Provençal anecdotes and folklore

If lavender delights our hearts and reminds us of the beauty of sunny days, it evokes a rich folklore dating back to ancient Rome in which Roman women made very special use of it...

That she owes her existence to a fairy with eyes as blue as the sky?
Did you know that it has always been associated with romantic relationships and was the weapon of seduction of the famous Jacques Casanova?
That its purple and blue color represents delicacy and tenderness in the language of plants?
What earned its nickname "Blue Gold" of Provence in a context of shortage due to its therapeutic use on soldiers during the Great War?