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Provence in miniature

The “village of santons” is a curiosity in terms of size. Everything there – houses, the santons, the animals and the objects – are all 1/6 of real size. This little world has been reproduced as though time has stopped for the baker cooking his bread, the washerwomen telling their stories, etc.
The best model makers of France have dedicated more than 8,000 hours to the talented reproduction of this old-time authentic Provencal village scattered with alleyways for full-sized visitors.

 
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The enchantment of the “village of santons” is the authenticity of all that which is reproduced in miniature. The materials used for the models are true to reality - the roof-tiles, the wood, the cloth, the patinas, etc. Below, you will recognise the mill of Alphonse Daudet, as though a fairy had shrunk it with the touch of a magic wand -
a magic that appeals to large and small.

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