Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence Aix-en-Provence: News from the Excavations Construction Update March 9, 2018What a mess the town centre is with the travaux for the new bus route and the simultaneous archaeological dig and renovations at the Place des Precheurs. But then no pain no gain…no omelettes without breaking eggs, and all that good stuff. The bus drivers seem to be bearing the situation with truly Provencal shrugs, …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Provencal History & Traditions Spotlight on Roman Aix October 9, 2014Virtually every time there are ‘travaux‘ in Aix, the archaeologists who precede the bulldozers unearth Roman pottery, statues, funeral urns, drainage systems and stretches of road. Over the years there have been small displays, but the next exhibition at the Musée Granet.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Hotel de Caumont in Aix Yves Klein Exhibition October 25, 2022The subject of the next exhibition at the Hotel Caumont, which starts in October, has been announced. The clue is in colour. It is a new look at the work of the internationally famous French artist Yves Klein. He is best known for his love of an intense shade of blue, which was marketed as …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Guided Holiday Tours New Walking Tours by Context Travel October 16, 2015Context Travel, already operating across Europe, Asia and the Americas, have just added Provence to their list of city-tours. Their difference is that their guides are scholars or specialists: architects, art historians, environmentalists, classicists for instance, thus bringing an academic perspective to the tour.…Continue Reading
