Ashley Tinker · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur February Events in Provence 2018 February 1, 2018Mimosa and Sea Urchins Despite it being February, the coast of France, which borders the Mediterranean, becomes bright yellow during this time of year. Synonymous with the Mediterranean, I’ll never forget when I was in Italy during International Women’s Day. It’s the custom there to hand out Mimosa to every woman you see in the streets. …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur March Events in Provence/ Mars en Provence March 8, 2016Things are starting to feel decidedly spring-like here in Provence. There are orchids in the grass, the almond blossom has just waned in time for the pear trees to start budding. We’ve had, as seemingly everywhere, a mild winter. We haven’t had anywhere near as much Mistral wind (though I have moved to a village …Continue Reading
Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur 8 Boredom Busters for the rest of March on the French Riviera March 16, 2016Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Is it just me or does anyone else feel a slight lull after Festival February that saw some major events here on the French Riviera – Nice Carnival, Fête du Citron, Fête du Mimosa etc?? Personally, I enjoy that each month there is always so much to see …Continue reading …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Quel Amour Love is all around us…in Provence MP2018 March 7, 2018The new ‘Quel Amour’ programme launched on February 14 and runs until September 1, 2018. This is the 7-month cultural extravaganza planned by the MP2018 committee who were inspired by the European Year of Culture back in 2013 which did so much to galvanise the arts scene in Marseille-Provence. Continue reading here for details on …Continue Reading