<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Maison De Thau]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 19th Century Fishermans Cottage sits on the ramparts of Meze, and has breathtaking views overlooking the sparkleing lagoon. ]]></description><link>https://www.maisondethau.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:10:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.maisondethau.com/de/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mèze, fabuleuse et un peu folle, célèbre comme nulle part ailleurs depuis 1229]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le Bœuf de Mèze. Dans les rues depuis 1229. Toujours aussi fringant. Il existe des endroits qui jouent la comédie pour les touristes. On habille le folklore, on le sort en juillet, on le range en septembre. Mèze n'est pas de ceux-là. Ce qui se passe ici se passe depuis des siècles, célébré par des gens qui sont nés ici, et qui se poursuivrait que vous soyez là ou non. Vous êtes les bienvenus. Les habitants seront ravis de vous voir partager leur enthousiasme. Mais ce n'est pas pour vous...]]></description><link>https://www.maisondethau.com/fr/post/meze-fete-traditions-joutes-nautiques</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e22d56f47be3ce783101d2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:47:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/741f41_d153bcaac938470d9ca9d91227d4eb5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_681,h_544,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tamsin Mackinnon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mèze, brilliant, bonkers and celebrating like nowhere else since 1229]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of the jousting season, Mèze. Some towns do summer differently. There are places that put on a show for the tourists.  Dress up the folklore, wheel it out in July, pack it away in September.  Mèze is not one of those places. What happens here has been happening for centuries, is celebrated by people who were born here, and would happen whether you were watching or not.  You are welcome to watch.  The locals will be delighted you're invested.  But they're not doing it for...]]></description><link>https://www.maisondethau.com/post/meze-brilliant-bonkers-celebrating-since-1229</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e205efc4c584cedb073b2f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:32:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/741f41_d153bcaac938470d9ca9d91227d4eb5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_681,h_544,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tamsin Mackinnon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mèze. The South of France's best kept secret. Don't tell anyone.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The living room window view over the lagoon The Guardian called it "the Blue Lagoon of France.  A natural paradise" — a small fishing town on the edge of a vast blue lagoon in the South of France that most people still haven't heard of. Those of us who live in Mèze read it, nodded enthusiastically, forwarded it to each other, and then felt a small flutter of something between pride and mild panic. They'd found us. We've decided we're happy about it. Mostly. The place that feels like coming...]]></description><link>https://www.maisondethau.com/post/m%C3%A8ze-the-south-of-france-s-best-kept-secret-don-t-tell-anyone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e1100426cccc5d78fc3b18</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/741f41_86c58a5955024bf19cf80412912319ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tamsin Mackinnon</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>