Tue 22 Jul 2008
This is the third year in a row that I have made it to the Lavender Festival in Valensole, a village on a high plane known for its lavender.
It was packed with people as you can see. They have booths selling lavender products going up a narrow street which made it hard going sometimes. I usually try to get there early to beat the crowds and the heat but made it at one in the afternoon this time.
As you can see, they were giving away free bunches of lavender.
Can you ever have enough lavender scented, lavender colored teddie bears?
A lovely display in the village.
A view of the lavender fields near Valensole. The row of green on the left are plants that have already had their flowers cut off.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:04 am
I really am speechless. Seriously am praying hard to be able to attend this festival. Love the pic of a man with lavender peeping frm his bag.nice nice nice, adorable tedddies
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:40 am
Lavender-scented teddy bears!!! Those are the most beautiful plush animals I’ve ever seen. I am a huge fan of la lavande.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 am
Lavender and gardenias are my favorite plants. Gorgeous color, lovely fragrance. I’d attend a festival for either of them any day.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
The really bold colors of the lavender fields are stunning. I like the little teddy bears and bunches of flowers. Would love to attend a festival like this one. Thanks, Linda. Great photos.
July 24th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Thank you for this post Linda! I just LOVE lavender and want to plant it along both sides of my very, very, very long drive way. Seeing these fields just reinforces this idea! What a lovely festival to attend.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Linda, the salad is only sweet from the fruit. It is delicious.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I grew up in a town that has a ‘Bean Festival’ complete with outhouse races. It’s safe to say this Lavender festival is MUCH more romantic.
Fabulous pictures.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Love fetes and lavender - how perfect this one must have been. I can imagine the perfume wafting though the village.
Linda I’ll write you soon with my itinerary - hope we can meet!
July 28th, 2008 at 2:55 am
WOW! Such charm.
The lavenders are blooming in my garden and I made my forst wand/bottle last week.
August 10th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Yesss….I’m finally crawling out from that nightmare of a writing contest and getting back into the blog world.
Anxious to catch up here….ooooh, those teddies are really something! And your shot of the lavender field…it instantly transported me back to that July I took the TGV from Paris to Avignon. I’ll never forget those fields of purple from the window. Really enjoyed this post, Linda!