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Provence and Côte d'Azur : History & Culture

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  • Another US visitor to Provence, Hemingway (1898–1961) set The Garden of Eden in La Napoule.

  • The US writer (1896–1940) stayed at Juan-les-Pins in 1926 to write his novel Tender is the Night .

  • Léger (1881–1955) is known for his strong Cubist paintings and his love of bold lines and pure primary colours. First a figurative painter, he worked in the Cubist style before returning to painting that seems to echo poster or graphic art.

  • The heartland of lavender (see Sault-en-Provence) celebrates its traditions.

  • In Valréas medieval parades attend the election of a boy-child to “protect” the town.

  • Tarasque “reappears” to terrify revellers.

  • Sheep cross the village to upland pasture, giving rise to festivities.

  • Festivities amid the flowers (see Bormes-les-Mimosas).

  • Incongruously, celebrates both the relics of St Marcel and the importance of bulls.

  • The wine district welcomes the new vintage.

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