Forte de Buoux is a 12th-century Roman settlement high on a mountain not far from our house. We hiked up to the "front gate," and looked over to the next hill, and there was the rest of the fort.
It seemed to go on forever, and the views were amazing. The fort had houses and all kinds of structures. We loved the remains of the church (left). At the far end of the forte, the "hidden staircase" led down to a secluded lookout point.
On Friday mornings, the Lourmarin market is packed. Everything is stunningly beautiful and it all seems to cost 3 euros.
These people got us hooked on their tapenade, pesto and pepper spreads. Thank goodness we didn't taste any of the cookies.
We succumbed to the nougat booth, and we weren't sorry. And berries, of course, are so healthy.
The flowers were all too beautiful to choose, but we made good progress at the knicknack shop. One local vigneron told us, "Everyone in this town wants to have a shop in the village--no one wants to work."
Forte de Buoux is a 12th-century Roman settlement high on a mountain not far from our house. We hiked up to the "front gate," and looked over to the next hill, and there was the rest of the fort. 
It seemed to go on forever, and the views were amazing. The fort had houses and all kinds of structures. We loved the remains of the church (left). At the far end of the forte, the "hidden staircase" led down to a secluded lookout point. 
On Friday mornings, the Lourmarin market is packed. Everything is stunningly beautiful and it all seems to cost 3 euros. 
These people got us hooked on their tapenade, pesto and pepper spreads. Thank goodness we didn't taste any of the cookies.
We succumbed to the nougat booth, and we weren't sorry. And berries, of course, are so healthy.
The flowers were all too beautiful to choose, but we made good progress at the knicknack shop. One local vigneron told us, "Everyone in this town wants to have a shop in the village--no one wants to work."
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ReplyDeleteHere's another shot of a boy under a giant rock.