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
Guest Post · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Aix Centre-Ville: More Regeneration March 23, 2015Now that the area around the Rotonde is sorted – and it does look lots better – the authorities have turned their attention to another large area ripe for regeneration: the places des Precheurs, Verdun and Madeleine as well as rue Thiers.…Continue Reading
Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Aix and a French Woman’s Secret November 3, 2014Aix en Provence , city commune in Southern France, 30kms North of Marseilles. Famous visitors and residents include Paul Cezanne and Ernest Hemingway. Originally the capital of Provence it is often referred to as the city of 1,000 fountains and it has a beautiful medieval quarter partially surrounded by an old city wall. It is …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Aix-en-Provence is Sprouting New Burger Bars! November 30, 2017A bit shocking to come back to Aix and find two burger bars about to open in town, one each end of the Cours Mirabeau! ‘J’aimerais qu’ils aillent ailleurs’, said Mayor Marysse Joissans, but they must have had a green light as ‘Five Guys’ opens in a few days. This burger restaurant and L’Artisan du …Continue Reading