Visiting Manosque

To start this series of little adventures I will talk about last week’s visit of a town in Provence called Manosque. This town, located less than an hour away from my place, is famous because the French author Jean Giono was born and lived there, and most of his books are set in the South of France.

As I spend most of my days working from home, I was in need of a change of scenery. I live in a very small town in Provence where nothing really happens. However, the nature around is beautiful and a lot of charming little towns are scattered around, which is perfect to go on little adventures! I decided that I wanted to see Manosque because it is only a short drive away and I had never seen it before.

After a 30-minute drive we were there, and as it was lunch time, we were also hungry. We stopped at a restaurant to eat delicious food in a wonderful square. The atmosphere was really nice as it was starting to get warm , so everyone was eating outside and a fresh breeze was blowing – the perfect setting for a chilled early afternoon.

After lunch, we went on a very pleasant walk around the historic centre of town, through nice little streets, stopping in front of cute shops and visiting some churches. From time to time you can smell a lovely lavender fragrance coming out of a soap or souvenir shop, or hear little bits of daily life coming out of the windows left open to let the breeze flow in.

And this is it! I am so glad I finally saw this pretty town, and had a lovely afternoon strolling around. As I have explained in my first post about Local Adventures, I love how you get a nice break from your daily life without having to spend too much time for it.


What was your latest little adventure?


Other little adventures in the South of France:

A Day in Avignon
Lavender & Sunflower fields
Around the Gorges du Verdon


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  1. Lashaan Balasingam @ Bookidote Avatar

    I could totally see myself reading my life away in that town. Sounds wonderful!

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    1. Juliette Avatar

      Yes it’s a gorgeous town, though the temperatures are getting hotter and hotter now 😛

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      1. Lashaan Balasingam @ Bookidote Avatar

        Yikes… Doubt I’d survive in that case hahah

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        1. Juliette Avatar

          Oh, well, good luck for your holiday then haha

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  2. With love, Caroline Avatar

    I think I only saw one road of Manosque hahaha 😂 Great post, I love your local adventures! 😍

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    1. Juliette Avatar

      Hihi thaanks 😀

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  3. Sheryl Gim Avatar

    Love the photos!

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    1. Juliette Avatar

      Thanks!! 🙂

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