Cat in a Farmhouse Window

A cat reposes in the sunlight of a rustic farm house.  With the shutter open, this provides a perfect place to grab a cat nap.

A Mas near St. Remy-de-Provence

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A renovated mas (manor farm house) is beautifully renovated near the the town of Eyragues in Provence.

Some House Pictures of Provence

Many of the houses in the south of France are made of field stone. In the first photo, we have a hilltop village house that has been modernized and updated.


The second picture is a farmhouse in a hammeau or a farming village compound.

Both of these construction techniques show a use of the indigenous building materials that make the domiciles part of the terroir.

I consider these buildings to be beautiful.

Cat in the Window

A calico cat sits in a shuttered window of rustic farmhouse near Saignon in Provence.

Abandoned Farm House in the Field

An abandoned farm house sits in the middle of a plowed field in the valley.