Guest Post · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Springtime at the Aix-en-Provence Markets May 19, 2021Provence takes a long time to wake up in the morning. Especially on market days in Aix-en-Provence. It may be cold, grey, and dark when the market vendors arrive, but eventually, the market starts to buzz when the sun rises. Vendors begin arriving at 5:30 am for set up. I imagine it’s a slow process, …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
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
Explore · Guest Post · Stay Fit Venelles: Big New Swimming Pool May 23, 2016Yet again I wonder how all this is affordable …compared to our base in England where we have been using the same small, chilly pool for decades. But this new swimming complex looks as though it will be lovely, so lucky for Venelles and for Aix too. …Continue Reading