A Chateau and a Vineyard…I Must Be in France
IAU, as part of the Early Start Program, planned out a few French activities to introduce us to region of Provence.
We began with a trip to petit village of Vauvenargues. Picasso bought a castle in this town at the base of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire in the 1950s. His family still owns the castle and he is buried on the grounds.
On another day, we visited a local vineyard and winery, Château du Seuil.
The speciality of the Provence region is rosé. The winery owners led us on a tour and gave us samples of their red, white, and rosé. All three wines were very fruity, which the owners explained was popular in Provence.
Another afternoon, we participated in a cooking class at a local Aix bakery.
We made millefeuille with apples and chantilly. While it was fun, I think the real objective was not to learn French cooking, but to wear out us loud Americans because they made us whip the cream by hand!
My favorite Early Start activity was a day trip to Avignon and Pont du Gard!
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