was terrorizing the town, but Martha wasn’t afraid. ..