Explore · Renata Haidle · Villages Towns and Cities Great Day Trips from Avignon in 2-Hours or less June 21, 2022If you are here because you have already read about my brief visit to Avignon, you probably recall that I spent a few days there last fall – my first trip back to France after 22 months of absence and my first visit to this wonderful city. Picking up the story from where I left …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore Hello Summer It’s Music Time in Uzes! June 30, 2015What better way to welcome in summer in Uzes than with music all around town? June 21st was the Fête de la musique à Uzès with music ranging from flamenco guitar to folk music, to rock. Stages were set up on street corner and plazas throughout the historic area with hundreds of spectators taking …Continue …Continue Reading
Explore · Julie Whitmarsh · Villages Towns and Cities Apt was once Apta Julia the Roman City November 4, 2021Did you know that Apt, France, was once an important Roman centre? In her introduction below, Julie touches on some of Apt’s fascinating history. A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to do a pop-up event with my jewellery in the cellar of our friends’ newly restored townhouse and apartments in the centre …Continue Reading
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Villages Towns and Cities Arles or Nîmes Where Best to Visit Roman Provence? February 18, 2022Roman Provence Way back around 50 B.C., Julius Caesar conquered Gaul (now France), and the area remained part of the Roman Empire for centuries. As a result, Roman ruins are all over France, but the best ones are in and around Provence. In fact, ‘Provence’ comes from the Latin ‘Provincia Romana,’ the name of the …Continue Reading