Provence Blog by ProvenceBeyond

New photos for Sault, in the Vaucluse

We've added new photos for our Sault page, a village at the foot of Mont Ventoux in the Vaucluse department. Not only a bunch of new photos, but we improved the size and quality of the previous Sault photos that we put online in 1997.

Sainte Agnes village photos addes

We've added a bunch of new photos for the Alpes-Maritimes village of Sainte Agnes. Perched on a narrow saddle of a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean near Menton, Sainte Agnes is the "highest coastal village in Europe".

Calern Plateau Photos Added

Following our recent snow-shoeing hike up to and across the Plateau de Calern, we've added some new photos (and some more information) to our Calern Plateau (Plateau de Calern) page.

Gréolières Village New Photos

We made another visit to Gréolières village today, and added some new photos for Beyond's Gréolières village page. Much of the snow was gone, compared to our visit to the village just a few days ago.

We stopped in Gréolières village in the morning for a café creme, then went off to explore the nearby villages of Coursegoule and Bésaudun-les-Alpes. We returned to Gréolières in time for a late lunch in a café-auberge - a local dish of daube de sanglier (wild boar stew).

Wandering out to the edge of the village for an after-lunch walk, we startled a golden eagle from a tree just at the edge of the village (startled ourselves, too).

Frayssinet and Beaumat village photos added

We've added a dozen new photos for Frayssinet village (Lot). This is a small village in the Lot departement in southwest France. In addition to the photos, we updated the text a bit, with some history and the tourist office information.

 We also added a half-dozen photos for the even smaller village of Beaumat, a tiny place in the rolling hills a few km east of Frayssinet. Beaumat is actually a collection of little hamlets, with old houses, medieval churches and the famous <i>pigeonniers</i> (dovecotes).

Andon Village Photos Added

We've updated the text on Beyond's Andon village page, and added a bunch of new photos, most of them taken in the past couple of weeks in the snow.

Andon is a tiny village in the hills north of Grasse, and was one of the early villages on-line in the beginning of Beyond.

Gourdon perched village photos

We've just improved the quality of the few photos we had of the perched medieval village of Gourdon, in the Alpes-Maritime, and added a few new photos as well. The photos are mostly summertime shots, except one new photo with snow on the hills behind the village.

Our recent December-January snows didn't stick on Gourdon village, but were heavy on the hills above there and up to nearby Caussols and Calern plateaus.

Bonnieux photos improved, added

Beyond's page for Bonnieux, in the Vaucluse was an early one for Beyond, online since 1995. The Bonnieux photos were small and poor quality. We've now improved the quality (Photoshoping, not newly-taken), size and added a couple of new photos.

This Spring we'll try to get over to the Vaucluse for some up-to-date touring and some new photos.

Saorge village photos - lots of photos added

Beyond has updated our Saorge village page with new text, and a lot of new photos. We improved the size/quality of the couple of photos that were on the page, and added a bunch of new ones, for a total of 19 large photos of Saorge. The village of Saorge is located in the Roya Valley, in the mountains near the border with Italy, about 60 km northeast of Nice.

Isola Village and Isola 2000 photos added

We've added a dozen new photos for Isola village and Isola 2000 ski station. The photos of the village aren't very bright and sunny. Sunset in the village is a around noon, with tall mountains close on all sides.