Les Baux-de-Provence gets its name “baux” from a French word meaning cliff, and gives its name to bauxite, the aluminum ore that was discovered here in 1841. The lords of Les Baux ruled the Provence region during the Middle Ages,… Read More ›
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Sleeping in Provence
St Quentin de Poterie is a small village just outside of Uzes in southern France. “Poterie” means potter, and the place gets its name from the history of clay pottery that has been made here for over 1000 years. The… Read More ›