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Before going to France, we had never tasted fresh figs. We don’t have them naturally growing in Sweden and it’s not so common in gardens either. When we’ve been on other trips, there haven’t been any ripened figs.
So when we got the chance to taste fresh figs just picked from a fig tree in Claudie [...]

When we were in Provence, France, in August, Claudie & Pierre spoiled us like kids!!!! Pierre even stayed at home to cook while Claudie took us sightseeing. Need I to tell you that we were in heaven….?
The best was when Chef Pierre, who is a very caring person, surprised hubby with a delicious octopus dish [...]

In our trip to Provence, Southern of France, our excellent hostess Claudie took us to one of Var region’s top attractions, the wonderful French medieval village with a 15th century castle: Le Castellet.
The 2 gates in the ramparts are listed in the Additional Inventory of Historic Monuments. We were all trying to take in [...]