Faded blue window shutters never fail to transport me back to Provence. To those quaint, sleepy villages perched atop sun drenched hillsides. Their narrow cobbled streets flanked by ivy covered stone walls and those weathered shutters painted that unique shade of blue.
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Blue shutters, Gordes – Provence, France
Street in Brantes, Provence, France
Street corner, Gordes – Provence, France
Aah, to wander down these streets again on a summer afternoon and linger over a slow lunch with a chilled glass of Chateauneuf-du-Pape…..
I’ve never been to Provence…but may have to purchase a plane ticket soon….such beautiful scenes.
Oh yes you should! And don’t rush, Provence is about slowing down – slow meals, looong coffee breaks, even longer strolls on those beautiful streets…heaven!
Aah Indeed, Madhu! It is an extraordinary blue, isn’t it, and perfect with the stone buildings? Always looks a little chalky to me, with a touch of the sky and the sea mixed in too! Loely:)
I particularly love their bleached, weathered textures. That is what I love about the French, their ability to make ‘old’ seem so elegant!
Even old men and women! How elegant of them:)
🙂
Very Cool
DarkJade-
Thanks Darkjade!
Magical shots!
Thank you TBM 🙂
Especially love the perspective and color of that top shot!
Thank you Lily 🙂
Beautiful collection. Love the second the most.
So Provence is a name of place, not a province? Wow…
Provence IS a region! If you notice, these images are of streets from three different villages in Provence! Glad you liked them Albadr 🙂
What a lovely shade of blue they are, Madhu. Beautiful photos. I love them. 😉
Extraordinary shade isn’t it? I fell in love with them as you can see 🙂 Thanks for dropping by AD
Lovely! Gorgeous alleys & houses. Love the photos. & the blue 🙂
Thank you Mtlawleyshire 🙂
Love the first one! Very nice!
Thank you!