“guilt was a breakdown,” says Jean-Jacques Prévôt in his eponymous Restaurant, laughing. The chef wanted to try in the North of France his happiness, but his car gave up in Cavaillon, the spirit. “And I’ve learned the love of my life.” Strictly speaking, there are two: his wife and those of melon, which bears the name of this town. Cavaillon was the end of the 19th century. Century, thanks to the rail for mounting the center of this orange-colored fruit. In 1981, the family built Prévôt your melons-commercial office in a Restaurant. The “melon chef” is acquired quickly with a “Michelin”star. His cult court of “Le melon cocotte au homard” today.
Cavaillon’s melons Image of a quirk of history: in 1271, the Region fell to the East of Avignon by inheritance to the Pope, in whose possession it as a County (Comtat) of Venaissin until the French Revolution, remained. The melon came from the papal summer residence of Cantalupo, North of Rome to Cavaillon. In Roman times, a point of intersection of the road from Italy to Spain, was that of Marseille to Lyon. For us, it is the gateway to the Luberon. The first is a mountain chain to the Southeast of Avignon. A Regional nature Park with 16Gemeinden bears this name. Secluded in a hollow of the renovated monastery is located Séanque complex, where seven monks live in poverty and humility lead.
Only five kilometres further on, in the height on a rocky outcrop, Gordes is a village with 2000 inhabitants. It dominates the castle is a striking Renaissance and the Church of Saint-Firmin. In addition, the homonymous Palace from the 15.Century, impressed by his underground in the limestone rock, carved from the caves, in which, among other things, olive oil mills remind us that here once craft activities were carried out under the day. This village core Nestle, as glued to the rock, and the houses, many of them have pretty discovered restored by Zuzügern, Gordes in the last few decades.
Traditional cultivation of dye plants
In 1850 square kilometers of the large Regional Park of oaks and cedars. The Romans brought the olive tree and the vine, with agriculture, grain, lavender, fruit and vegetables. Because the landscape between 70 and 1125 meters above sea level, you a large variety of Products. Added to this are vibrant colors, captivating smells, and tastes, and at night a heavenly peace.
In Provence, the cultivation of dye plants Tradition. In a garden In the 4000-souls-village of Lauris, close to the Durance 250 species of plants from all over the world are gathered. From them to the color obtained substances. They are arranged according to the final product in red, yellow, blue and black groups. Be dyed to textiles, paper, food or cosmetic products. This Jardin Conservatoire des Plantes Tinctorales want to synthetic dyes to counter it with an Alternative, the species diversity and historical Knowledge.
the aroma is on the edge of the Village of Lourmarin, in the case of Paula Marty. On your Ferme of the Gerbaud offers guided tours through the world of Provencal herbs. In the process, you learn why the real lavender is good as opposed to Lavandin as a remedy. Lourmarin is one of Gordes among the most beautiful villages in France; here, the writers Albert Camus and Henri Bosco settled. The village consists of an ancient core with the Church and winding streets. A stone’s throw away, stands the castle on a hill.
The place Oppède-le-Vieux was before the Second world war, a Ghost village that has been populated after that of artists and dropouts. High above the castle ruins are still sticking to the rocks, which are values of a Romanesque Church and along the Fusswegs restored houses from the early modern period. The magic of the Luberon attracts people.
The trip was supported by Atout France, www.atout-france.fr (Sunday newspaper)
Created: 03.05.2019, 17:28 PM
