Kouros Kitchen Cuers
Liz LordRestaurant RecommendationsTaste

Cuers and Cuisine

Cuers  is a pretty little town in the Var just a stone’s throw from Toulon (where IKEA seems to be the main draw!) so not everyone’s first choice for a weekend away.  However, there’s plenty to see and do away from Provence’s more touristy towns – and more rosé wine …

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Frederick Paul @FP_invisible #LeVisibleEstInvisible
Carolyne Kauser-AbbottExploreGuided Holiday Tours

Discovering Invisible Aix-en-Provence

My friend Delphine who runs Crepes Cidre et Co gave me a flyer Frédéric Paul’s walking tours of Aix-en-Provence in June 2014…then the summer got away from me. It was June 2015 before I stumbled across this #LeVisibleEstInvisible and remembered Frédéric’s unique tours of Aix-en-Provence and beyond – Le Visible …

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Hotel Caumont Aix en Provence @culturespaces
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Aix’s Stunning Hotel Caumont

We 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 …

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Eygalieres Alpilles @JillBarth
ExploreJill Barth

An afternoon in Eygalieres

Take careful steps, enjoy the moment. Beautiful, ancient, earthbound, desirable. I can’t imagine spending the stroll with anyone but my husband…for romantic reasons, definitely…but also because I can turn, at any moment, to my lifelong partner and say, “Remember our afternoon in Eygalieres?” If that sounds romantic…keep reading here about …

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Château des Alpilles in St. Remy-de-Provence #StRemy @JillBarth
ExploreJill Barth

An Afternoon in Provence

The world is full of gorgeous places, but a top experience for me is an afternoon in Provence. The weather there this month has been lovely; pools are open and some people have even dipped a toe into the sea. The blooms are outstanding, the air is fresh and the …

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Chateau Bellet Vineyards @LizGababyMW
Elizabeth GabayTasteWines and Spirits of Provence

What’s New at Château de Bellet

New vineyards at Château de Bellet At the beginning of June I happened to go to Château de Bellet to collect some wine for a tasting I was giving in Monaco. This was the first time I had been to the new cellar, driving through an impressive new gateway and …

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Rosé #WinesofProvence @LizGabayMW
Elizabeth GabayTasteWines and Spirits of Provence

Premium Rosé Tasting #poshpinks15

For the 3rd year running, Richard Bampfield MW and  Jean Christophe Mau of Chateau Brown from Bordeaux, have held a tasting of premium rosés (£15 and over)  in London. My tasting results of my top 18 will appear in the September 2015 edition of Decanter’s Expert Choice (out 5 August 2015). Find out …

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Biking in the #Luberon #Provence @VaucluseDreamer
Julie Whitmarsh

Countdown to a Few Days Away in Provence

Contributor blog post by Vaucluse Dreamer The last few weeks seem to have passed by in a blur of village, school & college events and yet it still doesn’t really feel like Summer… This school term always seems to go quickly, but to be honest it feels as if someone …

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Sestri Levanti Liguria #Liguria #Italy @RivieraGrape
ExploreRoad Trips South of FranceThe Riviera Grapevine

Liguria Like a Local: Sestri Levante

To me, Liguria splits in two at Genoa. West of which, along the coastal stretch known as the Riviera Ligure di Ponente (the coast of the setting sun), is easily accessible by day trip from Nice and more than familiar. Head east of Genoa, however, along the Riviera di Levante. …

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Ballet Preljocaj AixenProvence
Guest PostInspirePhotographers in Provence

Ballet Preljocaj – Photo Expo in Aix

Celebrating 30 years of bringing contemporary dance to Aix, there is an exhibition of photography of the Ballet Preljocaj which is running until 20th September. There will be photos from the archives but also those taken by three photographers, one of whom is Jean-Claude Carbonne.

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