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72How to make olive oil in Provence
The mill makes the olive oil but the olive producer does all the preparation. I have a few dozen trees and add my olives to those of my neighbours. In total we’ve just collected around 1000...
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63The crucial nature of water in Provence
At the end of August here in the south of France we had an official heatwave - a canicule. The countryside was flagging visibly, with crisp, dry vegetation baking in the sun. There was no let-up in the heat...
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71Another South of France: The Ariège
The rough country of Languedoc, part of which is now the "département" of Ariège of southwestern France, spreads before the eye with rolling hills, jutting white rock formations and magnificent forest land....
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65Marseille in the South of France
I love to travel. I hate to commit. When I fell for my French Prince, I agreed to do both--a lot. I live in Brussels. FP lives in Marseille. The majority of my meagre disposable income now pays for train...
64Living in France
This may seem obvious, but many people move abroad without having done the careful research necessary to ensure that it is a viable, or even an attractive proposition. We made the move three years...
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55Enjoying Autumn in France
Autumn or Fall is a very special time in rural France. Because so much of the countryside is still farmed in the old-fashioned way by small, independent farmers and smallholders, the harvest is a time to...
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69Brangelina buy chateau in the south of France
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought the French chateau Miraval for £35 million and now plan to pour a massive £10 million into renovations, creating an ideal home in the south of France for themselves...
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59Bayonne Ham
The ham is salted and dried preparations traditional in many regions. In the South-west France, was prepared in the middle of winter, in all farms. Bayonne ham is a specialty of the basin countries of...
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81Holiday Destinations - Montpellier France
Montpellier is one of the nicest cities in France that I have visited to date. It is the capital of Languedoc Roussillon and has a truly cosmopolitan air to it, the feeling you get as you stroll around the...
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73Rennes le Chateau - South of France
Rennes le Château sits at the top of a hill above Couiza in the Aude department of France and looks south towards the Mediterranean, you can't actually see the sea but you do get some fantastic views...
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