A fall outing in Provence...(1) by KarmaSong
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-o§o- Hello again, long time no see,and most glad to be back again over here...This year's Fall season gave me the opportunity to do a bit of sightseeing for a week, and visit a well-known area of the 'Provence' region that I'd never been there before, called 'Luberon', a complex mountain range close to the Alps but geologically different from them.
-o§o- The photo here features the village of Lourmarin, that has kept so far an extraordinary unity in its typical 'provençal' architecture dating back from the 17th century (I saw a couple of houses dated 1638!), but Lourmarin has been inhabited from Neolithic times, and survived the Roman conquest, the Middle Ages, the religion wars and the terrible 1720 Plague till our current times when it was eventually and understandably so labelled 'one of France's most beautiful villages'.
-o§o- Thanks to my host friends I was able to get the feel of this magnificent and busy village, partly deserted by cars because streets are too narrow !, and observe the typical landscape all around, made of vineyards, fields of lavender and olive trees, oak and cherry trees, willows, bathed in a gorgeous and specific sunlight that a century ago already fascinated the French and English Impressionist painters. Last but not least, I was lucky to gaze and take in that Mediterranean gem of a village from my bedroom window that you can see in the photo, with the white shutters right from down the green coppery roof of the church!
-o§o- Thank you so much for your visits to my gallery while I was away and for the supportive comments on my latest springtime photo, have a nice weekend everyone, and stay safe wherever you are ...Please zoom in for more atmospheric details!
-o§o- The photo here features the village of Lourmarin, that has kept so far an extraordinary unity in its typical 'provençal' architecture dating back from the 17th century (I saw a couple of houses dated 1638!), but Lourmarin has been inhabited from Neolithic times, and survived the Roman conquest, the Middle Ages, the religion wars and the terrible 1720 Plague till our current times when it was eventually and understandably so labelled 'one of France's most beautiful villages'.
-o§o- Thanks to my host friends I was able to get the feel of this magnificent and busy village, partly deserted by cars because streets are too narrow !, and observe the typical landscape all around, made of vineyards, fields of lavender and olive trees, oak and cherry trees, willows, bathed in a gorgeous and specific sunlight that a century ago already fascinated the French and English Impressionist painters. Last but not least, I was lucky to gaze and take in that Mediterranean gem of a village from my bedroom window that you can see in the photo, with the white shutters right from down the green coppery roof of the church!
-o§o- Thank you so much for your visits to my gallery while I was away and for the supportive comments on my latest springtime photo, have a nice weekend everyone, and stay safe wherever you are ...Please zoom in for more atmospheric details!
Comments (40)
MagikUnicorn
Magnifique lumière matinale
virginiese Online Now!
Mon dieu, je suis scotchée à mon écran tellement j'adore l'atmosphère de ta nouvelle photo. Du grand art ! Rien ne manque à la représenration d'un superbe village provençal: tour, église, toits et murs typiques. Tu me donnes l'envie de retourner voir la Provence où je ne suis pas retournée depuis plus de 35 ans... Merci pour le partage !
Jean_C
J'ai eu la chance de passer par cette superbe région du Lubéron... il y a pas mal d'années en arrière! Quelle superbe lumière dans ton image! Magnifique prise de vue, Jean-Luc!
Leije
L'orage approche au soleil couchant sur ce beau village où l'on se déplace à pied.......j'aime beaucoup l'ambiance lumineuse et le cadrage, magnifique prise de vue, Jean-Luc !
eekdog Online Now!
you live in a fantastic looking country, your very moody TOD capture is so breathtaking. also looks like a stormy day in the air. a beautiful photo all around.
JohnnyM
So nice to have you back my friend! I see you have been busy taking in the wonderful sites that the beautiful scenery in the village commands. The view from your window is amazing and must have been a pleasure to wake up to! This is such an fantastic photograph and I thank you for sharing! :-)
goldie
Beautiful light in your capture :) Lourmarin sounds like a most interesting place to visit--I like the notion of no cars :)
Radar_rad-dude
Beautiful photo and fine looking village! I envy you your travels! But I am happy for you as well! Thanks for sharing this gem! Many fine praises from me to you on this one! Easily a 5 star capture!!!!!
adrie
This is a very beautiful capture my friend, glad to see you back too.
madame
Cette vue sur ce magnifique village provençal est absolument magnifique, l’éclairage est sublime et très inspirant pour des peintres célèbres ou simples anonymes c’est magique.... merci de partager cette merveille c’est un plaisir à admirer, je ne m’en lasse pas !!
paul_gormley
I'm not sure how you got the elements to cooperate in the making of this masterpiece, but the result is both stunning and striking. The golden stonework against the grey sky looks amazing, superb shot and thank you for the accompanying history :)
starship64
Wow! This is really a beautiful shot!
gaius
Un amoureux comme moi du Luberon est aux anges ce matin devant cette superbe photo. Nous y allons deux ou trois fois par an et je fais toujours attention de bien dire Luberon, sans accent...car je me suis fait incendier à la maison du tourisme de Lauris, pour avoir dit Lubéron !"LubEron, Monsieur, LubEron, ce sont les Parisiengs qui disent Lubéron !" Nous nous posons en général à Cucuron (quel nom charmant !), vadrouillons dans le coin et je rapporte des tas de photos mais aucune aussi belle que la tienne.
STEVIEUKWONDER
I take my hat off to you. That's my welcome back gesture but also to congratulate you on how stunning this capture has turned out. Fantastic shot. Welcome back!
Kordouane
Superbe photo, merci pour le partage !!
Koala44
J'adore les contrastes de cette prise de vue, le soleil sur ce village est magnifique mais l'orage n'est pas loin, le résultat obtenu avec le Nikon est splendide. Merci pour le partage.
rayag
Wonderful lighting shot !!!
dakotajaroo
ça fait plaisir de revoir de si jolies photos , un ton automnal du plus bel effet
romangirl
Beautiful scene!
bakapo
Wow, this is absolutely breathtaking! The dark dramatic shadows and sky make the brightly lit city simply glow. What a magnificent shot.
water
Beautiful work !
Wolfenshire Online Now!
It looks so peaceful, like the kind of place where everyone knows everyone.
rbowen
Very beautiful capture! Thank you for sharing the interesting historical information!
jmattatall
fantastic shot
longprong
Lovely lighting to capture this beautiful scene
A_Sunbeam
Great image and excellent lighting
UBATUBA
wonderful image, perfect lighting!
hashdoc
wonderful lighting!
kgb224
Good to see you here my friend. Very strange and hard time lying ahead for all of us. Very strange how they can predict when the next corona virus wave will appear. Ours according to our government will be December 2021. Go well my friend. God bless.
UteBigSmile
I check what's new every day and if I like something I like to write a comment about it! This new capture looks simply great!