Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions · Sue Aran Gypsy Pilgrimage to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue March 4, 2022I find myself increasingly comfortable listening to conversations I don’t understand. Throaty vowels, rusty consonants, over half a dozen languages being spoken at once; French, Spanish, Catalan, American, Austrian, Italian, Romani during the Gypsy Festival, Pélerinage Gitan, in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Listening with our minds instead of our hearts, language often limits the art of being human. …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur What’s On October Events in Provence 2018 October 6, 2018October in Provence The grapes have been picked and now the nets have been placed at the bottom of the olive trees ready for this year’s harvest. The bright green traditional Alpilles olives vertes cassées have appeared in the markets and every store. Even olives are seasonal in Provence. Also in season, plums of all …Continue Reading
Margo Lestz · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Letter from Nice France July 18, 2016Contributor blog post by Margo Lestz: Dear Readers, Today’s post is a letter to let you all know that I am fine and to thank you for your concern, and your thoughts and prayers. Jeff was away, and I went to the July 14 fireworks display with some friends. About three minutes before the truck …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Visit to Mougins Picasso Statue by Dutch Sculptor Gabriël Sterk June 15, 2018The Paul Cézanne statue at the Rotonde in Aix is the work of Dutch sculptor Gabriël Sterk who not only produced it but also organized its funding: when I interviewed him at the time, he explained that he had recently moved to the town and couldn’t understand why there was no permanent memorial to the …Continue Reading
