Posted in decoration, tagged antique, artist, boutis, provence on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Provence quilts tend to be made of two large pieces of whole cloth, either cotton or silk, that are sewn together with some kind of filling element, like batting or cording, sandwiched between them.
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Today, antique boutis are extremely rare and expensive. Searching the web, I found a great artist, called Pier Laniece, using this technique [...]
Posted in villages, tagged people, provence, St Rémy on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eygalières is a tiny and beautiful village, five minutes away from St Rémy de Provence. One might be interested in acquiring a mas there, for example this one, located in the center of the village in need of major refurbishment…
One information might be of interest though: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are said to be [...]
The mas is extended each time the family grows and housing for a new generation is needed or when the farming activities are diversified in profitable times…
the bigger the mas, the wealthier the farmers family.
Posted in decoration, tagged decoration, furniture, provence, radassier on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The radassier is a typical provençal piece of furniture dating back Louis XVth period. Available for two or three people, it is dedicated to the art of conversation (radassier meaning discuss).
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Posted in offers, tagged gordes, mas, propriétés de france, provence on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This superb house is a very good example of the typical farm buildings in the south-east of France. Next to the town of Gordes, its construction dates back the 16th century and the 6h of olive trees and oaks are still part of the property.
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Posted in history, tagged mas, mazet, provence, small on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The mazet is the cousin of the alpine mazot. The literally “little mas” is a shelter for cattle in the pasture, and a storage place for farming tools.
Posted in history, tagged bastide, farm, mas, provence on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A mas is a largely self-sufficient farm, which can produce its own fruit, vegetables, grain, milk and meat. It was usually constructed of local stone, with the kitchen and room for animals on the ground floor, and bedrooms, storage places for food on the upper floor. Not every farmhouse in Provence is a mas. A [...]
