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Provence is the romantic region that people yearn for. It is the lush and brilliant olive tree in the sun， the boundless purple lavender field， the sunflower blooming like fire， and the mellow wine...The region， reaching Mediterranean Sea to the south and joining the Alpes to the north， is sunny all the year round， with three seasons like summer. The colorful and attractive natural wonders in the local not only attract the European impressionist artists such as Van Gogh， Paul Cezanne， Claude Monet， Picasso and Renoir to stop and create their master pieces here， but also numerous writers such as Peter Meyer to stay here all year round. It is poured out from the large paragraphs of beautiful words and jumps out form wonderful paintings， outlining the aromatic notes of Provence with colors and aromas.

In LOccitane VIP status， we check in a unique five-star boutique hotel --LOccitane Le Couvent Des Minimes Hotel & Spa. The Hotel， located in the eastern edge of Provence， is a unique boutique five-star hotel of LOccitane. It is also a member of Frances most famous RELAIS & CHATEAUX and has become the top resort hotel that the French are keen to. This LOccitane boutique hotel is situated in the arms of extended Alps， and hides in a quiet and peaceful village –Mane. The hotel is far from the hustle and bustle of the city and only has residential buildings and natural plants in several kilometers radius， which is quiet and peaceful like an idyllic world. Actually it was converted from a medieval monastery. It was built in 1613 and destroyed in the 1789 French Revolution. It was not until the second half of the 19th century that it was restored， and was bought， repaired and decorated by LOccitane in 2004. And the hotel is added into modern fashion and natural innovation， so it becomes a unique five-star boutique hotel. Although the building has experienced a history of more than four hundred years and has been renovated many times， but the romantic feeling of roaming in rural ancient monastery is still fresh， which is a totally different state of mind to stay in prosperous New York and luxurious Paris. Here， you will completely forget the hustle and bustle of the city， and all you feel is natures aroma and closeness. You can clearly listen to happiness of your inner peace and calmness， and understand why LOccitane brand is born with the odor of romance， sweetness and happiness.

In the morning， you will wake up in the birds twitter and fragrance of flowers. Strolling in the field full of lavender and wild flowers， you can feel the sweetness with breeze blowing； in sunny afternoon， it is a perfect enjoyment to bask or daydream lying by the pool； coming to the hotel， what you cannot miss is to make appointment of a professional LOccitane SPA treatment and enjoy the full range of products. The comfortable SPA with unique ways lets your skin and body takes on a new look； In the middle of the night， you can have a cup of mellow Rose Wine with candlelight and sleep in the sweet fragrance of flowers...You will find that the most beautiful romance in the world is like this： quiet， sweet， and full of positive energy of happiness.

Manosque With Fragrance of Four Seasons

Pass on “Provence Slow Life”

Situated in the southwest of Provence， the scenic small village Manosque is surrounded by mountains. The clear Durance River flows quietly in the small village and produces the rich and fertile soil. In the small village， the bell of the 12th century Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur wakes up the day of the quiet village； in the orchard， the light mist sprayed by the automatic spray device glitters in the morning sun. It is in this pure and clean village that the brand LOccitane full of the feeling of happiness and warmness was born. Founded in 1976， LOccitane is undoubtedly the bestknown skin care brand in Provence. Here， no matter taxi driver or restaurant owner， they will proudly tell you that they love LOccitane very much when talking about the brand.

If the writer Peter Meyer passes on the culture of Provence in words， LOccitane transmits “another kind of power” of the culture of Provence. The LOccitane founder Olivier Baussan with the temperament of poet and philosopher， is undoubtedly the backstage hero pioneering“another kind of power”！ In Provence， LOccitane forms countless ties with the place and makes outstanding contributions to protect the local natural crops and traditional culture. In order to let more people have the opportunity to experience Provence happiness， Mr. Olivier combines the fertile land， the fragrance of happiness， gorgeous colors and pure clear nature， and adds strong Provence traditional culture and “slow life” philosophy into the brand. Besides， he also closely relates it to the modern life to produce bottles of LOccitane products. Although it is small， it contains all the happy memories and aromatic flavor， which make you enjoy the“Provence slow life” wherever you are.

Outside Manosque， next to A51 road there is the source of “another kind of power”of the culture of Provence-- LOccitane factory headquarters， museum and factory store. Under the sun， flowers in the yard blossom， and the faint fragrance is around when breeze blows； lush olive trees cast a beautiful silhouette on grass. Here is the home of LOccitane.

As LOccitane founder Mr. Olivier Baussan pursues， who grew up in such happiness smell， he wants to take the happiness smell of Provence out to the world. In recent forty years， the beautiful field of Provence and the local simple， natural tradition and technology have become the secret and inspiration for the brand LOccitane to develop beauty products. At the same time， the brand constantly draws rich inspiration from the Mediterranean Sea life art and traditional Provence technology， and integrates them into a kind of unique artistic temperament of South of France， which make LOccitane synonymous with happiness in South of France！ Today， the LOccitane stores are all over the world and bring healthy and comfortable fragrance， face， body， and household care products for people who love life and nature throughout the world.

Traveling to Provence， you cannot miss LOccitane factory and museum in Manosque. In the museum full of interaction， you can see the old history of Provence vanilla plantation and application， as well as the near 40 years of growth and development of LOccitane. Shiny brass distiller is the early equipment to refine lavender essential oils. Foundation LOccitane makes outstanding contribution in protecting and promoting the traditional culture and technology of Provence， such as encouraging and supporting planting apricot trees in Provence， keeping traditional farming and sustainable development， planting organic helichrysum in Corsica， protecting lavender projects in Provence and so on； Or you can let LOccitane guides take you to have a detailed production process and fragrance experience， so you can find the old heritage of Provence in interaction.

After understanding the brand history of LOccitane， you can buy the worlds cheapest LOccitane products in franchise stores near the factory. The products are decent to give as gifts and they are also healthy and practical， so they are the best souvenirs of Provence！ There are many kinds of LOccitane products， from face to body， from hand to foot， from hair care to household perfume， from the woman to man， from pregnant women care to baby products， which cover everything and satisfy the needs for all kinds of people. The flavors of LOccitane products are mainly the faint fragrance of tender plants or flowers and grasses， such as rose， cherry blossom， peony， neroli， almonds， vervain， lavender， etc， as if all the happy fragrance of Provence is collected in the small bottles. In using it， it seems you take the happiness and romance of Provence home.

Entering into Mane French Botanical Garden

And Making a Bottle of Provence Fragrance Essential Oil

The reason why Provence is beautiful is that she is like a widely known big garden， whose green plants and gorgeous flowers outline the rich and abundant plant resources in the region. Here is the paradise of plants， the sea of flowers， where you can always find quality plants resources familiar to us easily. Roaming in the vast plant world of Provence， you cannot help but exclaim the wonders of nature， in which there are always fragrant plants waiting for us to discover and to explore： Waking in the morning， you can walk in the garden with the first ray of sunshine and harvest fresh plums and small apples without pesticide to eat your full； you can also search for the track of various flowers in the numerous plants treasure related to LOccitane， for example rose， peony， cherry blossoms， helichrysum， neroli， vervain， almonds， angelica， lavender， bergamot， Roman chamomile， clary sage...