Category — Forests and Garrigue in Provence

Forests and Garrigue in Provence

by Evelyne

BEWARE TO FOREST FIRES

Discover ‘Pinedes’ (Mediterranean forests): Aleppo Pine and Cicadas

Walks in the Garrigue and pick up ‘Herbes de Provence’

Valuable benefits of thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, basil…otherwise called ‘Herbes de Provence’.
Beside giving tasty flavor in cooking, these plants have excellent properties for curing and relieving cold, stomach and digestion problems, dry skin , and more.
More are http://pages.infinit.net/belber

Gardens

Lavender
Mimosa
Laurel Flowers
Palm Trees
Olive Trees

It is harvest time!

After wine harversting, before olives picking, chestnut is now the focus of all interests.

Who says Chestnut, means Collobrières. The Maures region capital is the center of the most beautiful orchard of the department. On the 10.000 hectares of green spaces and oxygen, 1.000 are dedicated to this tree that was for a while neglected, and is now being rediscovered for its vertues.

It is first an efficient firebreaker as we have often seen fires being stopped at the edge of chestnuts massif. Its fruits are delicious and are often used in dishes, desserts, soups, creams and others.

Its nutritious values are stunning and it is a mine of vitamins and minerals. It contains for 100g, 10 mg of Vitamin A, 25 mg of Vitamin B1, 20 mg of Vitamin B2, 220 of Vitamin C (as much as limon), 34 mg of calcium, 93 mg of phosphorus, 560 mg of potassium, 65 mg of sodium, 68 mg of sulphur, 51 mg of magnesium, .7 mg of iron.

Green Provence is also shows unique places and ambiance, candle dinners, jazz brunch, soups festivals…

These are places pleasant to live and where we appreciate products from earth and human contributions, where we cultivate art of Provencal Living.

September 27, 2008 No Comments

Sanary-sur-Mer and Ollioules

by Evelyne

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Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum Video
Map of residences of German and Austrian artists and intellectual exiled (1933-1945)

An unique place on the Provence coast, is the little fishing town of Sanary-sur-mer. Its climate, location, history, culture and lifestyle make it an ideal choice to start discovering the coast of Provence.

Sanary – Facts of interest

Greeks and romans had trading posts in the gulfs around Sanary-sur-mer. The surrounding beaches are rich in archeological vestiges and ruins (i.e:Port Issol)
Intellectual and artists took refuge in Sanary-sur-mer between 1st and 2nd world wars – B. Brecht, T. Mann… lived in still existing houses in Sanary-sur-mer. Other famous anglo-saxon writers have spent time in Sanary. Amoung them, Aldous Huxley who wrote Brave New World (1932) in 4 months in La Gorguette area in Sanary-sur-mer
Sanary is considered as the birth place of modern scuba diving and underwater movies. F. Dumas, P. Tailliez and J.Y Cousteau, also known as ‘Mousquemers‘, experimented modern scuba diving equipment and made famous underwater movies in the sea around Sanary-sur-mer (Port Issol, Bandol bay).
Sanary-sur-mer is known for its unique wooden fishing boats
Some of the eldest wineyeards (dating from roman empire) can be found in Bandol, Le Beausset, … few miles west of Sanary-sur-mer.

Sanary-sur-mer Resources

Official site of the city of Sanary-sur-mer (Fr)
Tourist and general information (Fr)
Sanary-sur-mer local information (Fr)/a>
Sanary-sur-mer history (Fr)
Frederic Dumas Historical Diving Museum
Fontvive – Village of bungalows in Sanary
Sanary-sur-mer accommodations
Sanary-sur-mer restaurants and cafes

Local Links

AGORA community organization
Sanary Hand Ball
“Le Rosaire” Tennis Club

Sanary-sur-mer photos

Pictures of Sanary-sur-mer: Bastille Day, The F.Dumas Diving Museum and the Sanary-sur-mer Romanesque Tower, Beaches, Tall Ships (Toulon, July 21-24), People…