Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts The Fragrance of Aix-en-Provence Bottled by Rose et Marius September 6, 2022How can you capture the spirit of a city in perfume? That was likely the question that Magali Fleurquin-Bonnard, the founder of Rose et Marius, a luxury perfume creator, asked herself. In collaboration with the Office de Tourisme d’Aix-en-Provence (tourism office), Rose et Marius created a unique fragrance that is the “Emblem of Aix-en-Provence… Like …Continue Reading
Inspire · Shopping & Gifts Wander around the Brocante in Aix en Provence June 25, 2015Enjoy Jill’s wonderful photos of the market in Aix-en-Provence. You can read more about how to navigate brocantes in Provence here and see more of Jill’s wonderful photos here.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Le Petit Bistrot – Restaurant et Bar à Vin in Aix-en-Provence March 23, 2018It was a surprise when ‘Happy Days’, the café in the corner of Place Richelme was demolished before Christmas; it always seemed busy. But now Le Petit Bistrot is in its place and it is a delightful place to have a petit dej’, coffee or hot chocolate.Wide choice of wines, beers and cocktails too. Review …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Turner et la Couleur in Aix June 6, 2016Colour is the very essence of Turner’s art. This exhibition, Turner et la Couleur, brings over 100 works lent by UK museums and private collections to Aix. Turner (1775-1857) was from a working-class family in London’s Covent Garden, but his father encouraged his obvious This British painter and the show at Hotel de Caumont that …Continue Reading