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My dear viewers, this is the 6th film in the series "9 hot days in Provence", which tells about our walk in lavender, wheat and sunflower fields of Provence.
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Lavender (lat. Lavandula) is a genus of plants of the family yasnotkovyh (Labiatae or Lamiaceae). There are about 50 species. It grows in the Canary Islands, North and East Africa, Australia, southern Europe, Arabia and India. Cultural forms are grown in gardens around the world.
Lavender used in the perfume industry. Lavender blossoms used for brewing teas. There are a lot of recipes for teas that use lavender. Also ice cream made from lavender.
The most famous lavender region of the World is Provence. This is quite a large area (this includes Marseille and Avignon, as well as the entire Cote d'azur in France).
Flowering Lavender - about mid June - mid August, depending on site and weather. The best time for a trip to lavender fields - the last week of June and July. Harvest of lavender are harvested usually from July to September. In the region of Luberon and the Rhone valley lavender blooms in mid-June. To include the Valensole plateau and Drome Provencal, in the beginning of July. The territory of Sault blooms in mid-July.
As a rule, fields of wheat and lavender are located near surrounding lavender field Golden sea, shimmering in the sun. Sometimes there are nearby fields of sunflowers (they bloom in July-August).
A trip to the lavender fields of Provence can be combined with a visit to one of the lavender festivals, held at different times in several major "lavender" towns. Usually, the holiday commemorates the harvest of fragrant flowers.
Ride to admire the lavender fields of Provence better on the car. Public transport is virtually impossible. But, for example, in Avignon you can take a 1-day bus tour in the lavender fields.
We examined the fields near the town of Valensole (Valensole). Here, a relatively small area, there are numerous lavender fields. To see them, you can make a circular route by car (33 km): Valensole D56 - East in Puimoisson - D953 North to junction "Poteau de Telle" - D8 back to the West to Valensole.
In Russia, too, has lavender fields, for example, in the Crimean region of Krasnodar region - "Valley of Lefkadia".
Growing lavender and the Crimean Peninsula. In Nikitsky Botanical garden, in 1813, was brought the first samples of this plant. But only in 1930 the lavender was grown on an industrial scale. Today lavender fields scattered throughout the territory of Crimea. Somewhere for plants caring, while lavender does run wild, but without losing its charm. The biggest lavender field in the Crimea (120 ha) is located in Bakhchisaray region, in the village of Turgenevka.
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