Monday 14 January 2013

:: sweet scents of lavendula ::


Last Sunday, Jason was asked to play at a local festival to be held at the Swiss-Italian lavender farm known as "Lavendula". I had never been before, and after driving through dry winding rocky hills, stumbling upon this little Italian oasis of a place was such a thrill!

It was a very European experience. Italian-speaking Swiss immigrants built the rustica in golden stone and ran a dairy farm for 4 generations from the 1860s. Twenty years ago it was sold, bought and renovated with the intention to restore it's simple Italian architecture and to open up a lavender farm. They do their own distilling and sell dozens of gorgeous products.

I was kicking myself that I didn't bring my proper camera, so I had to use my poor phone to death (ignore the occasional error bloop). I managed to snap most of these serene pictures before the place was humming with about 500 people, loads of amazing food and great music from my hubby & co (which I sadly didn't get a photo of, whoops)!


{oodles of sweetness around every corner}

 























{dried lavender hung along underneath the entire porch} {view from inside the barn}

























{loved the boule playing area and the naive chairs}


{cutest cafe ever} {Jason chose a sweet pink grapefruit soda in the perfect bottle}


{lavender fields in the background ~ swoon}


{barn} {this little pooch was intently listening to a guitarist seated just in front of him. Sweet!}


{fruity teas!} {lavender marinated roast lamb with nectarine chutney on turkish bread}




{they also make lavender honey}
{first picture - not many bees} {second picture - ALL bees}


So all in all, I had the best day wandering around, sniffing till I nearly fell asleep, and imagining I was in a place far, far away.

xo

8 comments:

  1. Looks as though you died and went to lavender heaven!!! This place looks soooooo beautiful!

    x

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    1. Looks even better in real life too, and when there's been a bit more rain I'm sure. It was so sweet.

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  2. swoon alright! What a simply delightful place. Good for the soul isn't it - seeing such beauty :)

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  3. So so jealous! This brings me right back to Tuscany....so romantic, looks like you had a beautiful day together!

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    1. The word "Tuscan" was on the tip of my tongue the whole blog but I wasn't sure if it was quite that style! So, nice to know :) Definitely a romantic place! Would make fantastic wedding photos...

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  4. This place is gorgeous! I wish there was a place around here like that. I would love to go!

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