Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Foundation Carmignac Modern Art Another Reason to Visit Porquerolles June 27, 2018The Foundation Carmignac opened to the public on June 1st. This display of modern art is in a vast (1500 sqm) gallery inside a Provencal villa on the beautiful island of Porquerolles. Financier Edouard Carmignac has put the collection together. It includes works from the American Pop Art School, including paintings and sculptures by Warhol, …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Leading Discussion Rencontres Economiques d’Aix-en-Provence June 6, 2019A visit to beautiful Aix-en-Provence – the city of art and water – should be on every visitor’s agenda. Founded by the Romans, this city has a remarkable history in the region. Only traces remain of this once crucial Roman settlement remain, but if you know where to look, there are many reminders. Many travellers …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Aix-en-Provence’s Cours Mirabeau – the Fate of the Plane Trees April 27, 2018Having just returned to Aix after some weeks away, my second shock (after seeing the excavations in front of the Palais de Justice being filled in – inevitable I know) was to see the gaps in the Cours Mirabeau where plane trees had been. I had read about the ‘chancre coloré’ that had infested these …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire DJ Manolo-J Spinning Tunes in Provence December 15, 2014With both music and Provence thumping through his veins, Manolo-J is a musical brand name to his fans. A true “southerner” Manuel was born in Cavaillon some 25 years ago; he now calls Saint Remy de Provence home.…Continue Reading
