Explore · Provencal History & Traditions MFK Fisher’s Cours Mirabeau: Unchanged Over Time August 28, 2015Reading MFK Fisher’s Two Towns in Provence, you might be surprised that it was written so long ago. The Cours Mirabeau, the cultural center of Aix, looks much like it did when Fisher and her two daughters sought solace at Les Deux Garçons or ambled down the boulevard so many decades ago. Indeed, the number …Continue Reading
Explore · Liz Lord Don’t Get Burnt in Nice Budget Travel Tips April 13, 2015Nice airport has recently been voted the most beautiful aerial approach in the world, by Private Fly. For people living in the Alpes-Maritimes it remains a thrill, as you approach from the West along the Var or East past Monaco, before landing on the sea (well that is how it feels!) at the Nice airport …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · French Cooking Classes · Taste Cooking Classes in Marseille? Spend a Day with the Provence Gourmet September 14, 2018For someone who had never spent much time in Marseille, now I’m loving it! I jumped at the chance to join a cooking class in Marseille with Gilles Conchy of Provence Gourmet. Marseille is a city of wide, busy streets and tight alleys. High-end fashions and ethnic robes. Elegant eateries and takeout pizzas. It’s everything …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post Coming Soon to Marseille: MUCEM Plage July 2, 2015What a great idea – 640 tonnes of sand to be dumped on the MUCEM esplanade to make a big beach for the summer. It will be open all day for walks, picnics at shaded tables, pétanque games, ping-pong and, on Sundays, dances. There will also be workshops. MUCEM Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations …Continue Reading
