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Postcard from Provence

July 19th 2011
Let me set the scene: The country house, a modest place covered in a bit of strangling ivy, sits on a forested hill somewhere in Alpes de Haute-Provence, surrounded by small fields of golden wheat, a patch of vineyard, and stands of pear and fig trees. The view into the valley below includes swaths of bright lavender and picturesque villages perched on rock promontories. About ten people are clu ... read more
Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Aix-en-Provence

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