All the clichés about the south of France are true. The light takes on new forms by the hour, adding beauty to the simplest pleasures. There are open-air markets selling sun-ripened produce, and there’s the surprisingly loud, surprisingly comforting sound of cicadas in late summer. Olive trees, lavender(chickpea flour fries) and rotisserie chicken. Plus, of course, the overwhelming variety of local cheeses and fresh seafood from the rivers and coasts.
