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Different sorts of herbal tea can relieve stress, aid digestion and improve sleep.
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Herbs and lavender provide great pickings for bees.
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For perfuming your wardrobe, and keeping moths out.
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This prison island is most famous as the place from which the fictional Count of Monte Cristo escaped (see Alexandre Dumas). You may even visit the “Count’s dungeon”.
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“Verte” refers to the island’s greenery, notably the trees topping the steep cliffs. Billed as “one of the last virgin islands of the Mediterranean coast”, the islet has tiny creeks and beaches.
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The islands of Ratonneau and Pomègues guard Marseille harbour (see Marseille). Beyond Port Frioul, white rocks ruggedly conceal little beaches. The diving here is renowned.
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The larger of two islands developed for tourism by drinks magnate Paul Ricard, Embiez is a delight. Development has been merged into the landscape, leaving most of the island untouched, with its creeks, woods and salt marshes.
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A history-based herb garden in the centre of town that again celebrates Provence’s age-old love of aromatic plants (see Jardin Botanique des Cordeliers, Digne-les-Bains).
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Set around a Renaissance hotel are two gardens in one. First, the Magical Plant Garden, with plants prized in Provence for their healing properties. Secondly, the Alchemist’s Garden, which uses stones, water and plants to recreate symbols alchemists used in their search for the meaning of life.
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Unspoilt La Brigue has cobbled streets, arcaded buildings and the Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines with its superb medieval frescoes.
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