Guest Post · Taste Keeping out of the wind – Places for Snacking in Aix January 23, 2017If only the authors of guidebooks who drool over Provencal markets with such glowing, romantic prose could witness the scene today! The few brave traders in the Cours Mirabeau were packing up by 11, such was the wind; but this unlucky one didn’t strike camp fast enough. Estate agents’ publicity was flying through the air …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Place des Precheurs – Archaeologists to move in… August 12, 2016As is usual in Aix-en-Provence, any large-scale developments in Centre-ville include archaeologists, and the Place des Precheurs, with its 2100 years of history, will give them a fascinating opportunity to see what lies beneath… The Romans built their defensive towers and ramparts there, and later, the counts of Provence built. The archaeologists are looking for …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Guided Holiday Tours Paul Cézanne in Aix Smartphone App In Cézanne’s Footsteps October 27, 2022Since 1990, visitors to Aix have been able to follow in the footsteps of Cezanne courtesy of 3,500 markers on the pavements and footpaths, as he wended from home to studio to painting site and then to cafes in town after a long day at the easel. Now the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office has launched an …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence Fancy New Public Transit Aixpress Bus Arriving Spring 2019 November 8, 2018So here it is, the new Aixpress bus. The manufacturers call it an ‘ie-tram’, whereas the Aix mairie refers to it as an ‘autobus’. This reflects the vehicle’s dual use in that it will run inside its designated lane for most of its journey (like a tram) but can also function like a normal bus …Continue Reading
