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The French Countryside

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A few of the words

LAVENDER
The lavender fields of Provence bloom in high summer, typically June through August, and have been harvested for essential oils and perfume for centuries, the name itself comes from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CHATEAU
In French wine country, a château is not just a grand manor but the entire estate, the house, the vines, the cellars, and even a modest farmhouse winery can carry the name with pride.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BOULANGER
A boulanger is a bread baker, and French law once strictly governed who could use the title, a true boulangerie must bake its bread on the premises, a rule still enforced today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DORDOGNE
The Dordogne department in southwest France is one of the country's most beloved rural regions, known for its walnut orchards, medieval bastide towns, and cliffs rising above slow green rivers.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The French Countryside

The rural heart of France moves at its own unhurried pace. Church bells mark the hours over limestone villages, boulangeries open before dawn, and on market day the square fills with lavender bundles, rounds of cheese, and sun-warmed tomatoes. Out beyond the hedgerows, rows of vines and sunflowers stretch toward a horizon that seems impossibly wide and still.

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