Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Picasso-Picabia at Musée Granet this Summer in Aix-en-Provence July 17, 2018To add to my previous post, which concentrated on the opening weekend for the Picasso-Picabia exhibition at the Musée Granet, there will be a weekly guided tour of the exhibition in English on Fridays at 15:00 hrs (entry fee + 4 euros). French tours will take place Tuesday through Sunday at 11 and 14:30 hrs. …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions Roman Finds at the Musée Granet February 19, 2015Aix must be a paradise for archaeologists: building work in town often yields ancient foundations and sewers, but sometimes sumptuous Roman mosaic dining room floors, everyday pottery and glass from the table, and even jewellery, oil lamps and statues. They dated from around 2000 years ago when Aix was the first Roman town in the …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Stay Fit Venelles: Big New Swimming Pool May 23, 2016Yet again I wonder how all this is affordable …compared to our base in England where we have been using the same small, chilly pool for decades. But this new swimming complex looks as though it will be lovely, so lucky for Venelles and for Aix too. …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence A Journey from Hobbiton to Provence March 6, 2015A gal who calls herself a ‘citizen of planet earth’ and who loves Crêpes Cidre et Co in Aix-en-Provence as much as I do! This was someone I had to get to know. Claire McAlpine has lived in France for almost 10-years, but it took her French husband five years to convince to her to …Continue Reading