The French are romantic,
Because it has Provence.
And the soul of Provence,
It's lavender.
It's almost a year before the lavender blossom season. Provence is like wearing a purple coat. There are mountains and valleys all over the country. A cage of lavender scattered in the wind, sending out a charming light flower fragrance.
From the Mediterranean coast to the inland hilly area, it has been amazing since ancient times with bright sunshine, blue sky, charming Mediterranean style and intoxicating lavender flower field. The love legend between knight and Provence girl that has been circulating here seems to moisten every lonely lavender with dense water vapor.
Perhaps only Provence is the only place in the world where you can indulge without doing anything. Time no longer has any meaning, but has a unique meaning.
Provence is not a city, but a region of France. Generally speaking, Provence includes French cities such as Avignon, Arles, Nimes, AIX and Marseilles. The two largest Lavender plantations in Provence are Sault and valensole.
Sault
Lavender Sault
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Suo village is the largest Lavender producing area in Europe, known as the "Lavender capital". It is a small town located about 400 meters above sea level, with a population of more than 1000. The whole town is surrounded by a sea of lavender flowers. Here are mostly mountain lavender, ups and downs of the terrain, mountains and steep peaks, winding mountains.
Every summer, many French people come to Suo village many times, because at this time, it is full of Purple Mountain lavender, just like a large purple carpet on the ground, the air is filled with lavender fragrance, blue sky, green mountains, with lavender purple, especially dreamy and romantic, fascinating people~
If you want to find lavender in purple and blue, you can find Suo village. You can walk in a purple lavender field at the lower reaches of the vast blue sky. There are wind flowers moving, and there are no wind flowers moving. What you can smell at the tip of your nose is the strong fragrance of Lavender mixed with the fresh smell of green grass.
When the sun is setting late, shuttle in the purple lavender sea, 360 degree beauty without dead angle, how to look charming, a fresh breeze comes to face, accompanied by the refreshing fragrance of flowers, a deep breath will make you drunk~
Suo village is filled with the most intoxicating atmosphere of France. Although the population of the town is not large, there are many chic shops here. You can buy favorite souvenirs and lavender soap bags, etc. there is also a post office. You can send a postcard stained with lavender flowers to a friend in the distance~
Valensole
The most classic Lavender town in France
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Valensole, known as "Les routes de la Lavande", is one of the most classic Provence towns in France. It is located on the plateau where the Luberon mountains and the Alps meet, with an altitude of nearly 600 meters. With a population of more than 2000, its residents have cultivated the largest lavender flower field in Provence for generations, which is called the lavender world Home.
As the largest Lavender production area in Provence, wallansole is not too large. The endless lavender fields stretch to the sky like the waves of the sea, making people hate to plunge into the purple ocean.
Due to the dry and rainy climate of the Mediterranean climate in summer and the sunshine conditions on the plateau, Valen Soler has been the fertile soil for the growth of flowers and plants, so the best lavender in the world has been bred, which has made it a popular shooting place for many movie and TV dramas, such as the movie "perfume" and the TV play "another curtain dream" and so on.
In the north of the town, there is a vast expanse of flower fields, which is called "a tree Lavender".
In addition, Van Gogh's favorite sunflowers also multiply here.
There are many professional Lavender processing factories around the town. They are refining lavender essential oil in the most natural and simple way to make all kinds of lavender small products. And valensole holds the annual Lavender festival every July. If you choose to go to Provence in summer, you must not miss it~
Walking in the field of Provence hand in hand with your lover, the fragrance of flowers lingers, like a dream, just like being in heaven, this wonderful feeling will be unforgettable for life!
Lavender's flower language is waiting for love, hiding a correct attitude towards life. Once upon a time, it was popular among lovers to give lavender to each other to express their love. It is said that a small bag of dried lavender can be put on your body to find your dream lover.
The best flowering period of lavender: from the middle of June to the last ten days of July, the lavender Festival is in the middle of July. After the festival, local people begin to harvest lavender.
In the windy summer,
Under the clear blue sky,
Lavender is blooming all over the place,
Facing the sun, the dream like purple halo appears,
The refreshing fragrance comes, which makes people intoxicated.
Will you fall in love with Provence like this?