The `Violet Village`, Tourrettes Sur Loup In Provence, France Stock Image

Pictured is the `Violet village`, Tourrettes sur Loup in Provence, France. For over a century this shy pretty flower has been grown in the village. Even today it`s one of the main activities in the village. The flower is honored each year in March with a flower festival, decorated floats and a flower battle. The cultivation of violets is used for the perfume industry in Grasse as well as for making local products such as crystallized flowers, candied fruit, and ice cream. The medieval village is well renowned for its arts and crafts such as weaving, painting, pottery jewelry and sculpture, all of which are created in the village by the residents. There are forty artisans all of whom live in the village, who group together and contribute to the economy of the population.