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Provence
The Black Diamond of Provence
Tuber melanosporum — the Périgord black truffle — reaches its greatest concentration in the oak forests of the Vaucluse, where a winter ritual of extraordinary intensity unfolds.
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The Hilltop Villages of Provence
Scattered across the Luberon, Alpilles and Vaucluse, the hilltop villages of Provence are among the region's defining landscapes. Built for defence, shaped by geography and constructed from local stone, they reveal centuries of adaptation between people and place.
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The Lavender Landscape of Provence
For a few weeks each summer, the plateaux of Valensole and Sault are transformed by fields of lavender in bloom. More than a symbol of Provence, lavender reflects centuries of agriculture, perfumery, beekeeping and a deep relationship between landscape and culture.