Wide
expanses of purple flowers, a heady perfume, bees buzzing…no, we are not in
Provence, nor in faraway Tasmania, but
just a short drive from the
cruise ships docked in Civitavecchia and about an hour from Rome.
Here is a short video of the lavender fields I took yesterday. There was a soft breeze and lots of bees gathering pollen.
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| lavender sachets |
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| at the lavender shop in Viterbo |
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| a window full of lavender products |
Finding the
lavender fields is
also an exciting experience
for the road
leading to them is actually
an Etruscan “tagliata “, a narrow passage carved out of the tufa rock by the Etruscans.
Here is a short video clip of the drive along Strada Signorino, leading to
the lavender fields.
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Please share this with friends who love lavender, for the flowering continues until mid or end of July.
If you are coming to see the lavender fields in the Viterbo area, I will be speaking at the Caffeina festival in Viterbo (Piazza S. Maria Nuova ) on July 2nd, at 8 p.m.
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ReplyDeleteI wonder if this is a new idea - I don't remember ever seeing them.
ReplyDeleteThis marks our 3rd anniversary since we moved back to Canada after many years living in Rome. Thank you so much for those beautiful photos of the Lavender fields.
ReplyDeleteThis weekend is the annual Lavender Festival in Tuscania. I will be there. What about you ?
ReplyDeleteGrazie tantissimi per tutte la informazione quello che hai generosmente dato a noi. Io continuerò leggere il tuo blog. Sono un' Americani ma anno fa ho abitato per 5 mesi e 8 giorni a Siena. Mio papà è venuto trovarmi e noi abbiamo visitato la piccola città della mia mamma a San Eustachio vicino Salerno NON il bar che è troppo soldi!
ReplyDeleteHi! I am Angelie. Thank you for sharing your video of the lavender fields. They are beautiful! May I ask, did you go to a specific lavender field farm? Because my family and I are visiting Italy this June 2nd-3rd week and we would love to see lavender fields. Thank you! =)
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