Guest Post · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Aix Centre-Ville: More Regeneration March 23, 2015Now that the area around the Rotonde is sorted – and it does look lots better – the authorities have turned their attention to another large area ripe for regeneration: the places des Precheurs, Verdun and Madeleine as well as rue Thiers.…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
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Hidden Treasure in Aix-en-Provence September 23, 2016This weekend, I decided to visit the exhibition about the 23 trees threatened by the Places Verdun-Precheurs development. I will come back to these trees. But first, I was amazed at the beautiful building inside when I opened the door to this former school, the College des Precheurs. It looks so ordinary from outside……Continue Reading
Guest Post · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Canaletto Comes to Aix-en-Provence July 31, 2015Of course, there weren’t any cameras around in 18th-century Rome, London, or Venice, but right now in Aix, we can get a fairly accurate view of what these cities looked like thanks to Antonio Canaletto’s careful and colourful paintings. …Continue Reading