A Deliciously Sweet Visit to the Cote d'Azur...

My friend Maria recently returned from a trip through Europe. She invited me over for a night of photos, stories of her travels, a fashion show of the fabulous finds she brought back, and of course, another treat was a taste from the Cote d'Azur... A beautiful illustration of the Cote d'Azur in the South of France.

Maria visited a world known confiserie- a sweet shop in the South of France. The outside view of Confiserie Florian located in the Cote d'Azur-opened in 1949. Daily tours show candied fruits, crystallized flowers, dried chocolate-dipped fruits, jellies and marmalades, etc. made in an old-fashioned factory style setting! How quaint!

This quaint interior of Confiserie Florian- beautifully merchandised!

Bowls of darling petite clementines and slices of citrus peels ready to be dried and sugar-coated...I tasted these tantalizing treats- just heavenly!

More bowls and bowls filled with these beautiful fruits grown in the Cote d'Azur!

The marmalade and jellies are delicious- my favourite was the rose petal jelly- how truly divine!

I love this photo of the beautiful pink rose petals- just waiting to be dried! Imagine the sweet scent!

Look at the color of these dried rose petals- love it!

This photo shows the crystallized flowers - rose petals, violets and verbena leaves. Another delectable treat- the sugar-coated roses are my favourite!

Boxes and boxes of chocolates...Yum!

Ooh! Chocolate-dipped fruits and dried chocolate-dipped fruit peels!
To see more visit http://www.confiserieflorian.com/