Gite on a Farm

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This gite was created from a farm outbuilding, and is now a guest house in a rural bucolic setting in Provence.

Camargue - Irrigation Canal from the 1500's


The Camargue area of Provence is the river delta of the Rhone River.  It is a flat area.  Rice is grown there since World War II, but it has always been an important agricultural area due to the richness of the land, which is river silt deposited by the Rhone River through the ages.  This irrigation canal was dug in the 1500's.

The Lavender Plant

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This is what the lavender plant looks like in early spring before it flowers.