Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Aix – Warm Ambiance at Chez Jo January 29, 2015Just a quick call- out for Chez Jo, an institution in Aix. We popped in there for lunch last week on a bright sunny day but the mistral was blowing its chilly passage through the streets of centre ville. Not a day for lunching on the terrace. …Continue Reading
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
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Discovering Designers in Aix-en-Provence May 19, 2015Is it time for a renovation? Are you are looking for inspiration for tired finishes? Wondering about the latest home decor trends? Samantha Mureau of Trendline Europe and Mariel Vanbremeersch owner of La Baleine Rouge in Marseille have teamed up to bring 30 designers together under one roof in Aix-en-Provence. They are calling this three-day …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Ginger and Nutmeg · Inspire Pablo Picasso’s Final Resting Place in Provence January 29, 2018Previously published on Ginger and Nutmeg: The Château is certainly iconic in Vauvenargues a small village of barely 1000 people. Pablo Picasso loved the place for the isolation that it provided for his work. After his death, Jacqueline proposed that the castle become a museum, the village never approved the idea. Château de Vauvenargues is …Continue Reading
