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Atelier Arterra Marseille Santons

November 11, 2016 by ashleyt 7 Comments

Une Journée de Découverte à Marseille

Curious Provence is one of the official bloggers for Provence Prestige in Arles. My Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône Tourisme, hosted a blog trip last weekend in Marseille and the Camargue. I was proud to be the only anglophone out of the seven local bloggers invited!

What is Provence Prestige?

provence prestige

Provence Prestige is an upmarket Christmas market held in Arles. For the last 22 years, the popular event celebrates the best of Provence gastronomy, décor, beauty, and design. Every company or artist participating is chosen because they represent the highest quality of their craft.

The festive ambiance is wonderful. There are more than 150 stands to wander through. You can do all your Christmas shopping under one roof! The event is from the 24th to the 28th of November.

A Passion for Provence

As a Provence blogger, Curious Provence was chosen to spend a day in Marseille discovering the art of Santons, eat a delicious meal, and finally, see the most authentic process of Savon de Marseille production.

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Filed Under: Ateliers/Local Artist Workshops, Festivals and Events Tagged With: Arles, artisanat provence, atelier arterra, blog trip, christmas market provence, holidays provence, marseille, provence blog, provence passion, provence prestige, Provence traditions, Santons

Fête de la Transhumance (lots of sheep!)

May 5, 2015 by ashleyt 6 Comments

A Provençal Tradition

The Transhumance is simply the migrating of livestock led by a shepherd to either the green mountains in the summer or the plains in the winter. Sheep, goats, and donkeys are the main beasts that are herded from one pasture to another and often in great numbers. If you are unaware of a Transhumance passing through your town- you’ll be in for quite the surprise! (and traffic jam)

goats at senas festival provence

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Filed Under: Festivals and Events, French Culture Tagged With: country lifestyle, expat life, french village life, provencal village fetes, Provence traditions, sheep, Transhumance

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