Explore · Our House in Provence A Day in Cassis with Friends and Lunch at Chez Gilbert Restaurant June 7, 2017Cassis is a picturesque town a little over 1 and 1/2 hours from Sablet, tucked into a curve along the Mediterranean Sea between the calanques (little coastal fjords with tall cliffs), about 20 km east of Marseille. It’s a fishing port on a steep hillside with vineyards and pastel-coloured houses that tumble down to a …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Travel Provence Local’s Tips for your visit to the City of Orange October 4, 2016Located a short distance from Avignon (21km) and neighbouring the Rhone Valley vineyards, Orange is an agricultural working town, in the Vaucluse, with a UNESCO World Heritage classification – since 1981. Founded by the Romans in 35BC and the Celtics before them, Orange’s former glory is evidenced by the monumental traces left standing 2000+ years …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Locals Travel Tips Marseille to Les Goudes Day Trip August 26, 2019Just imagine this being the view from your lunch table. That’s the pleasure of being in Les Goudes, an enjoyable boat ride from Marseille’s Vieux Port. An 8-euro one-way ticket takes you out through the Vieux Port, past Fort Saint Jean and MuCEM, out to the open sea where the engine of the navette maritime …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities A Trip to Arles: Cultural and Lunch Reasons to Visit this City August 16, 2018Cultural Arles The newly-created arts and cultural centre, LUMA, based in the old railway sheds, has a handful of shows this summer and fall. Headlining them is Gilbert & George: THE GREAT EXHIBITION (1971-2016), an 80-work retrospective that will occur until 6th January. I also like the sound of ‘Une Histoire Avec Vincent’. Discover all the …Continue Reading
