This picture is taken in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, a small town in Provence which is most famous for being the town where ‘the source’ of the Sorgue River is located. The Fontaine-de-Vaucluse spring is the largest one in France and one of the most powerful resurgent springs in the world!

The main reason it is so magically crystal clear green is that the spring happens to be located in an enclosed valley at the mouth of a cave, surrounded by high cliffs with a ruined castle located high above, making it quite a picturesque site.

The area is also famous for being the place where the Renaissance Italian poet and scholar Petrarch wrote about his love for Laura de Noves…and for ducky duck dipping his head in the purest water 🙂

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