Today, I would like to take you on the Côte d'Azur (French Riviera) to discover the mimosa and the local festivities. To start, let's look at a map of France to locate the regions : Me, I live in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, near Marseille, at Aubagne. But for the moment , we locate the "Côte d'Azur", the French Riviera: All the villages celebrat

To start "come with me" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oVHFwFr-q4&t=50s We continue our drive from Saint-Tropez. We pass to Port Cogolin before going up to the medieval village, COGOLIN. A map : https://www.golfe-saint-tropez-information.com/en/foo/tourist_map Presentation : https://www.golfe-saint-tropez-information.com/en/villages/cogolin COL

8 MAY - Commemoration and public holiday of 8 May were born of a German capitulation 72 years ago. Do you know why May 8, 1945, is not an armistice date properly speaking? If the Third Reich collapsed at the beginning of May 1945, and one of its most powerful leaders, Joseph Goebbels, tried to establish a conditional armistice with the allies, it i

Since ancient times, men have been celebrating the arrival of spring, a sign of life and of the future. So it is supposed to bring us luck. It is in May that the Romans celebrate Flora, goddess of flowers. 1st. May is also a Feast of Love It'said that the tradition of offering lily of the valley dates back to the Renaissance, when Charles X launche

Today we 're going to visit the east coast between Aubagne and Toulon. We'll be in the sea side and in the hinterland Video to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1URLcvcPjzQ BANDOL, is an authentic seaside resort and one of the oldest , its first tourists were Thomas Mann (Nobel Prize1929), Aldous Huxley (bristish writer 1894-1963 Los Angeles), M

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In 2017, the Beaujolais Nouveau is back on the 3rd Thursday of November . The output of this fruity wine is eagerly awaited by amateurs, but is also a good reason to meet friends in a friendly atmosphere. This festival causes many demonstrations in the Pays Beaujolais, where the celebrations often extend until the end of the week. The launch of Bea

My last trip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP8TQsZRImQ "Se canta", the hymn of all Occitans, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YTkzUOG2ao Se canta, Se canto, If canti, also know as Se chanta is the song of all Occitans, the "hymn" It is taken from one end of Occitania to the other, with dialectal variations and even variations in words . It can

To beging, a little video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2U06q7fTc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15nMF-zpW9Y Saint Tropez ! A fashionable destination, the capital of show-biz and a very trendy town, this little village is one of the most famous in the world. An essential meeting place for the jet set, Saint Tropez takes people by surprise be

It was at Candlemas that large and small blow pancakes at home. What a gourmet pleasure! Indeed, on February 2 of each year, this popular custom is practiced among others, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Like many popular festivals , Candlemas is a Christian holiday . This Christian religious festival is also known as the Presentation