Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Provence: The Weather in Winter
It has been a funny old winter so far in Provence. I've just spent two days in Avignon (stand by for reports) where the weather has been glorious, warm and autumnal -- but where several of the museums were partly closed due to leaks caused by the recent very heavy rains. In the twelve years I've been here, I've seen all the extremes: gale-force winds, months-long heatwaves, flooding and snow blizzards followed three days later by blazing sun. So expect the unexpected. But, in as much as you can predict or generalise, here is a year-round climate guide to the weather in Provence. Click here to read more.
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