While most shutters and doors in Provence share lighter, although intense, colors like lavender, yellow, periwinkle, or pistachio green, on occasion a darker color can be found. Walking around Ventabren I found this pair of shutters, the blue matches the blue of the house number. The mail in the slot makes it seem like someone [...]
Photo Of The Day: Ventabren
Outside of the town of Aix-en-Provence there are any number of charming villages to visit for the afternoon. This one is Ventabren, the narrow street coming onto the Place de l’Eglise. This small picturesque village is about 14 kilometers to the west of Aix. It’s small and quiet, especially in the afternoon when all the [...]


