ProvenceBy: Rajiv Mahay
AndHeather Tram
Introduction• France’s most popular vacation destination!
• Home of perfume• Cannes Film Festivals, Museums, and beautiful beaches.
• Entertainment• Country-side
On the Map
History 600 B.C
Settled by Greek and Phoenicians.
The Marseille One of the great trading cities of the
Mediterranean.
End of second century B.C. The first Roman possession beyond the Alps, and
was thus given the name “Provincia” (“province”).
France -1481
Must-see! Orange
Roman Theater—▪ 1st Century : time of Augustus▪ The theater is well preserved, and the performances and
concerts are still in use today. ▪ Luis XIV claim “the back wall to be the finest in the kingdom.” ▪ Height of 120ft. and 338ft wide.
Avignon Largest festivals▪ Ballet, drama, concerts, etc. ▪ “Off” festival ▪ 600 companies
Roman Theater
More Must-sees! Arles Roman Amphitheater▪ Arch is supported by Doric and Corinthian columns. ▪ Bull contests are held in summer there, which holds 21,000
seats.
The Cote d’Azur 20th century art Cannes Film Festivals and Antibes Jazz Festivals. “Picasso country” ▪ Spain▪ Mediterranean
Roman Amphitheater
Basic InformationPopulation: 4, 665, 051
Size: 31, 400 sq km (12, 124 sq mi)
Principal Cities: Nice, Camargue, Avignon, Cannes, Marseilles, Arles, Aix-en-Provence
OrangeGrapes, olives,
honey, and truffles are produced from the Cote du Rhone
Roman Theater
Triumphal Arch
Musee Municipal
Avignon “Off Festival”
Modern contemporary art collections: Musee Angladon Collection Lambert
Place de l’Horloge center of Avignon’s
social life w/sidewalk cafes and a 1900 merry-go-round
Rue des Teinturiers Prettiest street
Arles Roman
Amphitheater
Best museums!
Museon Arlaten ▪ 1904-poet Frederic
Mistral
Espace Van Gogh ▪ 1889
Camargue346,000 acres of
wetlands, pastures, dunes, and salt flats. Black Bulls. Flamingos White Horses
Mountains of Salt 26 ft high.
Aix-en-Provence “The City of a Thousand Fountains”
“Center of Art and Learning”
Musee Granet (fine arts and archaeology) and Musee des Tapisseries
Paul Cezanne Montagne Sainte-Victoire,
Marseille France’s largest port and 2nd largest
city
Chateau d’If (Castle of Yew) 1 mile southwest 1529=house artillery, later became a prison. Alexandre Dumas’ fictional :Count of Monte
Cristo” was imprisoned here with special cell and escape hole. Most are common criminals or political prisoners.
Museums Musee Cantini Musee Grobet-Labadie Musee des Beaux-Arts
Cathedrale de la Major Largest 19th century church, Neo-byzantine style. 463 ft. long and 230 ft. high
Cathedrale de la Major
Cannes Boulevard de la Croisette▪ Sandy beaches▪ Luxurious boutiques
Ile Sainte-Marguerite▪ 17th Century-Man in the Iron
Mask▪ Looked like Louis VIX
Cannes Film Festival-1946▪ Palais des Festivals-1982▪ 3 auditoriums, 2 exhibition halls,
conference rooms, a casino, nightclub, and restaurant.
Nice Capital of the Cote d’Azur
Largest resort on the Mediterranean coast 5th biggest city in France 2nd bussiet airport Italian until 1860 Business conferences and package
holidays Museums
Carnival: 18 days of celebrations
Musee Matisse▪ Henri Matisse inspired by Med. Light,
displays drawings, paintings, bronzes, fabrics, and artifacts. Still Life with Pomegranates, Flowers and Fruits
Promenade des Anglais (1830) along seafront is now an 8-lane, 3-mile
highway with galleries, stores, and grand hotels.
Geography Eastern Borders: Italy
and the Alps
Southern Border: Mediterranean Sea
Western Border: Rhone River
The terrain varies from fertile plains to mountains to marshlands.
Agriculture Lavendar Olive Garlic Peppers Wheat Citrus Fruits Grapes Mulberry tree
Basic Ingredients The land of the olive and of rich green olive
oil.
Aromatic Herbs Thyme, Rosemary, Lavender, Sage, Marjoram,
Oregano, Bay Leaf
Garlic
Seafood Cod and Anchovies
Well Known Dishes Aioli
Rich mayonnaise of olive oil and garlic, served with fish or vegetables.
Soup au Pistou Bean and vegetable soup laced
with sauce of basil, garlic, and olive oil concoction.
Herbs de Provence Combination of thyme, sage,
rosemary, basil, lavender, savory, fennel seed, marjoram, tarragon, oregano, and bay leaf.
More Well Known DishesBouillabaisse
A seafood stew with fish, tomatoes, garlic, saffron, herbs, wine, and olive oil.
Ratatouille Vegetable stew with
tomatoes, garlic, onion, zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers, carrot, marjoram and basil, or bay leaf and thyme.
Sisteron Lamb, rabbit, bull’s meat stew of the Camargue.
Wine 600 BC
Red: Grenachenoir, Carigan, Cinsault,
Mourvedre, Syrah, Tibou ren, Cabernet-Sauvignon
White: Clairette, Rollee, GrenacheBlanc,
Semillion, Roussanne, UgniBlac, Bourboulenc
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