Guest Post · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Annual Photo Festival in Aix – Phot’Aix October 4, 2017The 18th Phot’Aix is about to begin, both with a major exhibition and a trail which leads people around town from venue to venue. The major exhibition this year, Regards Croisés, features 5 contemporary Chinese and 5 French photographers working on similar themes: at the Cloitre des Precheurs. Regards Croisés Exposition runs from October 5th …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Market for International Twin Towns December 2, 2015This is unmissable! If you are new to Aix, make sure you go along to this special market when people from our twin towns come together to offer their food and regional products for Christmas treats and presents. Expect lots of German foodstuffs and wine, Portugese and Italian pottery.…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Charles Camoin – Must-See Exhibition in Aix-en-Provence June 21, 2016If you love Provence, you will love this exhibition. Charles Camoin was born in Marseille and spent his later years living in Saint-Tropez and painting all along the Mediterranean coast. The Musée Granet’s exhibition, ‘Camoin dans sa Lumiere’, has wonderful examples of his works showing Marseille, Cassis and Saint-Tropez. This Provençal painter who painted alongside Paul Cézanne for …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Twin Towns Market in Aix December 2, 2014The ‘Marche international des Villes Jumelles’ opens on Wednesday 3rd Dec at 12:00hrs and my advice is to get there for it opening if you want to buy any English goodies from the Bath stall. Last year I had invited my French neighbours in for a typical British Christmas.…Continue Reading