I originally wrote this in 2013, and some of the information may no longer be correct, however, I wanted to resend this, as the week before last saw terrible fires that tore through the Montagnettes, destroying huge sways of the forest. The firemen worked tirelessly through two L’Abbaye de Frigolet[Read More]
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Olives Cassées de Paradou
I love olives, which is just as well, as there's a lot of them about in Provence. There are olive groves everywhere you look and most people living in the countryside have olive trees in their gardens. My favourite olives are called picholines, they are slightly elongated and Olives Cassées de Paradou[Read More]
Autumn Market in Arles
As regular readers will know, I buy most of my week's food at the Tuesday market in my town, however if for some reason I miss it, or feel like a change, I go to Arles on a Saturday. The market is huge and runs down both sides of the Boulevard des Lices, alongside the old city Autumn Market in Arles[Read More]