Aix and a French Woman’s Secret
Inspire · Shopping & GiftsAix en Provence , city commune in Southern France, 30kms North of Marseilles. Famous visitors and residents include Paul Cezanne and Ernest Hemingway. Originally the capital of Provence it is often referred to as the city of 1,000 fountains and it has a beautiful medieval quarter partially surrounded by an old city wall. It is home to 143,000 people and now ME……..Read more here
A blog post by Jill Cowdry of My Dreamy Provence
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