Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Bastide Luxury Beauty Brand Explores the Savoir Faire of Provence September 20, 2017Returning to Provence’s Art de Vivre Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen are a power couple with great hair! They are also breathing new life into a beauty and lifestyle brand that epitomises the best of Provence – Bastide. Born in Provence, Fekkai’s career took him to the United States. He has long been the …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Aix-en-Provence’s Cours Mirabeau – the Fate of the Plane Trees April 27, 2018Having just returned to Aix after some weeks away, my second shock (after seeing the excavations in front of the Palais de Justice being filled in – inevitable I know) was to see the gaps in the Cours Mirabeau where plane trees had been. I had read about the ‘chancre coloré’ that had infested these …Continue Reading
Inspire · Photographers in Provence Aix en Provence Wedding Photographer May 27, 2015As a Destination Wedding Photographer in France and Switzerland I travel a lot! I have gotten to know very well many of the most gorgeous parts of the country. France is not lacking in gorgeous towns. I for one have a pretty long list of favorites! One of the most famous towns in Provence happens …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Major New Picasso Museum to open in Aix-en-Provence in 2021 February 9, 2018The former convent and college des Precheurs in Aix Centre Ville has been sold for 11.5 million euros to house an extensive collection of Picasso’s works—2,000 in all—including paintings, ceramics, and sculptures. The Musée Jacqueline et Pablo Picasso will be the third museum in France to be in France to be dedicated to the artist, after …Continue Reading
