Provence and Lavender

“France is romantic just because they have Provence”，this is a wisdom of French poet Romain Rolland .Provence is a beautiful place with blue and clear sky, the air is so fresh , just like the iced lemonade, the famous thing of Provence is lavender, they bloom in July to August every year, if you visit there in this time ,you will see all hills and valleys are covered by purple lavenders, just like wearing a purple coat, the lavenders wave in the wind ,the scent of flowers is mixed with the smell of grass, which is the best scenery of south French.
Lavender is considered as a holy herb which have magic. You can see lots of lavenders everywhere in Provence ,all over the mountains and plains, undulated in the breeze like the sea wave, with the rural scenery and shining sunlight, which make up a picture of Provence just like a purple dream,
Everyone have been to Provence will never forget the unique wind of Mediterranean sea, it always happens in a peaceful day , suddenly there is a big and strange sound just like something exploded, the trees nearby sway fiercely in the wind and the air is full of dust, but the wind will disappear in several hours ,everything will be peaceful again, the sunshine is warm and the air is fresh, even you will suspect that the scene is just a dream which you saw a moment ago.
. Provence was a province of Rome empire many years ago. In this period all the south France was the field of Provence. After the downfall of Rome ,Provence was ruled by other countries, Frankish Kingdom, Saracen, feudatory ,it also has been partition by the France empire and Rome Pope. Because of these ,the fields of Provence have many big changes in the history, At the end of 18th century, France was divided into five provinces and Provence is one of them. In 1960’,the province was divided to 22 districts ,so it is known as Provence-Alps district now.

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