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Tag: Provence

Van Gogh and the Provencal Wind

30 November 2022 Margo Lestz

Vincent Van Gogh spent his last few years in Provence where he painted the local landscape. But did he also paint the local wind?

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The Provence Christmas Story

2 December 2017 Margo Lestz

You may know the traditional Biblical Christmas story, but in Provence, there is a bit more to it…

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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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Prints of Provence: “Les Indiennes”

6 April 2017 Margo Lestz

How could a fabric that originated in India, was copied by Armenians, and outlawed in France become a symbol of Provence?

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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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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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The Cicada (Cigale) of Provence

7 July 2016 Margo Lestz

When the warm days of summer arrive in Provence, the air is filled with the song of the cicadas, or cigales in French…

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Truffle Hunting in Provence

2 January 2014 Margo Lestz

Our wedding anniversary was approaching and when Jeff asked what I wanted, I didn’t hesitate, “I want to go truffle hunting!” Looking a bit puzzled,

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Thirteen Desserts? That’s my kind of Meal!

23 December 2013 Margo Lestz

Christmas time in Provence and the south of France is full of traditions and, as with most good traditions, food is usually involved. Miniature wheat

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A Girl Called Fanny That no one Wants to Kiss

13 December 2013 Margo Lestz

  Recently, when I was at the Christmas “santon” fairs looking at all of the little figures that make up the Nativity scenes in southern

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Santons: The Little Saints of Provence

6 December 2013 Margo Lestz

In many parts of the world, Nativity scenes make up a part of the Christmas decoration but in Provence, they are taken to the extreme…

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