Explore · Ginger and Nutmeg · Guided Holiday Tours Bring Your Appetite with Avignon Gourmet Tour September 19, 2014Avignon is a must-see on almost every tourist’s Provence travel agenda. Whether you are a practicing Catholic or not it is impossible to ignore the fact that the seat of influence for this religion was based in Avignon for almost 100 years. Pope Clement V arrived from Lyon, without the intention of remaining he stayed …Continue Reading
Explore · Renata Haidle · Villages Towns and Cities Great Day Trips from Avignon in 2-Hours or less June 21, 2022If you are here because you have already read about my brief visit to Avignon, you probably recall that I spent a few days there last fall – my first trip back to France after 22 months of absence and my first visit to this wonderful city. Picking up the story from where I left …Continue Reading
Explore · Marti Schmidt · Villages Towns and Cities A Visit to Musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud in Avignon August 7, 2019On one of my many visits to beautiful Avignon France, I found a small hidden jewel. I spent an enjoyable afternoon in the Musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud, a small and intimate museum, which displays the art collection of famous Parisian couturier and art collector Jacques Doucet. Musée Angladon-Dubrujeaud Avignon Since 1996 this private museum in the center …Continue Reading
Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Paul Shawcross A Quick Guide to the Aix-en-Provence Essentials November 3, 2014Founded in AD 122 by the Romans and known as Aquas Sextias, Aix-en-Provence, the old capital of Provence and seat of the Aix Parliament , is a charming and graceful city with 17 and 18C buildings, squares and magnificent avenues.…Continue Reading