May 10, 2022 | History, Our Corner
EuroVelo 8 in la Provence verte will, once it is completed, consist essentially of a converted railway line, the Train des Pignes de Central Var. The line ran from Meyrargues in the west, where it joined the then main line to Avignon and the north, to Draguignan, and...
Sep 2, 2020 | History, Our Corner
Louis Perrone lived all his life in the village of Pontevès. As a boy, he walked or cycled the 5 km from la Valette to school. At the age of 14 he started work at the local domaine, Saint Ferréol. But the war was to interrupt his early years. Louis Perrone 1921...