{"id":15151,"date":"2018-07-27T07:05:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T05:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda-in-provenza\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T12:08:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T10:08:25","slug":"valensole-and-the-flowering-of-lavender-in-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/valensole-and-the-flowering-of-lavender-in-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"Valensole and the flowering of lavender in Provence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap intro_testo\"><strong>Valensole<\/strong> is a must-see stop if you want to observe the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-37ujpg6z6487xz3dum2dr4b95m4kfmx0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> bloom in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0dxqnlyi2t1ozhdyxibddgrwjqf5r4cn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Provence<\/span>. During our many trips to the <strong>south of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-f4qkbm5fcnruzgt75aa6tf9y9ww0xe1w\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">France<\/span><\/strong>, Ornella and I have almost every time stopped at this magical place. The heady scent, the purple color that fills the eyes, the song of cicadas and the deafening sound of millions of bees, but above all, so much heat.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Provence drone video\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C9eRfqjEs74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to take some water with you because the area is isolated and essential services can only be found in the village of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hyghq3uz8vcgmq51bqbo2jey6bce2xpc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Valensole<\/span> and passing <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7apc8lz500urda4j978bwnm4lew144bh\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Riez<\/span> before reaching the cultivated areas.<br\/>Poering water with you is very useful in Provence because many areas of natural interest are in the middle of the countryside or otherwise in isolated areas.<br\/>Even on the previous stage of this tour, <a href=\"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/colorado-provencal-roussillon-and-rustrel\/\">The Proven\u00e7al Colorado from Roussillon to Rustrel<\/a>, it would have been difficult without our water bottles<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=800%2C550\" alt=\"Valensole Village\" class=\"wp-image-4657\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C704&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=200%2C138&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=400%2C275&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=600%2C413&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?resize=800%2C550&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>The first time we were on the <strong>Valensole plateau<\/strong> we never expected such a scene, <strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2xda2uugldpazh78j8aufhqffm43bd61\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> fields<\/strong> as far as the eye could see, one of those places where admiring the horizon can even move you.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=200%2C150\" alt=\"Senanque abbey\" class=\"wp-image-3774\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/abbazia-senanque.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/abbey-of-senanque-a-spectacle-in-provence\/\">SENANQUE ABBEY, READ THE ITINERARY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lavender Provence<\/h3>\n\n<p>The first impact was not positive: going up the winding road from <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dr3ltfqrg6h7wl23el0fcodabwc27wcg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Riez<\/span> to <strong>the Valensole plateau<\/strong>, we stopped several times in front of small plots of land cultivated with <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ixj6oh208ylfnq3v78vlm7chlrjddexw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender.<\/span> Taking the ritual photos I was thinking to myself: is that all? I was trying to &#8220;sugarcoat&#8221; it for Ornella since I had wanted to come here at all costs by winding country roads by choosing this place instead of visiting <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-qjd1zm9vejkv1qikx85rqdlyk8te2hp4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Ague Mortes<\/span> in Camargue, but especially after having already seen the spectacular <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bb617cvakjlr19o8gvie6e8v7iczeic6\" class=\"textannotation wl-link disambiguated wl-place\">Senaque Abbey<\/span> and the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-pgmkgztfm9avy0an17bx2v2fpk40ps58\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavander<\/span> cultivated by the monks surrounding it.<\/p>\n\n<p>The same <a href=\"https:\/\/destinazionetoscana.it\/campi-di-lavanda-in-toscana-oui-cest-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lavender fields in Tuscany<\/a> told by Simona of <em>destinazione toscana<\/em> that my friend Timothy cultivates in the village of Massarosa where I live.<\/p>\n\n<p>We got back in the car with a bit of disappointment and kept getting in unaware of what we would find. As soon as the climb was over I couldn&#8217;t help but stop the car in the middle of the road because I was slapped like a slap by what was in front of us.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"lavender in Valensole\" class=\"wp-image-4653\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/lavanda-a-Valensole.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Provence Lavender . flowering lavender provence<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>Long rows of lavender as far as the eye can see, precise, round, interspersed with small strips of barren, stony earth. Purple hills where every now and then an isolated tree appeared, a small building, in short the paradise of travel photographers.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote intermezzoBG is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The thing I remember most was the <strong>scent of lavender wafting<\/strong> through the air, intense and delicate that combined with that magnificent purple sea really intoxicated us by triggering the &#8220;kiss between the rows.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C550\" alt=\"Provence Valensole\" class=\"wp-image-4647\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=1200%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=1024%2C704&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=200%2C138&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=400%2C275&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=600%2C413&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C550&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Provenza-Valensole.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lavender flowering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"Lavender fields Provence\" class=\"wp-image-4654\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Campi-di-lavanda.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lavender fields Provence<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Valensole Plateau<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong>Valensole Plateau<\/strong> or <em>Plateau de Valensole<\/em> is located in the south of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-uvhiatprmymsonigq7hpz08w8n3qp2io\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">the Alpes de Haute Provence<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6bwxyq56eutlebdobid2u9mm0lykn5l0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">department<\/span> at 500 meters above sea level. With an area of 800 km\u00b2, it is recognized worldwide for Lavender and Lavender production.<br\/>In fact, lavender produced in Valensole meets about 80 percent of the world&#8217;s demand for this fragrant flower.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"Valensole and the flowering of lavender\" class=\"wp-image-4396\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Valensole and the flowering of lavender\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/valensole-and-the-flowering-of-lavender-in-provence\/\"> Valensole and the flowering of lavender<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provencal landscapes<\/h3>\n\n<p>This area confirms Provence as one of the most romantic places in the world, and those who appreciate <strong>Proven\u00e7al landscapes<\/strong> cannot help but visit the Valensole plateau in July, when the lavender bloom is at its peak.<br\/>It seems that everything house, flowers, trees, mountains, is placed with a predetermined order to enhance the visitor&#8217;s senses, and excitement is guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lavender flowering Provence<\/h3>\n\n<p>When does lavender bloom? Lavender flowering occurs throughout the summer period, starting in June and continuing through August. In Valensole France, as in every other region where this aromatic plant is grown, its peak period is at the end of June. There are varieties that bloom a little earlier and others later, but if you go to Valensole Provence in early July the show is assured.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lavender Provence<\/h3>\n\n<p>Another of the places to observe the same magnificent composition of <strong>lavender fields<\/strong> can be found by visiting <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kk0bg4nue69f14mulxtx0nzreju93ob5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Gordes<\/span> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/abbey-of-senanque-a-spectacle-in-provence\/\">Senanque Abbey<\/a>: a picturesque 11th-century gray stone abbey, also surrounded by lavender.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4642\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/abbazia-di-senanque.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/abbey-of-senanque-a-spectacle-in-provence\/\">SENANQUE ABBEY, READ THE ITINERARY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to Valensole<\/h2>\n\n<p>To get to the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-flss6zb06wm5knunnpa3ui7yivpjxmfp\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> area, we left the city of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tx9v1hgnuld9kzfohlk92nms3wdjj9xd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Aix en Provence<\/span> via the A51 towards Manosque. We exited at Sain Paul lez Durance by taking D952, the same road that leads to the Verdon <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4971exnbffg3jmxg91o5pk7arlqg79dv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">gorges<\/span>. Arriving at the village of Riez, there is a detour leading to the top of the plateau.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C550\" alt=\"provence map valensole\" class=\"wp-image-4697\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=1200%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=768%2C528&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=1024%2C704&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=200%2C138&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=400%2C275&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=600%2C413&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C550&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/provenza-mappa-valensole.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Valensole Map<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lavender in Provence<\/h2>\n\n<p>To see <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vy8nao8yfq845m9nu5fwbhgoq0768ms9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> in bloom this area should be visited between late June and early August, when the harvest turns the purple sea into rows of tiny green hemispheres!<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote intermezzoPiccolo is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>French <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6lxkg3jtypvy3uw2fmi0cacxg836qybh\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> grown in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bicyrbigazso6cxqdinzidxqlb3fuvc6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Provence<\/span> meets about 80 percent of the world&#8217;s demand for the production of all products derived from its flowers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"Lavender direct sale\" class=\"wp-image-4646\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Vendita-diretta-lavanda.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>There are two types of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1jtpjmv4pxaikmsoaqc74yiv71rg208p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> that are grown here: <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5wwy3q09rwo307or7p4hkmos6hfqcgly\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> and Lavender: the former is mainly used to produce essences for use mainly in perfumery and cosmetics in another important area of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zy85a0tkchne6iqocf9yp4csaul4kfjr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Provence<\/span>, in Grasse.<br\/>Instead, the Sink is used to make traditional soap.<\/p>\n\n<p>After our stop in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-gdeu0nuw27d9q5ppyixjrimp1i07a5t1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> fields, along the way we stopped at one of the many stores selling typical products derived from the cultivation of this plant with its <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-xp0ewhrlyff8hmzg75z0a5yqmzq0rsa9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">officinal<\/span> characteristics&#8230; and of course we bought some of the products without which, at that moment, it seemed we could not live.<\/p>\n\n<p>Another special product is made from <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0et97jqwz9h3f90jlim5ug3tv8xd41nv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Lavender<\/span>, which can be guessed from the only background noise we heard during our visit: the constant buzzing of millions of bees.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The lavender honey<\/h3>\n\n<p>Stopping at one of the little stores along the road back to Valensole, we had a chance to taste <strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-03zlflmarolmphd49vas5lr8ydq53yd0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> honey<\/strong>,a specialty of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6f1013kzeccd4jd6mn84dssv694yr54n\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Provence<\/span> and more particularly of the plateau. With a beige color and creamy, subtle and delicate taste, it is harvested from the end of July. A fragrant and intense fragrance, the taste is reminiscent of fig fruit in addition to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9exzlxaohflxtl3ogugfeujhtnamfldp\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The lady who sold it to us listed the large number of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cure-naturali.it\/dieta-alimenti\/1943\/miele-di-lavanda-caratteristiche-proprieta-e-uso\/6073\/a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">therapeutic qualities<\/a> this <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-s3wjj4aep1ftioheredus6wal8rxus1u\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">honey<\/span> possesses, but I am always a little skeptical about it.<\/p>\n\n<p>The skill of the French in protecting their products-unlike us Italians-protect <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5gtnr70b5hi999cwz8qdwkijugse50yl\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7gnmzs6969wb9aqse55u9i0se7s5nsb9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">honey<\/span> with no less than two quality labels: the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ti2hvery60rjccfft9b96vkzvq3a2a3l\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Protected Geographical Indication<\/span> (<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dunmb4221nncjwg4mpanrhroxzgls5yk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">IGP<\/span>) &#8220;<em><strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-y9hr48tv24sgwd24fkedcv79vy5hbx0w\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Miel de Provence<\/span><\/strong><\/em>&#8221; (Provence <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-xmyd7r661ql2mnrj0yhpwzquj3225f4w\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Honey<\/span>) and the Label <strong>Rouge label.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lavender Festival in Provence<\/h2>\n\n<p>During the months of July and August, there are many events dedicated to the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tjzsrpgggupfs4o9vb34l9lx005d4g5z\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavander<\/span>, markets, fairs, and then, festivals in honor of the purple plant: In Valensole there is a festival of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4ahsmc30h6lydvcipo00nt76jkkus7kw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavander<\/span> in the second weekend of July, in Valensole; the event is very much felt by the locals who organize very beautiful events wearing traditional Proven\u00e7al clothes. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-frfiarr0jir70co77gdllvtggvimg3mg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Lavender<\/span> is celebrated throughout the area, concluding the festivities with a <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0rdnl7entsbcohgxq6zaot10r4np5z2s\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> parade and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-gjskglf0g3hxjh6ixpq135ij356sb2bg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">lavender<\/span> fair in August, in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jm4v8a6mtp87urkr38lwbxhwz7273d69\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">Digne-les-Bains<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=576%2C1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=200%2C356&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=400%2C711&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?resize=800%2C1422&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valensole is a must-see stop if you want to observe the lavender bloom in Provence. During our many trips to the south of France, Ornella and I have almost every time stopped at this magical place. The heady scent, the purple color that fills the eyes, the song of cicadas and the deafening sound of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[707],"tags":[1055,1080,1066,1067,1088,1064,1069,1117,1054,1052,1103,1107,1057,1077,1086],"class_list":["post-15151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valensole-en","tag-august","tag-countryside","tag-couple","tag-eco-travel-en","tag-europe","tag-family","tag-friends-en","tag-history","tag-july-en","tag-june","tag-nature","tag-on-the-road-en","tag-summer-en","tag-villages","tag-woman"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dovevado.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Valensole-e-la-fioritura-della-lavanda.jpg?fit=1600%2C1068&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}