Regional products on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes

Visit the olive oil mills of the Pays Grassois and the Alpes-Maritimes

olive oil mills alpes-maritimes Le Moulin d’Opio Located in Opio, 10 minutes from our gites www.locations-06.fr and our farmer-processor company www.terroir-06.fr. For 7 generations, the Moulin d’Opio belonged to the Michel family. The wheel of the traditional mill powered by the water of the Brague turned quietly as time went by, until the day when […]

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Visit to Château de Crémat in Nice, the most beautiful wine estate in the Alpes-Maritimes

Château de Cremat Nice If you are asked which is the most beautiful wine estate in the Alpes Maritimes, you must answer without hesitation that it is Château De Crémat, located on the heights of Nice in the heart of the AOC Bellet territory. This estate, located some twenty kilometers from our locations-06.fr gites, has

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Discover the traditional Fête des violettes of Tourrettes sur Loup on the Côte d’Azur

In Tourrettes sur Loup, 10 minutes from our cottages www.locations-06.fr, the traditional “ Fête des violettes ” takes place every year on the first weekend of March. The festival was created by Mr. Linton in 1952. He was an artist who wanted to honor farmers who specialized in violets. Tourrettes sur Loup and the cultivation

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Where do the chestnut festivals take place on the Côte d’Azur?

Chestnut festivals are synonymous with autumn colors and the smell of chestnuts…

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Terroir-06 at the Valdeblore Transhumance Festival

Terroir-06 The Valdeblore Transhumance Festival On July 2, 2023, Valdeblore, just 1h30 from our gites www.locations-06.fr, hosted a great party: LA FÊTE DE LA TRANSHUMANCE. The herds of goats and sheep set off from afar, guided by shepherds and volunteers, through hamlets and villages to reach Valdeblore. Valdeblore was abuzz with activity that day. Young

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Gourmet address known by 100% of Grasse residents: Les Fougassettes Venturini,

Fougassettes Venturini Grasse Venturini family boutique The Venturini family boutique is located at 1 rue Marcel Journet in Grasse, just 9kms from our holidays cottages www.locations-06 and our farm www.terroir-06.fr. It’s a well-known address in Grasse. Since 1923, LA BOUTIQUE VENTURINI has been the temple of fougassette, a delicately scented orange blossom specialty that is

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Superb Strawberry Festival: a gourmet moment in Carros

Strawberry Festival This weekend, April 22 and 23, 2023, we were in Carros, 30 minutes from our gites www.locations-06.fr and our farm www.terroir-06.fr. It was the Carros Strawberry Festival. The famous Strawberry Festival was in its 48th year! Guilhem CODERA, farmer-processor, set up his Terroir-06 stand on the Place Louis Frescolini in Carros. This festival

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March “Fête des violettes” in Tourrettes sur loup

“Fête des violettes” in March Tourrettes sur Loup and the cultivation of violets Violet is one of the emblematic flowers of the Grasse region, along with rose centifolia, orange blossom, jasmine grandiforum, polliantes tuberosa, mimosa, narcissus and iris pallida. This was the first flower to be offered in a bouquet of flowers for cutting. Grasse

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The “Fête de St Blaise” in Valbonne

A party not to be missed This weekend, January 26 and 27, the Fête de la St Blaise took place in Valbonne, just 20 minutes from our gites www.locations-06.fr. It’s a lovely traditional festival and a great family outing! Our son Guilhem Codera from Terroir-06, a farmer and organic processor, exhibited his products. Many other

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“La Fête de l’oranger” at le Bar-sur-Loup

“La Fête de l’oranger” at le Bar sur Loup Created now a quarter of a century ago, the “Fête de l’oranger” of Bar sur Loup, our village and therefore the one where we have our gites www.locations-06.fr, puts the spotlight on this beautiful orange fruit every year. with bitter flavors which constitute the DNA of

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