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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