Traditions
23 March 2026
Six Fours les Plages
A Federal 2 away fixture on the Mediterranean coast, a team with nothing left to lose, two red cards before the fifth minute, and a kidney that filed a formal complaint.
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Articles
Stories from the countryside - hunting, cooking, and the rhythm of Provençal life.
Provence
15 March 2026
A dog fight, pepper spray and OH MY!
A quiet afternoon drive home through the Alpilles turns into a dog fight, a pepper spray incident, and one of the most painful lessons in the chemistry of capsaicin.
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Provence
14 March 2026
Les Caisses de Jean-Jean: A Village Forgotten by Time
A few kilometres from MouriĂšs, a trail leads into the Alpilles - and 2,700 years of silence, written in limestone.
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Potager
13 March 2026
Jan Tamatie Would Be Proud
On growing real tomatoes, honouring your grandfather, and the quiet tragedy of the supermarket tomato. Life at Die Plaas.
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Traditions
13 March 2026
La Chasse: Hunting in France
In Provence, the hunt is a team sport, a tradition, and a way of life. A hunter of Les Alpilles on wild boar, the battue, and why none of it happens without trust.
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Potager
12 March 2026
Spring in Provence: Hope, Rosé, and an Unreasonable Amount of Weeding
The almond trees are blooming, the potager is waiting, and the weekend rain has clearly made plans. Life in Les Alpilles as spring finally arrives.
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Provence
11 March 2026
Les Baux: The Eagle's Nest of Provence
Perched on white cliffs above the Alpilles, Les Baux-de-Provence is one of the most remarkable villages in France.
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Provence
11 March 2026
The Olive Harvest: An Ancient Ritual
Every November, the ancient olive harvest connects us to thousands of years of Mediterranean civilisation.
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Provence
10 March 2026
The Beauty of Les Alpilles
The rugged charm of the Alpilles mountains, the olive groves, and the hidden villages that make Provence so magical.
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Traditions
10 March 2026
PĂ©tanque: The Soul of the Village Square
In the shade of the plane trees, on a dusty court, pétanque continues as it has for generations - unhurried, argumentative, and deeply French.
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