A Sunday SightSeeing in Séguret!

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Sunday morning in Provence we did a quick pickup at the grocery store and the local Farmers' market in Sarrians.

Tomorrow is yet another holiday in France, it is Pentacost weekend.

Today is also a "Formula One" race day in Monaco no less, and Monsieur Honey wants to watch the race on television at two o'clock this afternoon. More about this later.

We had time to visit and explore a local village before lunch ... off we went in the countryside to "Séguret".

Séguret is classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France. 

It is a pretty little village, but not a favourite of mine. 

As with many of the designated villages some lose their charm because they become tourist traps with crowds spoiling the beauty.

It is still early in the tourist season but there were many, many people visiting Séguret.

The village itself does not have a lot of commerce two or three restaurants,  a typical shop with Provençal pottery, etc. that doubled as a "mini" tourist information centre (i.e. It had a couple of brochures and a map of the village & one showing the surrounding vineyards of the Côtes du Rhone).

You will also find a couple other shops ... selling santons, pottery and a postcard shop.

"Santons" are described as "little saints" that are hand crafted, painted terracotta nativity scene figurines used in Provençal crèches. 

I like to discover my own "Beautiful Villages" and create my own special moments and memories.

Séguret is perched on the hillside with the Cévennes hills in the horizon and long views of vineyards below.

Séguret is very old, ancient to be exact being inhabited since prehistoric times.

We walked the narrow cobblestoned lanes in the footsteps of the previous inhabitants.

Look at these "Bear Claws" ... Acanthus ready to bloom in May!

My plants back home in my Canadian garden are probably just peeking through the earth, hoping for the recent warm temperatures to stick around ... so they can grow strong and tall to give me a beautiful show of flowers in July!

Monsieur Honey on the Table d'Orientation checking out the rest of the country around Séguret.

 

Views over village below ... we think this is Sablet, which peaked our interest as we drove by.

Narrow cobble stone lanes ... rue des Poternes.

                                                                         

                                  

    Un papillon ...

               

"Hey Monsieur wait for me!"

The gate with iron studded double wooden doors...

                                

We enjoyed our stroll through Séguret and it was soon time to head back to our little place in Provence in time for Monsieur to catch his man hopefully win the Grand Prix.

 

Let me say it would have been okay with me to go to Monaco to watch the Grand Prix "live" however Monsieur  Honey says you see much more of the race on the television ... that is if you are able to see the race/ if it is televised. 

All was promising as the race started but then it was scrambled ... we should have gone to Monaco my sweet Monsieur!

P.S. He did get to watch the highlights later in the evening on the iPad "Film On" app. 

Maybe the fact that he couldn't watch the race live on television was a sign that his man was not going to win today!

Two people can look at the same thing and see something totally different! 

Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder!