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Category: Provence

Santons of Provence: All I Wanted for Christmas

1 January 2021 Margo Lestz

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

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Lavender in Provence

Wake Up and Smell the Lavender

12 July 2019 Margo Lestz

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…

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Tarasque Festival in Tarascon: There Be Dragons There

30 June 2019 Margo Lestz

A quirky Provence festival not to be missed…

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New Book

10 May 2017 Margo Lestz

I’m happy to announce that my latest book, Curious Histories of Provence: Tales from the South of France is now published…

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The Camargue: Horses, Bulls, and Gardians

26 January 2017 Margo Lestz

Southwest Provence, around Arles and the Camargue, has a very distinctive horse and bull culture…

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Good King Rene

Good King René and His Fountain

27 October 2016 Margo Lestz

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…

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Sur le pont d'Avignon, Avignon bridge

Singing About the Avignon Bridge

13 October 2016 Margo Lestz

The Avignon bridge is known around the world today because of the famous children’s song, “Sur le Pont d’Avignon”…

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Cypress trees in Provence

Secret Language of Cypress Trees in Provence, France

5 September 2016 Margo Lestz

There is more than meets the eye to these slender, conical cypress trees. They have a hidden meaning…

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Gaspard de Besse, Robin Hood of Provence

Gaspard de Besse: Robin Hood of Provence

11 August 2016 Margo Lestz

Just like Robin Hood, Gaspard de Besse robbed from the rich and gave to the poor…

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The Mistral Wind of Provence

28 July 2016 Margo Lestz

Provence claims thirty-two different winds, but the mistral is master of them all…

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Tartarin of Tarascon

23 June 2016 Margo Lestz

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…

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Saint Martha and the Tarasque in Provence

9 June 2016 Margo Lestz

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. ..

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