Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · French Decor & Gardens · Inspire Looking for Lavender Fields near Aix Head to Terre Ugo June 22, 2022Visit the lavender fields near Aix-en-Provence! Terre Ugo is a 7-hectare family farm located on the outskirts of Aix in Puyricard. In 2017, the family planted 30,000 organic Lavandin Grosso plants on a portion of the property. Now, during the peak of the flowering season, you can visit Terre Ugo to walk through the fields, …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Turner et la Couleur in Aix June 6, 2016Colour is the very essence of Turner’s art. This exhibition, Turner et la Couleur, brings over 100 works lent by UK museums and private collections to Aix. Turner (1775-1857) was from a working-class family in London’s Covent Garden, but his father encouraged his obvious This British painter and the show at Hotel de Caumont that …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Fancy an Ice Cream in Provence? Our Top Picks March 26, 2021Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal. ~ Voltaire* Susan Gish writes: Sam and I had a really tough assignment over the summer doing the research for this article (she said sarcastically). But someone has to do it, so instead of worrying about getting rid of those post-confinement calories, we only ate …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
