Explore · Guest Post Aix’s Stunning Hotel Caumont July 21, 2015We locals have been watching the ongoing work on the 300-year-old mansion, the Hotel Caumont, for two years as workmen repaired the roof, stonemasons worked on the ancient façade, and lorries drove in and out of the garden area. You can almost hear the clip-clop of the horses’ hooves maneuvering their master’s carriages on the …Continue Reading
Guest Post · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Canaletto Comes to Aix-en-Provence July 31, 2015Of course, there weren’t any cameras around in 18th-century Rome, London, or Venice, but right now in Aix, we can get a fairly accurate view of what these cities looked like thanks to Antonio Canaletto’s careful and colourful paintings. …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Aix en Juin – the Prelude to the Festival June 6, 2016This is an annual musical programme of recitals, rehearsals, and concerts in the lead-up to the 68th Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. A 15€ pass gets you into everything; otherwise, you can pay 5€ entry…though some events are free. PARADE(S) is the big free concert and you should reserve your seat for this event.…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Photographing Mont Sainte-Victoire the Sacred Mountain September 7, 2021Artists and the Sacred Mountain Mont Sainte-Victoire was a recurring subject in Paul Cézanne’s paintings. The painter born in Aix-en-Provence completed over 30 canvases, in oil and watercolour, of the mountain situated to the east of the city. On the other hand, Pablo Picasso chose to not paint “Cézanne’s Mountain” out of respect for the …Continue Reading
