Deux Ville Fleurie

Towns in France are rated for their summertime floral displays. These coveted ratings are part of a nationwide program run by each region that rates the displays as high as 4 flowers (like stars for a hotel). Communities put flowers anywhere it is practical. Ste. Foy has a 2 flower rating and at the moment the displays are at their peak. Flowers cascade from street lights, are in concrete pots along the sides of the streets, and in islands in the middle of the roads. One in three villes and villages in France participate in this program which amounted to 12,000 when last counted in 2005. Our region of Aqutaine has only 8 villages that has attained the 4 flower designation.