Tarascon, where I have a house, is situated on the banks of the river Rhône directly across from the town of Beaucaire. The bridge between the two of them provided the gateway to Provence and was part of the Via Domitia, the road built by the Romans to link Northern Europe with Tarascon Castle and Good King René[Read More]
Festivals
Christmas Eve in Provence
Christmas Eve is the most important date in the Provençal calender. It is when the family gets together to eat le gros souper, or the big supper before going to Midnight Mass. Most people I know skip the Mass but still get together en famille to eat the supper. Like most Christmas Eve in Provence[Read More]
The Christmas Fair and La Foire aux Santons
It seems that every town now has its own Christmas fête and Tarascon is no exception. But besides stalls selling vin chaud, fresh crêpes, Santa costumes for babies, (wonder if they'd fit the dogs?) Christmas decorations, cakes and biscuits, foie gras, etc., here The Christmas Fair and La Foire aux Santons[Read More]
A weekend of Medieval Fun and Revelry
A couple of weeks ago, our town around the castle was transformed into a medieval village for la fête médiévale. It happens every year during the third week-end of August and it helps that our town of Tarascon has a castle built in the early 1400's by René d'Anjou, or bon Roi A weekend of Medieval Fun and Revelry[Read More]
