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.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Celebrating the New Season's Olive Oil
The early winter in Provence is not just the season of new wine and
truffle festivals: the year's latest pressing of olive oil is celebrated here from late November. The new pressing is marked with a Fête de l'huile d'olive
nouvelle. Tastings, music, wine, cookery demonstrations, local food
(often an aïoli) and general revelry are to be expected on such occasions. Click here to read more
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