Nestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, is a land renowned for itslavender fields,fine cuisine,golden sun, anddreamy landscapes.The region ofProvencehas inspired such masters as Alphonse Daudet and Vincent van Gogh. So enthralled wasPaul Cézanneby the Mont Sainte-Victoire that he immortalized it in a series of paintings. We enter his Provence studio, which still looks the same as it did over a century ago, as well as the house whereFrédéric Mistral, 1904 Nobel Prize winner, lived and wrote. We also admire the wrought-iron staircase and embroidered curtains of theHotel Nord-Pinus in Arles, which hosted the likes ofNapoleon III,Jean Cocteau, andPicasso.Across picturesque villages perched atop rocky hillsides, quaint gardens filled with olive trees and the heady scent of lavender, tiled rooftop terraces and warm, ochre tones: this book gathersthe region s most remarkable homes and interiorsand paints a gorgeous picture of Provençal living.
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