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The Themes section is about things that are not in a specific place: campaniles found in villages throughout Beyond, bories in the Vaucluse, lavender fields and distilleries, and on and on.

Culture and Crafts  • Campaniles de fer forgé • Pottery   - Faience Pottery • Glass-Blowing • Jacquemard [see Lambesc] • Museums • Doll Festival - Mirepoix [Sites] • French Rivera Travel Stories

History and People • Bories - Stone igloos, not from the Stone Age. • Lost Railways - 1870s to 1950s across the back country. • Roman Sites • Route du Sel (Salt Road) • Dominici Affaire [History] • Mur de la Peste [History - The Plague] • Stage Coach (Diligence) [see Lambesc] • see also People of Provence and Paris

Provence and Traditional • Lavender Fields of Provence • Perfume • Transhumance - Sheep and cattle move between summer and winter pastures. • Truffles - Searching for the Black Diamond • Santons (nativity figurines)   - Gréoux-les-Bains Santon Museum   - Lucéram creches   - Saint Cézaire Santon Museum • Cabro d'Or Legend (golden goat) • Flying Donkey Legend

Science Astronomy Observatories [Sites]:     Bauden     CERGA     Champtercier     Haute-Provence • Caves - Grottes • Extraterrestrial Visitors • Gardens (Jardins) - herb and aromatic • Geology [History] • Potholes/Spelunking [Sports] • Windmills (Moulins à vent)   - see [Alpilles; Martigues; Murs; St Saturnin]

Visiting • Fun - Amusement   - MiniFrance Parc - Brignoles (closed) • Markets (Marchés, Foires) • Naturism