French Provencal Style

"French Provencal Style:by Corey Amaro"
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Landscape:

Lavender fields, sunflowers against the back drop of Saint Victoire, tiled roofs, blue shutters, dry rustic countryside, Mediterranean sea, stone walls, wells with iron work, church bells, Plane trees lining the back roads, pottery instead of china, cotton boutis with wood block designs, baskets for everything, the sound of cicadas singing, lunch in the garden: Ratatouille, grilled sardines, pastis, goat cheese, and rose wine.

Colors:

Golden yellow, burnt orange, cranberry red, green, and blue-grey.

 

Pastis

Photo and text by Corey Amaro:

 

Provence starts with a drink of Pastis in a small village, with cicadas clicking their heels in the background.

 

 

poppies

Provence is a red blanket of poppies with a child in the middle wearing a straw hat.

 

 

Blue-shutters

Provence is, without a doubt blue shutters and flowers on the windowsill.

 

 

Fishing-village-cap-brun

 

Provence is a small fishing village nestled along the coast, a place to cast your dreams afloat.

 

 

Fish-soup

Provence is a white bowl of fish soup with a sliced dried baguette, a head of garlic, grated cheese, and garlic mayonnaise.

 

 

Doorways in france

 

Provence is a painted double doorway….

 

 

Facade-marseille

and colorful facades, with stripped awnings with a….

 

 

Provence Market

 

Fruit and vegetables stand underneath.

 

Where in France is Provence:

"Provence is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. The traditional region of Provence comprises the départements of Var, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes and parts of Hautes-Alpes. (Wikipedia)."

Photos taken at the antique shop in Aubagne:

Le Gardian Du Passe

8 Route Nationale 8, Saint Mitre
Aubagne

tél.: 0442033976

 



Comments

8 responses to “French Provencal Style”

  1. You should illustrate Peter Mayles books with your photos.

  2. Thanks for the vacation. It’s as close as I may get this year.

  3. Every moment…every vignette captured in the blink of an eye. The colours are exgtraordinary!!!

  4. Pretty, I love the colors. I could go for a bowl of that fish soup and a piece of crusty garlicky bread, yum.

  5. Beautiful photos, I have wanted to go to Provence for years now. Hopefully one day soon.

  6. Oh, love all these peeks into your territory there.

  7. So Loved the…”painted double doorway, with pale blue shutter”…shows such strength and security…
    Garlic Mayonnaise” on anything…

  8. Oh my! I have green potery envy now! I collect green china and pottery, so now you see, I am green with envy!

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