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  Castle Finally a great wine!

Welcome in Provence

You here in the empire of the sun as said

Frederic Mistral.

You will find us with cross of 2         

splendid areas of the South of France:

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE Of AZURE and

LANGUEDOC ROUSSILLON

REGIONAL ECONOMY

In Provence, one produces much: early products, confectioneries, flowers, perfumes, tourism.

WEATHER

The winter, it often freezes in plain, snow in mountain

The summer, it is the heat wave

the Autumn and spring, soft and sunny

The sun is shining 2700 heures/an (record of France)

COUNTRY OF THE CICADAS

The cicadas sing all the summer. Strident song emitted by the males.

COUNTRY OF THE FESTIVAL

Carnival (Nice), corsos (Chin), festivals historical (Tarasque, Bravado),

Festivals (Avignon, Orange, Aix-en-Provence)

THE SPORT

football, game of bowls

KITCHEN

Which likes the kitchen of a country likes this country said Jean Giono.

The dishes have much savour thanks to the olive oil, the grasses, plants

aromatic, garlic

KINGDOM OF THE ARTISTS

Many painters were born in Provence (Cezanne), but from others came to settle there.

Van Gogh in Saint-rémy-of-Provence, Matisse, Dufy, Chagall, Renoir, Picasso.

Frederic Mistral, one of the most famous author of Provence.

Alphonse Daudet (letters of my Mill), Marcel Pagnol (the castle of my mother)

Rene Guillot (white Hair), Jean Giono (the man who planted trees)

The Town of CHATEAURENARD

           (Casteu Reynard).

           12.000 inhabitants.

           Turns - XIIe. in XVe.

In the middle same of Provence, between Avignon and Saint-Rémy-of-Provence.

If you come in our area:

by the road - A7 (motorway of the sun)

by the train - TGV to Avignon

in plane - Airport Avignon-Caumont or Marignane

HISTORY TURNS

In Xème century, the Reynardus lord settles and begins the construction of one

fortification   who will give rise to a strong castle starting from XIIème S. It will be

completed in XVème S. the Castle was destroyed in 1792; it remains today only

two turns.

The CHURCH:

The St-Denis church dates from XXIIème century. You will discover a very beautiful chorus there

Gothic, a Romance nave.

 

ECONOMY

MARKET Of National interest (M.I.N.)

It is the market more attended south-eastern area. It is placed at the 1st rank

European by his tonnage (300 000 tonnes/an). All early products of

PROVENCE are represented there.

   

FESTIVITIES

3 traditional festivals:

       - St-Eloi, procession of cart on July 1 (folk groups and gardians).

       - The Madeleine, it celebrates the development of the irigation giving

         birth with the truck farming and the fruit-bearing culture (XVIIème S.) August.

       - St-Omer, encierros, abrivados, races camarguaises, bodegas

         spectacles and open attractions.

Other diversions:

GO TO OLD

     On July 14. Ancestral costumes, old trades (beginning of century)

And of course of the Markets of Provence in all our cities and villages not to be missed

under any pretext!

THE DRAUGHT HORSE

    At Pentecost. Contest of ploughing, attachment

   

NB: To go up this page and to go to discover the beautiful sites which I selected for you.

A small round in Provence and the visit finishes in beauty.

 

 

 

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