Explore · Road Trips South of France Why Spend a Day in Nîmes Sightseeing and Shopping October 15, 2019Tempt this gal with a big, shiny object and lunch, add a chauffeur service to the program and sign-me-up! When Gayle Padgett suggested we head to Nîmes for a day of sightseeing and lunch, I was interested but finding a suitable date looked like a challenge. Suddenly, our usually reliable car needed a day with …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Provencal History & Traditions Exhibition on Roman Aix December 4, 2014Saturday sees the opening of the new expo at the Musée Granet: Aix Antique will whisk us back to Roman times to give us a taste of what the town must have been like in its heyday. There will be artefacts aplenty as digging out foundations for new buildings.…Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post FUTURS expo at Marseille’s Vieille Charité June 16, 2015Are artists visionaries? How did they see the future 100 years ago? How do they see the future today? These are the questions posed by FUTURS, the new expo at Marseille’s Vieille Charité, which opened on Friday. There are a hundred works grouped chronologically by Léger, Ernst, Matisse. …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities A Planning Guide for Your Next Visit to Marseille February 19, 2019Marseille has been working hard to get itself on the tourist ‘must-see’ list, and the Tourist Office now offers many organized visits to different parts of this vibrant city. Apart from the obvious sites, visitors can opt for food-tasting tours, street art walks, lunch on a cruise ship, or behind the scenes at the Marseille …Continue Reading
