Latest Provence News (230)

L’Occitane has sponsored a Provencal garden at the Chelsea Flower Show – I  know becauseJulietold me on Facebook.The landscape of Provence is the inspiration forThe
L’Occitane Garden, which recaptures Olivier Baussan’s vision when he
set up the natural beauty company over 30 years ago.

The garden features key plant species that are found in the warm, sunny
climes of the South of France and the Mediterranean, including structurally
appealing olive and almond trees and iconic lavender cult

British tourists who gotoplessin France this summer risk being
fined as cities bring in regulations designed to protect public decency. Perpignan,
near the Spanish border in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, has
become the latest city to introduce new regulations to ban bare chests.

Such sanctions are not uncommon in seaside resorts – Cote D’Azur
locations such as Cannes and St Tropez have long enforced a ban on
shirtless men and women wearing bikinis, if they are walking around the

Keira Knightley has spent £1.5million on a secluded estate in Provence. Insiders say Knightley has bought the retreat, a
stone’s throw from Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ home, so she has
place to recharge her batteries.

“The house is incredibly private, small
and cozy and they intend to keep it that way,” a source explained.

“Keira is thrilled with the change of scenery and loves
the feeling that she’ll always have this place to retreat to when she
needs to recharge her batteries. Keira i