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Discover Provence for Christmas
Noël en PROVENCE is a very important period of the year. A great moment of celebration. Symbolically rich, charged with excitement and emotion. This period begins on 4th. december with Sainte Barbe's Day. This is the begining of the "calendale". This...
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Candlemas, popular tradition , "les navettes" of Saint-Victor, Marseilles
It was at Candlemas that large and small blow pancakes at home. What a gourmet pleasure! Indeed, on February 2 of each year, this popular custom is practiced among others, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Like many popular festivals , Candlemas...
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Paris, Cy Twombly's retrospective of his work to celabrate the Center Pompidou
Inaugurated 40 years ago on January 31, 1977, the Center Pompidou was not unanimous at the time of its creation. The Centre Pompidou, designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, is a 20th-century architectural marvel, immediately recognizable by its exterior...
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The Mimosa Route
Today, I would like to take you on the Côte d'Azur (French Riviera) to discover the mimosa and the local festivities. To start, let's look at a map of France to locate the regions : Me, I live in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, near Marseille, at Aubagne....
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The Three Magie, "Epiphanie"
Yesterday, january 6.it'was the "Epiphanie day"... In provence we cook "the brioche of kings" more in the North of France it is the "galette of the kings" This one is the "galette of the kings". Inside the 2 there is the feve. When you find the bean you...
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The new wine, "the BEAUJOLAIS"
In 2017, the Beaujolais Nouveau is back on the 3rd Thursday of November . The output of this fruity wine is eagerly awaited by amateurs, but is also a good reason to meet friends in a friendly atmosphere. This festival causes many demonstrations in the...
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From Provence to Languedoc-Roussillon
My last trip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP8TQsZRImQ "Se canta", the hymn of all Occitans, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YTkzUOG2ao Se canta, Se canto, If canti, also know as Se chanta is the song of all Occitans, the "hymn" It is taken from...
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Commemoration and public holiday of 8 May were born of a German capitulation 72 years ago.
8 MAY - Commemoration and public holiday of 8 May were born of a German capitulation 72 years ago. Do you know why May 8, 1945, is not an armistice date properly speaking? If the Third Reich collapsed at the beginning of May 1945, and one of its most...
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1st. May in France since 1947, the fest of work and love
Since ancient times, men have been celebrating the arrival of spring, a sign of life and of the future. So it is supposed to bring us luck. It is in May that the Romans celebrate Flora, goddess of flowers. 1st. May is also a Feast of Love It'said that...
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From Saint-Tropez to COGOLIN and COLLOBRIERES
To start "come with me" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oVHFwFr-q4&t=50s We continue our drive from Saint-Tropez. We pass to Port Cogolin before going up to the medieval village, COGOLIN. A map : https://www.golfe-saint-tropez-information.com/en/foo/tourist_map...
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SAINT-TROPEZ, Var, a little village, one of the most famous in the world...
To beging, a little video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2U06q7fTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nMF-zpW9Y Saint Tropez ! A fashionable destination, the capital of show-biz and a very trendy town, this little village is one of the most famous...
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A car trip from the Bouches-du-Rhône to the Var
Today we 're going to visit the east coast between Aubagne and Toulon. We'll be in the sea side and in the hinterland Video to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1URLcvcPjzQ BANDOL, is an authentic seaside resort and one of the oldest , its first tourists...
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Provencal expression between Christmas and the end of the year "bono annado"
"le soleil me fait chanter" "Bon bout d’an" , is said in the last days of a year, but always after Christmas and especially on December 31st. This expression is synonymous with: "good end of year".
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Carnival of Nice
http://www.nicecarnaval.com/en/index.php LILOPIN's video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlhj1kYNkD8 LILOPIN at NICE (2014): http://domacaraibes.over-blog.com/2014/04/marie-raconte-sa-mediterranee-croisiere-d-hiver-escale-a-nice.html http://www.nic...