Le Mas de Maupas » Plants http://lemaupas.net The perfect place to stay in Provence Tue, 14 Aug 2018 10:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 May Day Flower Fair in Richerenches http://lemaupas.net/may-day-flower-fair-in-richerenches/ http://lemaupas.net/may-day-flower-fair-in-richerenches/#comments Sat, 02 May 2015 12:39:30 +0000 http://lemaupas.net/?p=260 Yesterday’s warm & sunny May Day bank holiday called for a trip to the annual flower fair at Richerenches.

Richerenches is a beautiful small walled village in the Drome, 30 minutes or so North West of Malaucène. It’s most famous for it’s Saturday truffle market, which you usually can smell for miles! Yesterday though it was the glorious scent of masses & masses of flowers that hit us as we parked some way out of the centre. It’s a gorgeous event that sees every inch of the village covered in flowering plants for sale and the the ancient arches and doorways garlanded in blooms…so pretty and really worth a visit. It’s a great place to get ideas and pick up some new plants.

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Richerenches also has an interesting history as one of the most important Knights Templar commanderies in Provence.

Richerrenches is a 40 minute drive from your base at Le Maupas.

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The restaurant is close to the famous Pont du Gard Roman Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so for any guests planning a visit to the area we suggest Le Tracteur as the ideal spot for lunch. Argilliers and the Pont du Gard are just over an hour’s drive from your base at Le Maupas.

 

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