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Marseille’s anise-flavoured
aperitif pastis is an evocative,
if acquired, taste.

Arts and Crafts
Many of the crafts now flourishing
in Provence are traditional ones
that had almost died out 50 years
Bags of dried herbs on display in the market of St-Rémy-de-Provence ago. The potters of Vallauris owe
the revival in their fortunes to
Regional Specialities
and nuts: almond calissons Picasso (see pp76–7) but, more
The sunshine of Provence is from Aix, fruity berlingots from often, it is the interest of visitors
captured in its distinctive, vividly Carpentras and fruits confits that keeps a craft alive. From the
coloured fabrics, known as from Apt are just a few. little pottery santons of Marseille
indiennes. Many shops sell them to the flutes and tambourines of
by the metre; others, such as Barjols, there is plenty of choice
Mistral – Les Indiennes de Local Wines for gifts and mementos. Many
Nîmes and Souleïado also Provence is not one of the towns have unique specialities.
make them into soft furnishings, great wine regions of the Biot (see p78) is famous for its
cowboy shirts and boxer shorts. world, but its many vineyards bubbly glassware, Cogolin for
Throughout Provence, work- (see pp206–7) produce a wide pipes and carpets and Salernes
ing olive mills churn out rich, range of pleasant wines and for hexagonal terracotta tiles.
pungent oil, which is also used you will see plenty of signs
to make the chunky blocks of inviting you to a dégustation
soap, savon de Marseille. Tins and (tasting). You will usually be
jars of olives, often scented with expected to buy at least one
herbes de Provence, are widely bottle. Wine co-operatives sell
available, as are bags of the the wines of numerous smaller
herbs themselves. Bags of producers. Here you can buy
lavender, and honey from its wine in five- and ten-litre
pollen, are regional specialities; containers (en vrac). This wine
local flowers appear in other is “duty free” but, with vineyards
forms too, from dried arrange- such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape
ments to scented oils, or per- and Beaumes-de-Venise, wise
fumes from Grasse (see p71). buyers will drink en vrac on
Traditional sweets (confiseries) holiday and pick up bargains Works by local artists sold on the harbour
abound, using regional fruits in fine wine to bring home. at St-Tropez
DIRECTORY
Regional NICE MARSEILLE AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Specialities Alziari Ateliers Marcel Book in Bar
AVIGNON 14 rue St-François- Carbonel 4 rue Joseph Cabassol.
de-Paule. 47–49 rue Neuve Tel 04 42 26 60 07.
Souleïado Tel 04 93 62 94 03. Ste-Catherine.
19 rue Joseph Vernet. Olive press. Tel 04 91 54 26 58. CANNES
Tel 04 90 86 32 05. ∑ santonsmarcel Cannes English
One of several branches. NÎMES carbonel.com Bookshop
Mistral – Les Workshop and museum.
GRASSE 11 rue Bivouac Napoléon.
Indiennes de Nîmes VALLAURIS Tel 04 93 99 40 08.
Huilerie Ste-Anne 2 blvd des Arènes.
138 route de Tel 04 66 21 69 57. Céramiques MARSEILLE
Draguignan. Dominique N B Librarie Internationale
Tel 04 93 70 21 42. Arts and Crafts Ave Maréchal Juin. Maurel
Tel 04 93 64 02 36.
Parfumerie COGOLIN 95 rue de Lodi.
Fragonard English Language Tel 04 91 42 63 44.
20 blvd Fragonard. Fabrique de Pipes Bookshops MONTPELLIER
Tel 04 92 42 34 34. Courrieu
∑ fragonard.com 58–60 ave G Clemenceau. ANTIBES Le Bookshop
Tel 04 94 54 63 82. 8 rue du Bras de Fer.
Parfumerie Galimard Antibes Books Tel 04 67 66 22 90.
73 route de Cannes. Manufacture des Tapis 13 rue Georges
Tel 04 93 09 20 00. de Cogolin Clemenceau.
∑ galimard.com Tel 04 94 55 70 65. Tel 04 93 61 96 47.