Specialties of Aix

Lavender and wine

The locals in Aix say: "Lavender is the beautiful clothes of Provence, and wine is the blood of Provence." I have seen Malraux's Poetry: "The beautiful lavender fields are the swaddling clothes of grapes."

I also saw Monet's painting "Lavender and Grapes", and even Maupassant wrote "Purple grapes are the color of lavender" "Such a sentence. Maybe the artist really has too many fantasies, or maybe in their hearts Provence, lavender and grapes are indispensable. The most beautiful and famous wine country in Provence, fantasy leaves sweet echoes in the swaying purple lavender.

This free color inspired the creation of artists, including Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Chagall, etc., who all started a new stage of artistic life in Provence. The hedonism of the C?te d'Azur, It has also attracted American writer Fitzgerald, British writer D.H Lawrence, French writers Huxley, Nietzsche and others to come for pilgrimage. Of course, it also includes Peter who pushed Provence to its peak with "A Year in Provence". Mel. Provence, lavender, and romantic colors endlessly attract tourists to come here because of the "color" smell.

Specialties

The most famous specialty of Aix is ??the Corinthian biscuits originated from the medieval tradition. There are many Corinthian biscuit shops on Avenue Mirabeau. In addition, markets with a wide variety of products are scattered throughout the streets of Aix. The olive oil, lavender seasoning and wine here are also famous local specialties.

Local wine shop Cave du Felibrige, located at 18 rue des Cordeliers, has an impressive collection of wines - some very expensive. In addition, there are about 20 calisson manufacturers in the city, as well as a large number of delicious French pastry shops.

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