Provence
region information
Geography
of Provence :
Provence wines are produced on the border of the Mediterranean
sea, from La Ciotat to Saint Raphael, and from Sanary
towards Carnoules and around the Var valley towards
Nice.
The
main cities of the region are on the border of the
sea in what is called Côte d'Azur or French
riviera: basically between Marseille and Nice.
The
weather is hot in the summer and very cool in the
winter, although winter can be cold when you go further
away from the sea.
Provence
Region Information :
| Location: |
Covering
Côte d'Azur, from Aix en Provence and the
Rhône valley to Nice and the Alps mountains |
| Size: |
31,400 km2 (size
of the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region)
Covering 5 departments: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,
Hautes-Alpes, Alpes Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône,
Var, Vaucluse |
| Weather: |
Mediterranean (mild
winter and hot summer) |
| Population: |
4,500,000 (population
of Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur) |
| Main
Cities: |
Marseille (830,000
- including county 1,400,000)
Nice (350,000)
Toulon (165,000)
Aix en Provence (135,000)
Cannes (70,000) |
| Places
of Interest: |
Provence (lavender,
olive tree and vine)
Côte d'Azur (French
Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Antibes)
Marseille (old port, basilica, nice
tiny beaches and ports to find)
National Parks (Lubéron,
Port Cros, Mercantour)
Cassis (calanques:something between
a fjord and a cliff) |
Read more about Provence wines with Amazon.com :
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A Farmhouse in Provence: An American Finds Old Stones, New
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Provence
pages :
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in Provence - Provence
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Provence wines - Provence main
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Wines
in Provence :
Côtes
de Provence - Bandol - Bellet - Wines
from Provence
Other
wine regions :
Alsace - Bordeaux - Burgundy - Champagne - Corsica - Côtes
du Rhône - Languedoc
Roussillon - Loire
Valley - South
West
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