French Reflections Part II
The Provence
We booked a panoramic tour to discover the most beautiful hilltop villages in the Provence. These villages were about an hour trip with a private couch from Avignon. Though the weather was quite cloudy and sooo windy, the sight was worth the showers and shivers we experienced.
Gordes
The village of Gordes was built entirely with dry local stones piled one on top of the other.
Senanque Abbey
The Abbey is also known for its Lavender Museum. The monks in the abbey are producing lavender honey, lavender soap, scents etc. Behind me was actually a lavender field, but this flower blooms on its finest between the months of June and July, when the whole area turns into a magical color of blue/violet.
Roussillon
This village was known for its ochre colored soil, a redish earthly area caused by the oxidation of too much iron content in soil. Where sand and soil in the local vicinity were used in the construction of the houses, it is also not surprising to see that almost all houses there were colored natural earth red too.
Les Baux de Provence
Another medieval village on a rocky spur in the Alpilles mountains. The movie ” A Good Year” starred by Russel Crowe was shot in this village.
Lacoste
The ruins of the palace of Marquis de Sade in Lacoste. I thought Lacoste was just an exclusive T-shirt brand….till i went in this village….hehe.
Some more pics next post.
looks like you had a great vacation..
btw, i am now blogging at www.iRonnie.com
i would appreciate it if you could update the link. thanks.
Comment by Ymir — June 2, 2007 @ 4:25 am
Provence looks like a place where I would like to live… history, culture mixed with a provincial atmosphere with fresh herbs and harvests.
Comment by Toe — June 2, 2007 @ 6:28 am
>>Ymir
yeah, that was a very nice vacation…saw and learned a lot. ok, i´ll update my links.
>>Toe
such a nice place the Provence really. fresh air, greens, hills…but not so far from the urban world. you would like it there for sure.
Comment by curacha — June 3, 2007 @ 5:19 pm
tsk…i wonder how it would feel seeing all these amazing places in person…hmmmm
Comment by verns — June 4, 2007 @ 5:05 am
>>verns
hey dear, maybe you have seen places i haven´t seen yet…
Comment by curacha — June 4, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
Ang ganda naman ng mga sceneries. I thought these kind of places only exists in fairy tales; But in Avignon they do actually exist.
Hope to see more pictures Curacha. I wonder how those ochre-colored soil looks like…
Comment by Major Tom — June 5, 2007 @ 8:13 am
>>Major Tom
I´ll try to show you the soil next post.
Comment by curacha — June 5, 2007 @ 9:23 pm
very nice shots
The place looks charming with lots of history. I love the French sidewalk cafes 
Comment by bw — June 13, 2007 @ 6:48 pm
>>bw
very historical talaga ang place na ‘to…and super sa ganda!
Comment by curacha — June 15, 2007 @ 7:54 am