Explore · Guest Post · Guided Holiday Tours New Walking Tours by Context Travel October 16, 2015Context Travel, already operating across Europe, Asia and the Americas, have just added Provence to their list of city-tours. Their difference is that their guides are scholars or specialists: architects, art historians, environmentalists, classicists for instance, thus bringing an academic perspective to the tour.…Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Camoin Dans sa Lumière at the Musée Granet January 5, 2016Just seen the announcement from the Musée Granet that the summer blockbuster exhibition will be dedicated to the life and work of Charles Camoin. Great news. This painter who was influenced by Cézanne and Fauvism.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Tasting Menu at BRUT Restaurant in Aix-en-Provence February 21, 2019After a couple of gloomy posts about store and restaurant closings in Aix-en-Provence, it’s good to be able to welcome a new enterprise. BRUT is a spacious restaurant which opened in the Place des Tanneurs in November to offer an interesting menu of ‘assiettes‘ for diners to combine and enjoy. Today we opted for the …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Learning French The Art of Learning French in Aix en Provence March 21, 2016‘L’art d’apprendre le francais’ and ‘l’art de vivre en Provence’ are combined for those signing up for courses with Destination Francais. It’s an Aix-based company started by two French teachers, tired of the classroom-based teaching methods they’d been tied to in the traditional system. They felt that learners need more information about their ‘Cours en Context’ …Continue Reading
