Welcome to The Butterfly Garden! 25 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm

At Le Diamant Noir, Aups in the Haut Var, we are proud to provide an ideal habitat for many species of insect life that inhabit the Verdon region. We become the home to many visiting butterflies, whi...

News from Le Diamant Noir Aups 15 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm

Natural woodland wonderland- Site de Saint Barthélemy , Salernes 11 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am

Less than ten minutes by car from Le Diamant Noir, Aups,  in the Haut Var, is the most amazing natural site. The site of Saint Barthélemy, is a magical shaded park, a protected area with incredible wi...

Thursday night is BBQ night! 7 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm

Don’t miss Le Diamant Noir BBQ evening In high season we have a weekly BBQ evening- good food-good wine and above all good company!-

Le Diamant Noir Reporter 7 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm

Summer in Provence- Verdon 28 Jul 2013 | 07:41 pm

About half an hour from Le Diamant Noir at Aups, you can reach the lavender plateau, where the fields of purple are truly worth the trip.  The lavender harvest is now under way, so some of the fields ...

Brocante in Aups 28 Jul 2013 | 07:06 pm

Throughout the summer months, various extra provencal markets are set up , in order toattract the tourists,   and to provide a market for local producers to sell their goods. The market today was ded...

Safran du Haut-Var 20 Jul 2013 | 09:32 pm

Today marked the 3rd Safran festival at Sillans La Cascade.   A selection of stalls welcomed those interested in, not only saffron, but truffles, honey, various preserves and other local products. Bun...

The Lavender Plateau at Dawn 16 Jul 2013 | 01:28 pm

Not far from Aups in the Haut Var area of Provence, is the start of the Valensole lavender plateau. While it was still dark, my daughter and I set off on a mission, to see the sun rise over the laven...

Summer News! 16 Jul 2013 | 12:50 pm

The season is well under way at Le Diamant Noir.  Already we have welcomed people from all over the world.  Last week we had a family from California , a couple from New Zealand and a French couple- a...