Ysabel

Provence France is the sun kissed paradise of the south of France. Cookbook and travelogue writers have made a killing from writing about it, or even better getting their own television show set in it's environs. Its charms haven't been lost on some of the great painters either as both Van Gogh and Cézanne created some their best known masterpieces in the region.

Maybe it shouldn't be surprising to discover that it also saw some of the ancient world's bloodiest wars and clashes. Dating back to pre-empire Rome's earliest settlements outside of Italy, the conflicts between so-called barbaric Celts and civilized Romans, left the earth soaked in blood, and memories.

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