{"id":20882,"date":"2024-03-23T18:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/?p=20882"},"modified":"2024-05-11T20:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T18:11:52","slug":"a-new-lease-of-life-for-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/a-new-lease-of-life-for-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"A BURST OF LOVE FOR PROVENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9532-cassis-nuit-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over the calanques of Cassis\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9532-cassis-nuit-scaled-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9532-cassis-nuit-scaled-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_9532-cassis-nuit-scaled-1-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1>Come and join us, <br \/>we'll take you on a tour of Provence,\u00a0<br \/> it's what we do!<\/h1>\n<h2>Provence , a festival of colours<\/h2>\n<p>I love Provence a little more every day.<\/p>\n<p>Provence is a poem that gives you joy.  It's a festival of colours that can be found on the walls of houses in the old quarters of big cities.  As well as on the walls of the houses in the perched, flower-filled villages. So much so that you can also find colours on the traditional fishermen's boats bobbing on the water in the coves of charming little fishing ports.<br \/>The colourful markets with their mounds of freshly harvested fruit and vegetables dominate the squares.  Likewise, they stand alongside bags of spices from all over the world, in exotic colours and scents: rosebuds, peppers, cumin, turmeric, ginger and more.<br \/>What's more, the colours of the different landscapes shimmer in the sunlight. In spring, the yellow of the sunflowers, the daisies and the red of the poppies mingle with the ripe wheat, giving way in summer to silver thistles and fields of lavender beaten by the wind.<\/p>\n<h2>Les Parfums de Provence<\/h2>\n<p>Provence is also a land of fragrant vegetation, with bushes of aromatic herbs and garrigue.  In the same way, you'll find gradations of green where the vines mingle on the hillsides and plains, the foliage of the olive groves, swept by the wind like a sea of silver, and tall cypress trees reaching for the sky.<\/p>\n<h2>A land of welcome, art, culture and festivals!<\/h2>\n<p>Provence is a land of art, culture, festivals and traditional crafts. It has a rich heritage. It's also a land of refuge for artists and those who don't want to be caught up in the hectic pace of modern life.<br \/>To appreciate the extent of its beauty and to experience it for yourself, you have to make an effort. You have to earn your way through its hilly landscapes, which you can explore kilometre after kilometre by bike, on foot or in a van with small groups of friends or family.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A horse-drawn carriage in the CAMARGUE to slow down time\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Caleche-MG1500credit-photo-Maxime-Ledieu-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Valensole the village fountain\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/photos-027-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde Marseille\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_3239nddlg.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>A cloudless sky!<\/h2>\n<p>It's also a cloudless sky overlooking a turquoise blue sea, or a dark blue sea on a Mistral day.  It contrasts with the white of the shell-encrusted limestone rocks of the calanques and the red of the mineral-laden rocky coasts of the Maures and Est\u00e9rel mountains. Further inland, a red-walled village emerges from a landscape of ochre hills.<\/p>\n<h2>A simple life at a human pace!<\/h2>\n<p>In reality, it's the pleasure of a simple life, and a return to a rhythm closer to man's original nature. And this simple way of life helps to preserve the wellbeing that comes from the authenticity of the way of life in these different regions!<br \/>That's why Provence is a land of well-being. It's also, let's face it, a land of farniente, where life is punctuated by the rotation of the sun, where the terraces fill up as soon as the sun comes out and \"cool off\", and empty out when it's time for a siesta !!!!!<br \/>And yes, I'm in love with it!<br \/>It's also, of course, a real pleasure to work with !!!!!<br \/>That's why we like to help you discover it - it's our job, but it's also our pleasure!\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venez avec nous, nous vous emmenons d\u00e9couvrir la Provence,\u00a0 c\u2019est notre m\u00e9tier ! La Provence , un festival de couleurs J&rsquo;aime la Provence tous les jours un peu plus. La Provence, c\u2019est un po\u00e8me, qui vous donne de la joie.\u00a0 Car c&rsquo;est un festival de couleurs que l\u2019on retrouve sur les murs des maisons dans [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"74","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"www.minibus.sc4prpi8807.universe.wf La Provence , un festival de couleurs. Les Parfums de Provence. Terre d&#039;accueil, d&#039;Art, de culture, de festivals ! Un ciel sans nuages ! Vie simple au rythme de l&#039;Homme ! J&#039;aime la Provence tous les jours un peu plus. La Provence, c\u2019est un po\u00e8me, qui vous donne de la joie.\u00a0 Car c&#039;est un festival de couleurs que l\u2019on retrouve sur les murs des maisons dans les vieux quartiers des grandes villes.\u00a0 Aussi bien que sur les murs des maisons des villages perch\u00e9s et fleuris. Si bien que l&#039;on retrouve des couleurs aussi sur les barques traditionnelles de p\u00eacheurs qui\u00a0 \u00a0se balancent\u00a0 sur l\u2019eau dans les anses des charmants petits ports de p\u00eaches. Tout autant, les march\u00e9s\u00a0 color\u00e9s avec leurs \u00e9tals charg\u00e9s de monticules de fruits et\u00a0 l\u00e9gumes fra\u00eechement r\u00e9colt\u00e9s tr\u00f4nent et \u00e9gayent les places.\u00a0 A l&#039;instar, ils c\u00f4toient des sacs d\u2019\u00e9pices venues du monde entier aux couleurs et parfums exotiques: boutons de roses, poivres, cumin , curcuma, gingembre etc.Par ailleurs, les couleurs des\u00a0 diff\u00e9rents paysages \u00e9clatent sous les reflets du soleil. Et immanquablement au printemps le jaune de tournesols , des p\u00e2querettes, et\u00a0 le rouge des coquelicots qui se m\u00ealent aux bl\u00e9s murs,\u00a0 laisseront la place,\u00a0 l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9, aux chardons argent\u00e9s, et aux champs de lavande battus par le vent. De surcroit, la Provence c\u2019est aussi une v\u00e9g\u00e9tation odorante avec ses buissons d\u2019herbes aromatiques et sa garrigue.\u00a0 De la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re, on trouve au milieu de ses d\u00e9grad\u00e9s de verts o\u00f9 se m\u00ealent la vigne sur les coteaux et dans les plaines, le feuillage des champs d\u2019oliviers, balay\u00e9 par le vent, tel une mer d\u2019argent, et de grands cypr\u00e8s\u00a0 dress\u00e9s vers le ciel. La Provence est une terre d\u2019art, de culture, de festivals et d\u2019artisanat traditionnel. Elle poss\u00e8de un riche patrimoine. C&#039;est aussi\u00a0 une terre de refuge pour les artistes, les insoumis au dictat de la vie tr\u00e9pidante et moderne Pour appr\u00e9hender l\u2019ampleur de sa beaut\u00e9 et pour qu\u2019elle s\u2019offre \u00e0 vous, vous devez fournir\u00a0 des efforts. Pour la d\u00e9couvrir,\u00a0 de par ses paysages vallonn\u00e9s que l\u2019on parcourt km apr\u00e8s km, en bicyclette, \u00e0 pied,\u00a0 ou\u00a0 en van\u00a0 \u00a0en petits groupes d\u2019amis ou en famille, il faut la m\u00e9riter. C&#039;est aussi un ciel sans nuages qui surplombe une mer\u00a0 bleue turquoise ou sombre les jours de Mistral.\u00a0 Il contraste avec le blanc des roches calcaires des calanques incrust\u00e9es de coquillages ainsi que le rouge des c\u00f4tes rocheuses charg\u00e9es de minerais dans les montagnes des Maures et de l\u2019Est\u00e9rel. Plus loin dans les terres,\u00a0 un village aux murs rouges \u00e9merge au milieu d&#039;un paysage de collines d\u2019ocres. En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, c\u2019est le plaisir d&#039;une vie simple, et le retour\u00a0 \u00e0 un rythme\u00a0 plus proche de la nature originelle de l\u2019homme. Et cette vie simple contribue \u00e0 la pr\u00e9servation d\u2019un bien \u00eatre que procure l\u2019authenticit\u00e9 du mode de vie de ses diff\u00e9rents territoires !C&#039;est pourquoi\u00a0 la Provence, est une terre de bien \u00eatre. C&#039;est aussi, disons-le une terre de farniente, dont la vie est rythm\u00e9e par la rotation du soleil, o\u00f9 les terrasses se remplissent d\u00e8s que le soleil pointe son nez et \u00ab \u00e0 la fraiche \u00bb, et se vident au moment de la sieste !!!!!Et oui, j\u2019en suis amoureuse !C&#039;est aussi, bien \u00e9videmment,\u00a0 \u00a0un p\u00f4\u00ea\u00eammmeeuu je vous dis !!!!!C&#039;st pourquoi nous aimons vous la faire\u00a0 d\u00e9couvrir,\u00a0 c\u2019est notre m\u00e9tier mais c&#039;est aussi notre plaisir !\u00a0","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74,22,38,90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-sejours","category-stage-photos-en-provence","category-vie-en-provence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belleprovenceminibusdeluxe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}