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Walks Nice Côte d’Azur The walk from Rauba-Capeu to the Port of Nice Departure from Pointe de Rauba-Capeu which is an elevated point on the sea where the wind and sea spray can blow with force. Formerly called “Pointe des Ponchettes”, the people of Nice nicknamed it Rauba-Capeu, in Niçois: “steal hat”.The famous #ILoveNice was […]
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Nice olive oil and Cailletier olive tree Growing olive trees in the Alpes-Maritimes In our countryside surrounding our cottages we cultivate our cailletier olive trees with love and in a natural way. These are large trees whose exact age no one knows, except for those that we have planted ourselves, certainly at least 3 or
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The recipe for fougassette de Grasse The recipe for fougassette de Grasse, what is it? It is a small oval-shaped brioche, a sweet Provencal bread about 5 centimeters thick with holes. It’s an old and traditional gourmet recipe from Grasse which is one of our 13 desserts. You can find savory fougasses: with olives, with
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Road-trip on the Côte d’Azur What do we call the Côte d’Azur? The Côte d’Azur, an expression that we owe to Stephan Liegeard in his book “La Côte d’Azur”, published in 1887.Since it is a non-administrative name, the Côte d’Azur has no indisputable definition. But it is agreed that the Côte d’Azur is the eastern
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Walk from Bar sur Loup : Le circuit du Paradis What is the CHemin du Paradis from Bar sur Loup to Gourdon? Winding between oak forests and rocky bars, the Chemin du Paradis is the old mule path which linked Bar sur Loup to the perched village of Gourdon. Proof of its importance, it includes
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Valensole lavender The Romans used lavender to perfume linen and baths.Lavender appeared in Provence in the Middle Ages. But it was from the 19th century that it experienced great growth because it began to be used to make perfumes and medicines. It is nevertheless an ancient plant which is native to Persia. Lavender, you can
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This period of illness, viruses, fears and uncertainties means that now, a few months later, we want freedoms, joys, vacations. The Côte d’Azur remains and will always remain a very popular holiday destination due to its many assets. And this year, this summer, we French people will certainly not have the freedom to go on
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The five most beautiful hilltop villages hilltop villages Côte d’Azur Here is my selection of the 5 most beautiful villages in my department of Alpes-Maritimes I was born here, in my corner of paradise and I cannot claim to know everything, just that of wanting, through my eyes, to make you known,…. SO, READY TO
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Orange blossom at Bar sur Loup Le Bar sur Loup, a village of 3000 souls located in the Grasse region, is nicknamed the Capital of the Orange Tree Indeed, traditionally in certain points of the Alpes-Maritimes, particularly well exposed to the sun and with a particularly mild microclimate, orange trees have been growing since the
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