Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Aix: Sisley the Impressionist at Caumont Centre d’Art July 17, 2017Sixty paintings by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) went on show June 10th in Aix at the Caumont Centre d’Art’s summer show. The painter, was born to English parents in Paris, hasn’t been the subject of a retrospective since 2002. Forty percent of this show includes paintings from private collections not seen in public before. The art speaks …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Local Food Producers · Taste Patisserie Perfection in Aix en Provence at Segond June 17, 2016At last a chance to try Segond, the patisserie run by Philippe Segond who is apparently the only ‘meilleur ouvrier de France’ in action in Aix. At the top of the Cours Mirabeau, it is in the building which used to be ‘Riederer’, a family of Swiss origin who had been in town since the …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Stay Fit Aix – Piscine Yves Blanc News for Swimmers February 23, 2018It looks like the 3-year renovation at Piscine Yves Blanc is going well, and the pool will reopen in September 2018 (yay!). The main work of enlarging the pools and developing changing rooms and offices is done; now it’s over to the plumbers, electricians, and tilers. One new offer will be a l’eau sous les …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Marie Georgette NYC Style Menus to Aix March 18, 2016‘Marie Georgette’ is tucked away in Aix’s Passage Agard, just off the Cours Mirabeau. It’s the creation of two brothers whose stated aim is to offer ‘specialities new-yorkaises et londoniennes’ adapted to French tastes and based on quality local ingredients. The menu has lots of creative burgersit is atempting restaurant in Aix en Provence. With …Continue Reading