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No. 97-98: Flowers and Plants of Martinique

logo-villes-et-villages-fleurisMartinique is bursting with flowers and most of their cities are designated villes fleuries. I think they should go one step further and designate the whole of Martinique as a “flower and plant island”. The diversity of flower and plant life on this tiny island knocks my socks off. Take a look (and hold on to your socks).

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Vocabulaire:

villes fleuries:  literally flowered villages/cities; a designation given by the French government (since the 1950s) to cities and towns in France that foster not only beautiful flowers, but also improve the quality of city life and make newcomers feel welcome; the designation is based on a four flower rating system.

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  1. 24/7 in France's avatar

    Lovely colors in these exotic flowers!

    December 29, 2013
  2. Sarah Larson's avatar
    Sarah Larson #

    Beautiful! The vibrant colors are a wonderful contrast to the grays and whites that I see outside my window!

    December 31, 2013

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