Village Street Scene

Flowers and potted herbs are all over even in a paved street in a quaint Provencal village.  These villages are built clinging to hills (because flat areas were valuable for agriculture).  Villagers kept their horses in stables at the edge of the village, and each village had at least one shop for food and such and were self-contained in the past.

Street View - Aix-en-Provence

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Once you hit Aix-en-Provence, the architecture changes.  Somehow it has the feel of Paris rather than Provence.  This is a street view as you drive toward Centre-Ville or downtown.  It does look Parisian.