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Provence(普罗旺斯)

ContentsBriefIntroduction

climateculturelanguagethelocalfoodwine

Touristplace

lavender(薰衣草)historicplacesmoreplaces

Introduction

ProvenceisaformerRomanprovinceandisnowaregionofsoutheasternFrance,locatedontheMediterraneanSeaadjacenttoFrance'sborderwithItaly.Inthewordsofmanyfamouswriters,Provenceisnotonlyanameofaplace,butalsorepresentsakindofeasyandrelaxinglifestyle.Itislikeaparadisebecauseofitsclimate,wineandlavender.ClimateofProvence

MostofProvencehasaMediterraneanclimate,characterizedbyhot,drysummers,mildwinters,littlesnow,andabundantsunshine.ThewindsofProvenceareanimportantfeatureoftheclimate,particularlythemistral,acold,drywindwhich,especiallyinthewinteroftenreachesoveronehundredkilometersanhour.MaytoJulyarethebesttouristmonths.Notonlythebluesky,thesweetsmellofolive（橄榄树）,butalsothebloominglavenders,makeProvencesendoutthebreathofromantic.CultureofProvence

WarmsunshineandbrightMediterraneanstyleofartwhichsharesthefreedomofcolorconfuseinspirationwithartists,includingCezanne（塞尚）,VanGogh（梵高）,Monet（莫奈）,Picasso（毕加索）andotherartistsinProvencestartanewphaseofartisticlife,Rivierahedonism（享乐主义）trendattractstheAmericanwriter/BritishwritersuchasLawrence（劳伦斯）,theFrenchwriterNietzsche(尼采)、

Huxley（赫胥黎）andotherartists.LanguageofProvence

HistoricallythelanguagespokeninProvencewasProvencal,adialectoftheOccitanlanguage（奥克语）.ProvencalwaswidelyspokeninProvenceuntilthebeginningofthe20thcentury,whentheFrenchgovernmentlaunchedanintensiveandlargelysuccessfulefforttoreplaceregionallanguageswithFrench.TodayProvencalistaughtinschoolsanduniversitiesintheregion,butisspokenregularlybyasmallnumberofpeople,probablylessthanfivehundredthousand,mostlyelderly.OneofthestorageoftravelingtoProvenceisyoumustcompanywithsomeonewhounderstandsFrench,orknowstheFrenchbyyourself.BecausealthoughpeopleinFrenchcanspeakEnglishfrequently,theywouldliketospeakFrench,ratherthanEnglish.

Provenceisthekingdomoffood,andinrestaurant，youwillhavetheexperienceofeatingthefoodthathavetheexcessiveuseofspices,oliveoilandgarlicin（大蒜素）,thefoodisfresh,lookslightandishealthy.AllthethingsmakeProvencebecomethegourmand’（贪吃的人[‘ɡuəmənd]）heaven.TheLocalFood

deliciouswineProvencewasbornforlavender.Iftherewasn’tlavender,Provencewouldn’tbeProvence.Thestoryaboutlavender

Inasmallvillage，abeautifulgirlfellinlovewithatraveler,buthewasforcedtoleavethisbeautifulplace.Thebeautifulgirlwaitedforthetravelerforalongtime.Butoneday,thegirldisapeared!Somesaidthatshehadflewintothevalleycoveredwithlavender,whilesomebelievedthatshefollowedthescentoflavenderstofindthetraveller.MajortouristplaceinProvence----Historicplace

Arles（阿尔勒）

Arles(allei):vangogh(梵高)spendsthefinalyearsofhislifeinthisplace,therearemanyancientRomanruinsAvignon(阿维尼翁)

Avignon(Avignon):numerousancientRomanruins,andthenearbyfieldisfilledwithlavendersorsunflowersMarseille（马赛）Marseille(Marseille):JiDuShanearl（基督山伯爵）storyoccurs,harbor塞尚画室Cezannestudio圆形竞技场Arenes古罗马剧场TheatreAntique圣苏维尔大教堂CathedraleSt-Sauveur梵高医院Espace

VanGoghMajortouristplaceinProvence-----moreplaces亚耳古代博物馆Theearancientmuseum米拉波大道CoursMirabeauLavenderonbehalfof

truelove

LavenderYeah,everywhereopen.薰衣草呀，遍地开放。Blueflowersleaves,fulloffragrance.蓝花绿叶，清香满怀。I‘mtheking,youarequeen