Ashley Tinker · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur September Events in Provence September 4, 2015The bull running, local village fêtes, pastis and rosé drinking aren’t slowing down just yet. Here is my selection of the many events going on this month, primarily in the Bouches du Rhône region of Provence. As you can see, I’ve favoured village festivities because these are the hardest to find out about.…Continue reading here…Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Tourrettes-sur-Loup: Provence’s City of Violets March 21, 2017The thrill of discovering new villages with the expectation that the next one will be more charming than the last is why my early trips to France entailed a five-page list of villages in alphabetical order to see. The sight of this list would often make my husband’s face turn pale from exhaustion at the …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur March Events in Provence/ Mars en Provence March 8, 2016Things are starting to feel decidedly spring-like here in Provence. There are orchids in the grass, the almond blossom has just waned in time for the pear trees to start budding. We’ve had, as seemingly everywhere, a mild winter. We haven’t had anywhere near as much Mistral wind (though I have moved to a village …Continue Reading
Inspire · Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Join the Circus! 42nd Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo January 10, 2018Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: The Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo is a yearly circus festival hosted under the Chapiteau (big top) at Espace Fontvieille in Monaco. This year, it will run from 18 to 28 January 2018. What To Expect The Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo is a traditional type of circus …Continue Reading