Bassin de l'étang — Attraction in Apt

Un havre de paix au cœur de la Provence

Le Bassin de l'étang à Cucuron est un véritable joyau caché de la Provence. Dès que l'on arrive, on est saisi par la beauté et la sérénité du lieu. L'eau limpide de l'étang, bordée de platanes centenaires, crée une atmosphère paisible et rafraîchissante.

J'ai été particulièrement séduit par le charme authentique de cet endroit. Les reflets des façades colorées des maisons environnantes dans l'eau de l'étang offrent un spectacle magnifique, digne d'une carte postale. C'est l'endroit idéal pour se détendre, flâner et profiter de la douceur de vivre provençale.

Les terrasses des cafés et des restaurants qui bordent l'étang sont parfaites pour savourer un verre ou un repas en admirant le paysage. L'ambiance est conviviale et chaleureuse, et l'on se sent immédiatement à l'aise.

Le Bassin de l'étang est également un point de départ idéal pour explorer le village de Cucuron, avec ses ruelles pittoresques, ses fontaines et ses vestiges historiques. C'est un lieu hors du temps, où l'on se sent loin de l'agitation du monde moderne.

Je recommande vivement le Bassin de l'étang à tous ceux qui recherchent un endroit paisible et authentique en Provence. C'est un véritable coup de cœur, et j'ai hâte d'y retourner ! »

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Beauté et sérénité du lieu : L'étang et ses environs offrent un cadre paisible et enchanteur. Charme authentique : Les façades colorées, les platanes centenaires et l'atmosphère provençale créent un lieu unique. Ambiance conviviale : Les terrasses des cafés et des restaurants invitent à la détente et à la convivialité. Point de départ idéal pour explorer Cucuron : Le village regorge de trésors à découvrir. Havre de paix : Loin de l'agitation, le Bassin de l'étang est un lieu idéal pour...

We drive to the village of Cucuron, where the movie A Good Year filmed the restaurant with a beautiful pond where Max and Fenny went on their first date. The scene is dense with tall platanus trees that are over a hundred years old.  The story here remains in my memory as one of the most romantic scenes in the movie.  When I go to a rural village like this, I want to buy something to commemorate the occasion, so I look around the shops near by and buy a few bottles of olive oil when I see an organic olive oil store.  I choose a print from an art shop in the neighborhood where they sell their own paintings. I found out later that the hometown of Bishop Ferréol, a Frenchman who first ordained Father Kim Daegeon, was this very Cucuron, and a bronze plaque that tells of his missionary work in Korea is attached to the main entrance of the hospice church.  He worked for 14 years to spread Catholicism in Korea, and died in 1853. He is buried next to Father Kim Dae-geon in Mirinae in South Korea. This is also a great connection, but I passed it by without knowing it.

영화 에서 맥스와 페니가 첫 데이트를 나간 아름다운 연못을 갖춘 레스토랑을 촬영한 쿠쿠롱(Cucuron) 마을로 차를 몰아 간다. 심은지 백년이 넘어 키가 엄청나게 큰 플라타나스 나무로 울창한 풍광이다. 이곳에서의 스토리가 영화 중 가장 로맨틱한 장면으로 기억에 남는다. 이런 시골마을에 가면 기념이 될만한 뭐라도 사고 싶어져 주변 샵을 두리번 거리게 되는데 유기농 올리브유 가게가 보여 견물생심 몇병을 건져온다. 동네에서 직접 그림을 그려 팔고 있는 화방에선 판화 1점을 골른다. 나중에 알게된 것인데 김대건 신부에게 최초로 신부 서품을 준 프랑스 출신 페레올 주교의 고향이 바로 이곳 쿠쿠롱 이라 하는데 그의 조선 사목활동을 알리는 동판이 호스피스 교회 정문에 붙어있다. 그는 조선에서 천주교를 포교하기위해 14년 동안이나 활동하다 1853년에 선종하여 미리내 성지 김대건 신부 옆에 묻혀있다 한다. 이 또한 큰 인연인데...

The Pond, it was originally a reserve of water coming from various streams of Luberon. It was used to feed the flour mills. It already existed in 1403 and was acquired by the municipality in 1515. This small pond was then arranged and surrounded by a pavement. After the suppression of the mills in the XIXth century, the pond served as an enjoyment place. The plane trees were planted in 1813. The site of the pond was...