« Douces Frances » vous invite à découvrir mille et une facettes d’une région gorgée de soleil et de couleurs, aux paysages spectaculaires et somptueux : la Provence ! Dans le Vaucluse, Marie nous expliquera pourquoi elle a choisi d’élever des lamas.
À deux pas, le safran du Ventoux a repris des couleurs grâce à la passion et la ténacité de Marie et de François. À Roussillon, Olivier a repeint sa vie aux couleurs de l’ocre. Dans les Alpilles, Jean-Benoît a voué la sienne à l’olivier, l’arbre éternel. Virée hollandaise et en deux-chevaux avec Mark et Nicole, ambassadeurs de la légendaire Citroën. Au Rayol, Stanislas le jardinier nous emmènera dans un jardin extraordinaire.
À Grasse, Agnès, héritière d’une dynastie de parfumeurs, nous guidera au pays des senteurs. Faire de la voile sur le lac de Sainte-Croix, c’est possible, avec Yannick, le moussaillon du Verdon. Enfin, à Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Rémi et Christine nous initieront aux secrets de la faïence.
Réalisateur : Xavier Lefebvre & Denis Dommel
Douces Frances invites you to discover a thousand and one facets from a region filled with sun and colors, with spectacular and sumptuous landscapes, Provence. In Vaucluse, Marie will explain to us why she chose to raise llamas. Two, not, The Saffron of Ventoux has regained its color thanks to the passion and tenacity of Marie and François. In Roussillon, Olivier repainted his life in the colors of ochre. In the Alpilles, Jean-Benoît dedicated his to the olive tree, the eternal tree. Dutch trip and two horses with Marc and Nicole, ambassadors of the legendary Citroën. At Rayol, Stanislas will take us to an extraordinary garden. Agras, Agnes, heiress to a dynasty of perfumers, will guide us to the land of scents. Sailing on Lake Sainte-Croix, it’s possible, with Yannick, the Verdon cabin boy. Finally, in Moustier-Sainte-Marie, Remi and Christine, we will introduce you to the secret of earthenware. Our first stage will take us to the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail and Mont Ventoux, in the small village of Barou. South of Vaison-la-Romaine, The Dentelles de Montmirail offer an astonishing landscape of ridges that look as if they have been hewn with an axe. Still very woody, the massif is gradually being invaded by fruit crops and vines. The limestone blades sometimes reach 100 meters high. No rock climbing enthusiast can resist it. Like many Provençal villages, the barou comes to wrap itself around its old castle, erected on a rocky peak since the 12th century. A little away from the village, A small farm is home to a herd that is, to say the least, unusual in Provence. Married, no more Provençal in origin than its llamas, has good reasons for having introduced them here. Why Llamas in Provence? They are there simply to clear the brush, That’s one way of putting it anyway, to clear brush, so that the forest is maintained and less vulnerable to fires. This is the main purpose, in any case, of llama breeding here. These are animals that are very well acclimatized, but it’s true that we found them in the parks, in zoos, but… Very rarely in private homes, and especially as breeding on a farm, for a specific purpose. They do not eat the bark of trees, This is the most important thing in clearing brush. They have somewhat special feet, I would say, they don’t have hooves, they are unstuck. Already,
it gives these animals an aerial gait, They don’t damage the floor when they walk. They can climb really anywhere. Without any difficulty. All this provides considerable advantages when clearing brush with these animals. Llamas are not only valuable brush cutters. They also provide excellent quality wool. To get it, Mary spins the hairs of their fleece, on the spindle or spinning wheel. With this thread, Mary forms beautiful skeins. She washes them, but only dyes part of it, because the fleeces already offer a beautiful palette of shades. Among the llamas, There are a lot of colors, actually. It’s very varied. We can obtain, I believe, if I remember correctly, approximately 17 natural colors in these animals. Marie works on low and high warp looms, two very distinct tapestry techniques that she has mastered over the years. She creates all kinds of clothes there, taupe and other hangings. These trades are used because we wanted, and I want to continue in this direction, to make craft pieces, that is, do everything by hand. We use our feet, his hands and his head. Because it’s not because it’s a little thing like that, which looks like nothing at all and that we don’t use our heads. They can live up to 25 years. Since breeding has existed here, We had two who lived 25 years anyway. So, it’s a beautiful danger. And besides, they have a good life here, they have space, the landscape is wonderful, That? I don’t know if they report it. It majestically overlooks the Carpentras plain. It is called the giant of Provence. The altitude and isolation make it visible from very far away. Ventoux is also called Bald Mountain. Its summit, subject to extreme climatic variations, is a desert of stones. The temperature can drop to minus 30 degrees, and the wind, which blows two days out of three, has even reached record highs of 320 km/h. It’s not wind, everything that wants it. The flora of the different slopes is very rich and extremely varied, justifying the existence of a biosphere reserve. In this privileged environment, Marie and François put down their suitcases a few years ago and discovered the cultivation of the spice, which remains the most expensive in the world, saffron. The flower, the harvest, the scents, everything is aesthetic, everything is beautiful. The desire to grow organically brought us to Provence, in this part of Provence. And that’s when we discovered that saffron had been cultivated for several centuries and we wanted to revive it. to resurrect him. This is our saffron adventure. And what an adventure, indeed, when we know that it takes 200,000 flowers to obtain a kilo of saffron. Harvesting takes place in the fall and can continue until the beginning of winter. Saffron cultivation is not a very complex crop. The only difficulty is that everything is manual, so from planting to the finished product, everything is done by human hand. During peak periods, we have up to 7, 8, up to 10,000 flowers per day. So, this is the hardest part physically, because for market gardening, the ground is low for everyone. Once the flowers are harvested, the delicate work of pruning begins. The three filaments contained in the flower must be removed without damaging them. You unroll the flower. And you pull on one of the stigmata. In general, it doesn’t stay well. And there you have it. On the kitchen side, Marie became an expert in saffron and did not hesitate to shake up culinary traditions. We always put saffron in ayoli, in the fish. And then I thought that we could very well associate it with desserts, with sugar, salty, make chutneys, condiments, a combination. Other spices with saffron. The saffron story of Marie and François is that of an old dream that had to be cut short. From architect, Marie, decorator, We were settling into a place that was still sensitive, class. And people initially didn’t believe in our project because we didn’t grow vines like the rest of the region. So they said to themselves, what is this Parisian who comes here? It’s to do real estate. And then, he’s going to leave in a year. Over time, The town hall has changed mayors. It turns out that these are people who are more open to personal initiatives. And then to trying to identify with people, to have people staying there rather than just having vacationers. To the south-east of Vaucluse, in the heart of the Luberon, in Switzerland, has a remarkable heritage of restored old houses, which the castle terraces dominate. The castle of La Coste, him, evokes the memory of the divine Marquis de Sade, who lived there in the 18th century. The village of Roussillon marks the entrance to what is sometimes called the Provençal Colorado, The land of ochre, a landscape of wild beauty. Where the cliffs of the old quarries compose a true symphony of colors, from red, blood to yellow, bright. Ocra is located in a former factory in Roussillon, The conservatory of ochres and applied pigments, a place to practice and learn color. Ochre has always been used since the dawn of time, moreover for the first paintings which were made by prehistoric men, which were simply placed. Like that on the bars, which were also fixed afterwards by animal fats, but relatively simple things. The Conservatory’s mission is to safeguard and enhance industrial and technical heritage. He also organizes ochre tours and welcomes amateur and professional trainees who come to train with experts, like Olivier. I will start to apply the patina, so I’m going to feed the support that’s there. Obviously, in principle, we moisten the support, But me, since I want things to be a little more responsive, that it carbonizes a little faster, I’ll do them directly dry, like that. I have a somewhat unusual life path in that I was heading towards a teaching career as a mathematics and physics teacher. And to pay for these studies, I had to participate in construction sites. One day when I had the opportunity to participate in a facade renovation project, So I started hanging out. The OCCs, in fact, until the day I came across this rather important site. Quite improbable who Roussillon is, where I got lost, finally completely lost in these mountains, in these hills, and came home upset. So much so that I ended up resigning and setting up my own business and following this path. And this fabulous adventure that is here. OCRA is, above all, a cooperative society, of collective interest, where people are driven by a single passion, that of the color at the start. I’m going to come here and I’m going to enrich my fund. We are able to meet people from various backgrounds, that it can be on the building, for my part, But people who may be led to talk about color at the level of literature, for example. It is truly an exceptional working tool for many people, whether for the tourist or for the people who are cooperators, in this case. It is truly something alive, it transcends you, It cannot leave you indifferent. North of Bouches-du-Rhône, The Alpilles massif is a world of poetry, a magical land, surrounded by olive trees and ancient remains. Glanum is today an archaeological site near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. In the time of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, It was a thriving city. Originally, The Gallic Opidum was built around a spring. There are many Greek-style buildings there, directly inspired by ancient Marseille. The Alpilles mountain range is also reminiscent of Greece and its finely chiseled mountains, valleys so sneaky, cutting. A landscape bathed in a light that is both soft and metallic. The highlight of the massif, These are of course the leases of Provence. The Old Castle, a ghost from the 13th century, seems to want to rival the cliff in fantasy. A real theater set. Olive cultivation predominates on the gentler slopes of the southern side of the Alpilles. The olives and oils of the Vallée des Beaux are very popular. There are nearly a million olive trees in the Bouches du Rhône, the largest olive orchard in France, Mediterranean tree par excellence, The olive tree owes its introduction to Gaul to the Greeks 2,500 years ago. A symbolic tree that has always fascinated by its longevity. You see it, he moves, it has its small leaves upright at the top, a little bit like little ears. And it is still in vegetation. The leaves never fall from the olive tree, so it’s always green. It is also an eternal tree. We all admire the eternal. It is a tree that will outlive us. It’s been almost ten years since Jean-Benoît and his wife Catherine embarked on the olive oil adventure. Today they own 45 hectares of orchards and their own oil mill. I come from this Alpires massif. I lived there when I was young, My father had apple trees. I understood very early on that apple farming, fruit trees, couldn’t be part of my future. So we left, young engineer, trained in electronics, We went to Arizona, where we lived for about fifteen years, where we had an extraordinary experience. moreover, which allowed us, on returning, to be able to redeem ourselves. Olive trees which have been our lifelong passion with my wife. And there, we have taken on a mission. The mission is to honor these olive trees, to perpetuate their name. And so we decided to make our own oil. Green olives ripen between October and November. The Harvest has just started at Jean-Benoît’s, under a bright sun. It often ends in freezing cold, swept by the gusts of the Mistral. On the collection side, progress has done its work. Until about fifty years ago, We picked the olives with a small wicker basket that we had in front of us. It was a woman’s job and we came to pick olives with the guys. We are in the process, and you were able to see it. As a preview, we try vibrators. But vibrators adapted to our trees, that is to say, small vibrators which must be nice because our trees are centuries old and like an old person, you shouldn’t shake them too much. Like any farmer, Jean-Benoît thought about the ideal way to manage his orchards. I am not an ayatollah of organic, but I am convinced that we are selling a luxury product, in the good sense of the term. Not a snobby product, nor a product that is a handcrafted product, of very high quality, And so we must have all the options. And organic is an option for a premium product, option that we cannot do without today, in my opinion. The olive trees we took back are probably 4 or 500 years old. We, when we took them back, we were about forty years old, We will work on them for 30 years. What are we on that scale? What do we represent? We are one among many. They are looking at us, they are watching us, They’re probably judging us. And we say to ourselves, Good, we will do everything. To be worthy of them. It is a tree that is extremely endearing. It’s a virus actually. We get attached to it, we stick to it and we never leave. A few kilometers from the Mediterranean, The Camargue freshwater marshes display their checkerboard of rice fields. With its 17,000 hectares gained in 50 years, through irrigation and drainage, Rice dominates agricultural production in the Rhone Delta. The other landscape of the delta, These are its ponds and lagoons. The Rhone and the sea mix the orceau there. With the salt steppes and the vast pond of Baccarès, They form a large natural protection zone. The pink flamingo is the most famous of the birds that come to stop or nest in the Camargue. There are hundreds of species there. It is one of the main regions hosting wildlife in Europe. Deltas, by nature, have a fragile coastline. The Camargue is no exception and continues to erode sharply. Our next stop takes us near Aix-en-Provence, in the small village of Vingt-Abrun, has become a mecca for vintage automobiles. The first curiosity of Vingt-Abrun is the Roquefavour aqueduct, a sort of large-scale replica of the ancient Pont du Gard. The other curiosity of the village, Marc and Nicole, a Dutch couple madly in love with our legendary Dedeuch. I had already lived in Provence 15 years old. I met Marc at Aix-en-Provence. We met here. And Marc had come with the two horses to try to rent them here. We saw that it worked well, So we tried to find a place to settle together with the two horses here. Marc fell in love with both horses at the age of 16, when he bought his first car, a 1959 model. From, the virus never left him. And by pampering your cars all the time, This doctor of economics has also become an ace mechanic. These are old cars, These are cars from the 80s. We work with the… The last series of horses. But there is often a lot of rust, so there are holes in the ground, and you need to change the floors, to close the holes. Here in France, There are many people who love horses, who have a current of horses, who are repairing. It’s easier too, I think, in the Netherlands to find two-horsepower vehicles than here. People have been restoring them for a while now and they like them. There are many two-horse clubs in the Netherlands as well. In general, the people who come here, These are really people who love the two-horsepower bike. It’s not the same to rent a two-horsepower car, to take a tour in Provence, than renting a modern car. We don’t have the same feelings at all. It’s an old car. The roof, you can open it completely. So you feel everything around, the smells, the sun, the wind. As soon as they can, Marc and Nicole crisscross the Exoise and Lubéron countryside to find new routes to offer their clients, mostly indigenous people. The French, They find it a little strange that the two horses are being rented here by the Dutch, It’s their car actually. Actually, they returned to the country, but they like it. Inseparable from the Sainte-Victoire mountain on which it is perched at an altitude of 1000 meters, La Croix-de-Provence dominates an immense landscape that extends almost to the sea. South of Marseille, The Calanques massif is a spectacle like no other. This series of small idyllic coves and rugged cliffs, diving into the sea, has been waiting for its classification as a National Park for several years. The Canaille massif will be included, whose Maritime Cliffs are the highest in France. A stone’s throw from Lavandou, on the Corniche of the Dead, The Rayol estate is a concentration of the Mediterranean. The Rayol Garden is the property of the Conservatoire du Littoral. Superbly designed by landscaper Gilles Clément, today it is in the hands of Stanislas, his head gardener, and that of his team. The gardener’s dream, obviously, It’s about finding plants all over the world and acclimatizing them. In your garden, very small garden, huge garden. We often talk about planetary gardeners. We are all perhaps gardeners, planetary. The idea of the Rayol estate, is to evoke the different landscapes of the Mediterranean world. But this Mediterranean climate, it exists in other latitudes throughout the world, more or less around the 35th parallel. So, at the 35th parallel north, we will find California and the Mediterranean Sea. And above all, to the southern hemisphere, we will find this Mediterranean climate in Chile, in South Africa, in Australia. This is not an ornamental garden, It is not a scientific garden either. a botanical garden in the strict sense of the term. It is truly a garden of understanding of life. The biodiversity of the Mediterranean regions is remarkable. On only 2% land masses, they house 20% of plant richness, or approximately 26,000 species. These species are of course not all present at Rayol, all the more so since the latter is intended to be a garden in perpetual movement. Species come and go as they please, as well as that of Stanislas and his team. We implement a lot of pedagogy, above all through guided tours, through botanical exhibitions, by a nursery that has just been created. Where, precisely, we can understand how the plant is born, how a plant should be well balanced. And so all our work, as much to the animators, to the gardeners, is to lead the public and make them understand an ecosystem. So, this is the nursery of the Rayol estate. The idea is to offer the plants found in the garden of the Rayol estate. It is the gardeners themselves who multiply the plants. Small plants are offered here. The smaller the plants are planted, the more squat they are like here, the faster they will take root in your garden. So, here it is, This plant only asks for one thing, It is to be planted in the ground and to explode. All human work, here or anywhere in the world, necessarily has an interaction with plants. Right now, It’s autumn. I often have to weed. Weeding is of great benefit to keep my paths in good condition, but above all the fact of weeding, I wake up the ground. While pulling out my herbs, the Earth will move, I create light and therefore seeds buried in the ground will develop. Each gardener here is in charge of several plots, of several landscapes. So, the ideal is for every gardener to go travelling during their holidays, We are an association, in its reference landscape. And every gardener who travels returns from his country of study, a little bit, with seeds collected from the wild. And inevitably, We regularly try to acclimatize new plants from elsewhere, and why not distribute them in our nursery in the long term. On the other side of the forest of the dead… Lake Carcès winds through its green setting. Built in the 1930s, It is used to supply drinking water to the city of Toulon. Some adjacent ponds have filled the holes of the bauxite mines, formerly very numerous in the region. Not far from the mines, isolated in the heart of a green valley of oaks, a little architectural gem, the Toronais abbey. Built in the 12th century, the Abbey offers a striking vision, quite close to what a Cistercian monastery was like at the time, in all its purity and austerity. The exceptional acoustics of its Church make it a place conducive to all musical universes. The sounds can resonate for up to 15 seconds in the battle, A particularity which imposes on artists, like these Sufi singers, to sing slowly and on the show. At the very tip of the Esterel volcanic massif, the Penaphore gorges, like him, display sumptuous red reflections, revealing an incandescent landscape. The tectonic accident of Penaphore is of great geological interest. It allows hikers and mineralogy enthusiasts to observe rocks from very diverse formations, granites, gnesses and diorites, all under the eternal cover of green chains and umbrella pines. The continuation of our journey takes us to the Alpes-Maritimes, in the heart of the city of a thousand scents. Grasse remains for many, not without reason, the world capital of perfumery. The city, famous for its flower crops such as jasmine, the rose and the mimosa, still has around sixty perfumers today. At one of the most renowned, Agnès takes care to preserve the essence of the origins. Fragonard is a family company based in Grasse since 1926. It was ridden by my great-grandfather, Jeanne Fuch, and taken over mainly by my father, who worked 70 years at the head of this company. We run it, my two sisters and myself, for about twenty years. In the heart of the old town, The historic factory is one of the oldest in Grasse. Originally, in 1782, It was a soap factory. Here, we still extract the essences in the old way, in large steel tanks, called extractors. The plants are washed for a long time using solvents which absorb their fragrance. Their evaporation gives birth to the concrete, A paste which, once transformed, will reveal the absolute essence. My great-grandfather and my grandfather both had the good idea of thinking that perfumery would interest a lot of people and the idea of opening the Fragonard space to the public. Because people always see perfume in the bottle, but don’t see how that perfume is made. So that was a pretty good idea. And between 1929, there was the crisis, but especially 1936, The start of the holidays, paid leave, The success of the perfumery was assured. What makes this company very friendly, It’s this open side to share our story. Our ability to make people dream because making perfume, It’s about making dreams. Telling the story of perfumery through the centuries because the field is extremely rich, It is about bringing back a little of the dream and the historical heritage of France and our profession. Olfactory creation workshops are offered within the perfumery. Just to see how we talk about the nose. Do you know vergamote? You know what it is The first molecules that come into the nose, What impression do they give you? It’s more like mandarin, lemon ? It’s a mixture, It’s really sophisticated. And then, it would be necessary, if you are good born, We’ll see, because after all, you are just an anti-perfumer, We should find there… A floral note, a flower, a flower that you certainly know, if you have already visited our beautiful region. I don’t see. It’s not a blade Yes, GOOD, First of all. We use a lot of raw materials of natural origin, but more and more, Unfortunately, We no longer find raw materials of local natural origin, or in very small quantities, But we are committed to using raw materials of natural origin that we import from all over the world. North of Grasse, The semi-desert plateaus of Calerne and Cossol offer the Côte d’Azur Astronomical Observatory perfect tranquility. These trays, covered with rocks sculpted by erosion and dotted with sinkholes, perfectly illustrate the phenomenon known as cartification. The Gorges du Loup are one of the routes into the Grasse foothills, which they cut through with dizzying cliffs. At the top of one of these cliffs, Perched at an altitude of 760 meters, The village of Gourdon occupies a particularly spectacular and strategic site. Its castle has dominated the valley since the 11th century. On the coast, at the end of Cap Ferrat, hides one of the most prestigious establishments on the river, the Grand Hotel. In this world of luxury and refinement, nothing is left to chance, especially since the Big Spring Facelift. Suite with private pool, Ultra modern spa, a starred restaurant, a dream of tranquility and beauty that has lasted since 1908. Last stopover between sea and mountains, the hilltop village of Aise, one of the most fabulous panoramas of the Côte d’Azur. Much further north, on the left bank of the Var, Entrevaux is a small fortified town, which has remained intact since the 18th century. It is built against an astonishing rock crowned by the Vauban Citadel. This is one of the best-kept secrets of Haute-Provence. The Daluys Gorges, carved from the red schists, reveal striking views overlooking the river waters. The most famous gorges in Provence are undoubtedly those of the Verdon, whose torrent feeds the turquoise waters of Lake Sainte-Croix. During his exploration of the Verdon in 1905, Edouard Martel, the founder of modern speleology, exclaimed “It is a marvel without a second in Europe.” Tremendous saw cut in the thickness of the board, deep, sometimes 700 meters, The Verdon is surely the most American of the Old World canyons. Launched in 1973, Lake Sainte-Croix has become a very important summer tourism center. Only electric motor and sailing boats are permitted. Here, we take our time. What’s good about a boat, is that we leave all the problems on the ground. When you are on the water, we don’t see things the same way, from a visual point of view, but also from a philosophical point of view. Through a discovery of the body of water, we try to provide information on architectural heritage, heritage, etc. As the boat is a slow moving craft, we have time to talk, to look at things. Yannick Anime, a sailing club located on the banks of the lake. A lake on which he never tires of sailing. For outdoor activities, whether they are sporty, for leisure or walks, It’s a bit like paradise. And we have a body of water on which we can practice all water sports. Vocalistically speaking, it’s sure, It’s a little frustrating. But the goal, that’s not it. The goal first, it’s me, My job, is to introduce nautical activities to as many people as possible, especially children. And from a sporting point of view, We still have periods and ranges where it is windy. So,
we still manage to have fun. These are good days, like that, light evening breeze, calm. These are moments of fullness. So, it’s sure that it’s not the sea with the swell and the salty spray, But here, it is a strong place, it is a place perhaps very mineral, It’s a strong place. Even my colleague, I have a colleague who is in Sainte-Croix, who runs a sailing school, also sailed extensively in Brittany. And he has remained ever since 5-6 years old. That he is there, he stays here. So that means there is something. And the little extra of the lake, This is Costebel Island. What’s good here, is that there is no access by land. SO, to access it, it’s only by water. So, there aren’t many people coming. You spend a day here on a picnic and you will see, There will be no one. Even in summer. Yannick does not regret his years of sailing in Normandy. I wanted a change of scenery, We were tired of having foam above our ears and living in wetsuits or raincoats. So I came to dry myself, Do the Cormorant in the south of France. On my rock, I spread my wings and dry. There you go,
I’ve taken 25 years of sea spray, It’s good. The one they call the Green Prince, the Verdon, attracts 700,000 visitors each year. Such success also brings misfortune. This splendid place suffers from summer overcrowding. A deterioration that the Grand Site National operation is now trying to stop. Downstream from the gorges, Moustier-Sainte-Marie is nestled in an extraordinary location, dominated by two high cliffs separated by the torrent from the bank. The earthenware industry has marked the village since the 17th century, before running out of steam and being reborn in the 1930s. Today there remain around fifteen workshops and a factory, like Remy, which he keeps afloat with the help of his family. It’s a family story, because my parents, post-war, started out as small earthenware makers in the Parisian suburbs. And in 68, They decided to come and settle here in Moustier. Because in Moustier, It is a large earthenware center that dates back more than three centuries. I came to work with them. Afterwards, my daughters, including Christine, the eldest, contributed to the sustainability of our know-how and our passion. Because it’s a passion, earthenware. And she was trained by her mother in decoration. I had a predisposition for drawing, It’s true, but not in a way… It was innate, It wasn’t something I had worked on. After, I was interested in all aspects of manufacturing. The creative part is very important, too. And then the very versatile side of the profession too, which allows you to do lots of different things throughout the day. Work begins in the modeling workshop. The models are drawn and sculpted in order to create the molds intended for the multiplication of earthenware pieces. The dough is made according to a homemade recipe. Shaping includes the molding and demolding of parts. In the retouching workshop, we refine and wash the objects. Finally, delicate and magical operation. If there is one, enameling. After enameling, this is the final phase, the one that will take the most time. A great deal of know-how. It will be about decorating our objects and therefore painting them on this powdery enamel. It’s very delicate, It requires a great deal of dedication. And what characterizes quality earthenware, such as that of Moussier, among others, It’s about working in small touches and having a nice sharpness, A very good finish. I always said, when they were little, teenagers, I always told them, You will be women of the year 2000. And then, in a company, a family business, we really work in harmony, It is a wealth. You know, I’m lucky. We need new blood. And blood, new, It is with new ideas. Past the Valençol plateau, here is the country of Fort Calquier and its pretty Prioret de Salagon. The city was built around a limestone rock that once served as a fortress and natural fountain. A few cables away, on the fertile banks of the Durance, Irrigation has allowed the development of intensive arboriculture. Aumiers, peaches and pear trees grow there in shelter, in their fine mesh ribs, without ever running out of water. It is at the foot of the needles of the mets, these spectacular silhouettes, that this tour of Provence ends.
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Merci pour ce passionnant voyage en Provence !!!