A Spring Walk in Provence

A walking travelogue records a spring journey across Provence, combining close observations of olive-covered hills, markets, and seasonal scents with guided visits to towns, monuments, and archaeological sites. Each chapter concentrates on a particular place—coastal villages, Aix, Avignon, Arles, Nîmes, Les Baux and the Camargue—mixing architectural and historical notes, local legends, and literary associations such as Mistral. The narrative is episodic and photographic, blending practical route detail and personal reflection, sometimes tempered by the author's wartime recollections of how the recent conflict altered the region's people and atmosphere.