Photo: Wildflowers Bench Rest Provence France Village

A bench for visitors to rest upon while they enjoy the many surrounding wildflowers in the village of Moustiers Ste Marie in Provence, France.

In today's busy world, to find a bench just waiting for visitors to rest where time stands stills while one enjoys the surrounding beauty of the wildflowers, is an opportunity which should not be missed. The people who enjoy their own gardens are very lucky, but wherever one goes there are always wildflowers that can pop up in the oddest places.

When visiting Provence in France there are many opportunities to find wildflowers, like this stone wall which shelters a park bench amid poppies and yellow or white daisies near the village of Moustiers Ste Marie. Other possible places may be a cleft in a wall full of campanulas in Gourdon, or an alpine flower, similar to forget-me-nots in the Parc National du Mercantour.Provence, France is a region with many olive groves and vineyards, and with them, there will always be poppies, daisies and all kinds of wildflowers where bees will flit from one bloom to another collecting the precious pollen. ... continue below the picture...

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To sit on a park bench and watch nature takes its course during the summer months in the village of Moustiers Ste Marie, is time well spent. Even along the Cote d'Azur, by the Mediterranean Sea, there are wildflowers that flourish in the sea air, such as the Scotch thistles growing in the red rock of the Corniche de l'Esterel.

The climate of Provence, France is kind to all flowers whether they be cultivated or wild, but the best thing about the wildflowers is they can be enjoyed for free. Many visitors to this village, have stopped at this park bench to rest while admiring the beauty within arms' reach.

A park bench surrounded by wildflowers and poppies amongst terraces of Olive trees in the village of Moustiers Ste Marie, Alpes de Haute, Provence, France, Europe.