Shepherds of Lapland and Provence: so far away and so close
Last updated : 22 January 2025 In 1974, André Abbe embarked on an extraordinary adventure: more than 8,000...
Author: André Abbe
Mrs. Laugier in front of her farm (1991)
La Provence, c’est l’âne, le mulet, le cheval… mais aussi des bœufs. Découvrez le rôle essentiel du bœuf dans le mode de vie rural de Var. …
A river in transhumance in Mercantour
The Martine Bellini river is in front of the village of Bargème (Var). Amontanhage or amuntagnage means transhumance in Provençal. Andre Abb...
Fifty years of transhumance
The Bridge of the Bride on the Var on a day of transhumance – photo André Abbe J
Eloge du Beret
In the cold, I put on my Basque beret! The winter is approaching, the time has come to get out his Basque beret... or to buy one....
Le Vernet: an old machine, a local figure and a hamlet that has become famous in the Alpes de Haute Provence
Last update : 20/08/2022 Direction le Vernet. It is a village in the Alps of Haute Provence, in the region of Digne (see map...
Cannes Film Festival: 150 years of memories of a film fan journalist
Cannes Festival: 150 years of memories How many participants at the Cannes Festival really know Cannes? How many share the passion of cinema...
Do you know Se Canto's words?
Se Canto is a traditional song. But do you really know the words? Where the song Se Canto Se Canto comes from is not a song!...