where is she hiding this sunday, december 13?

Rules of the game: every Saturday and Sunday from 11h to 12h, go “In search of the golden cicada“. A first cicada is hidden in a commune region, then a second in a precise place of the municipality in question. Listeners call 04 42 38 08 08 and make their proposals live until they find our golden cicadas!

To win this Sunday

Your participation in a santon-making workshop in Aubagne with a santonnier craftsman: the Santons Flora. For more than an hour, you will learn to make the santon that you have chosen yourself, the santon will then be cooked and offered to you. Everyone leaves with the santon they have made!

The “common” enigma of Sunday, December 13

Identify this commune of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or Hautes-Alpes:

At the gates of the Great Wall of China, Christine and François are entwined in the photograph. Having left for the Mountain, Paul’s son has the genius to tie himself up. In Alsace or in Asia, André’s daughter has free rein to bargain for ground pigments.

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Reply : Toulon.

15th city in France, Toulon shines in the colors of Christmas with a daily sound and light show until December 25 on the Place de l’Opéra from 6 pm to 8 pm, signed “Les Orpailleurs de Lumière”, mapping specialists, who have already worked on the facade of Chalucet on the occasion of its inauguration.

• To doors : the Porte d’Italie, among the last vestiges of the fortifications; the Porte de l’Arsenal, monumental 13.5m high with the statues of Minerva and Mars and its four columns, it dates from 1738 and was moved en bloc in 1976.
• The Chinese wall : nickname of the Frontale, these buildings considered at the time as avant-garde, functional and modern, built between Avenue de la République and the Port in the 1950s by Jean de Mailly, the only waterfront dedicated entirely to the promenade which earned this architect the prestigious Medici Prize. Christine: name of the character embodied in “Le Grand Blond et La Chaussure Noire” by Mireille Darc, native of Toulon.
• François : François Silly, born in Toulon, is the real name of Gilbert Bécaud.
• Entwined : reference to Pont du Las, to the river Le Las, and to the winding road that leads to Mont Faron.
• On the shot : reference to the Maison de la Photographie, which presents more than 400 years of works in what was once a hammam.
• Set off : reference to the Party of Cards, playful sculpture of the Raimu square featuring César and Panisse.
• Mountain : during the Revolution, the Toulonnais allowed the English to seize the city. The decree of the National Convention of 4 Nivôse Year II (December 24, 1793) states: “The infamous name of Toulon is deleted. This town will henceforth bear the name of Port-la-Montagne”.
• Paul’s son : Alexander I, Russian Tsar, for the Alexander I Garden.
• The genius : on the port, the famous statue “Cuverville” is called “The statue of the Genius of Navigation”.
• S’encorder : reference to the Corderie de l’Arsenal de Vauban.
• In Alsace : Boulevard de Strasbourg, one of the busiest in the city.
• In Asia : the Asian Arts Museum, at Mourillon.
• André’s daughter : reference to the Lycée Hôtellier Anne-Sophie Pic, named after the starred chef whose bistro in Valence is called “André”, her father’s first name.
• Field : a reference to Champ-de-Mars to the east of the city center, but also to Toulon rugby player Eric Champ.
• Free : Place de la Liberté, the largest in Toulon.
• To bargain : the Port Marchand, media library, nautical stadium, garden and neighborhood.
• Ground pigments : the murex shell was crushed, the purple pigments obtained made the reputation of the Imperial Dyeing Factory of Telo Martius, Toulon in Roman times.

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The enigma “place” of Sunday December 13

Now, identify a specific place in the town of Toulon:

The plants attached to the front of the royal beard are reflected in the blue of the floral planet.

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Answer: the “Boat sculpture“Place Vatel, freshly rehabilitated (it has just been inaugurated, it was ten days ago on December 3 by Hubert Falco) with its redone paving, new lighting and its sublimated sculpture boat.

• Plants / Floral: the figurehead of this boat is a replica of the frigate “La Flore”.
• Adjoined: the boat-sculpture is attached to the facade of a building in Place Vattel, painted facade, the trompe-l’oeil fresco representing a sail or a curtain, in any case a huge pink fabric.
• Forward: The bow is the bow of a ship (opposite the stern).
• The beard / The blue of the planet: Neptune, blue planet, but also the Roman God of the Sea, who is represented with his beard on this bow.
• Royale: the Flore was a royal ship of the 18th century.
• Are reflected: the new arrangements have allowed the installation of a water mirror allowing the boat-sculpture to be reflected.

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Off Toulon

Gift ideas with postcards, posters, accessories for a 100% local design: it’s Off Toulon.

La Bousti: the box of Toulon products

Another gift idea: La Bousti, box in Provençal, made up of many 100% Toulon products.

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