Arts in Provence

ARTS IN PROVENCE
Welcome to the Arts in Provence Blog. This is a blog about life in Les Bassacs, a small hamlet in the South of France, where we organise summer painting courses. You can find out about the courses by going to our website.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Perfect picnic spot

Oppède le Vieux provided David's group with a perfect picnic spot on a sunny and windless day. 









The decline of the village started in 1731 with an earthquake that destroyed part of the castle.  In 1793 revolutionaries pillaged the village and the church and little by little Oppède was abandoned.  By 1936 there were only 12 people living there.  In the 1960's a group of artists and intellectuals began to re-inhabit the village and the restoration of the houses has continued since then.



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