Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Aix: Artwork from Picasso and André Villers at the Pavillon Vendome August 21, 2018There seems to have been a deluge of Picasso work recently in Marseille, Aix, Les Baux, and Cannes, but the small exhibition at Aix’s Pavillon Vendome, ‘Villers Picasso—Coup de Soleil,‘ really is worth investigating. André Villers was just 22 and recovering from 6 years in a tuberculosis sanatorium when he met the world-famous 72-year-old artist. …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Marasino – New Italian in Aix-en-Provence June 8, 2015It’s hard judging a restaurant from the outside. Some look tiny and are tiny….others are deceptive. And the new ‘Marasino’ is one such. The small terrace, next to the Hotel St Christophe near the Rotonde, gives no clue as to the large number of seats inside.…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate Own a Pied-à-Terre in the Maussane les Alpilles February 15, 2019House Search in the Alpilles Not everyone would have the vision and know how to transform a tiny 17th-century farm building into a bright, inviting pied-à-terre. The house was in poor condition, its last renovation dated from the 1970s as evidenced by the orange and brown colour palette. However, it was just the sort of …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Julie Whitmarsh · Living in Provence When Provence Shifts from Summer to Autumn September 4, 2020Provence in Autumn Bizarrely we sense and feel the changing seasons more in Provence than we do in Devon. Back in Exeter, the proximity to the sea seems to soften the edges of summer as it shifts into autumn and likewise, autumn into winter. That’s not the case here. Today it was almost as if …Continue Reading