Salon de ProvenceSalon de Provence, France, April 2017
A little visit to my parents but also to my childhood friends. Salon de Provence, the city of my childhood where I did all my schooling. But also a place where I performed the 400 moves. I would like to introduce you to this city where two famous men lived. I would first mention Adam de Craponne, engineer who built the Craponne canal, diversion of the Durance to bring water to Salon de Provence...
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The second is famous all over the world. His writings hit the headlines, the "Centuries". You guessed it, it's Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus. Every year, the city pays homage to him on the first weekend of July. On this occasion, the city reenacts the arrival of Catherine de Medici coming to consult the great "mage".
Salon de Provence also hosts an air base but above all the Patrouille de France, the Air Force's aerobatic team. I'll tell you about it in the next post.
Even if this city has lost its grandeur compared to my childhood, it is still interesting to see with the Château de l'Empéri, the Savonneries for making Marseille Soap.
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