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Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Discovering that Marseille is for Foodies

March 15, 2018

Marseille wasn’t high on my list of places to visit. A weekend spent there to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend from Uzès totally changed my mind. On top of being an incredibly beautiful city with lovely, welcoming people, Marseille is for foodies like me. I’ve been to Marseille on several occasions. Continue reading

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Reason to Visit Marseille for the Doors and Windows

March 5, 2018

After my first true visit to Marseille, I can’t say enough good things about the city. While I’m composing my thoughts for a post on the long weekend, I want to share some highlights: the doors and windows of Marseille. Marseille, the second largest city in France, is one of those places where photographers are

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Ashley Tinker · Local Food Producers · Taste

Where to Find Exotic Spices in Provence? Marseille

March 1, 2018

Most French people like sauce and herb flavouring, but not much spice. Many expats move to lovely small towns in Provence and after a couple months being spoiled with ratatouille, slow cooked lamb, bouillabaisse and all other French Mediterranean delicacies, they start asking where is all the where is all the foreign food? It’s human nature to

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Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste

Why Pay a Visit to Chez Etienne Restaurant in Marseille’s Le Panier Quartier

February 20, 2018

Peter Mayle once wrote that Chez Etienne was his favourite Marseille restaurant for lunch and it seems he is not alone. As the locals say, ‘Il faut absolument passer, un fois, dans sa vie, chez Etienne’. Even Gault & Millau call it a ‘veritable institution’. Mayle was charmed by the old owner’s stance: no telephone,

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Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire

New Art Exhibition at Musée Regards de Provence in Marseille

January 26, 2018

I have to hand it to the Musée Regards de Provence seems to keep finding interesting local artists to introduce to us all. This time, André Maire (1898-1984) was an inveterate traveller. He was very curious about people, civilizations and religions, and painted his impressions as he went. Continue reading here for details on this

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Marseille Provence Airport Major Expansion News

January 22, 2018

A major expansion of Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) has been announced, with British architect Norman Foster winning the design contract. Airports are in keen competition with each other, and Marseille Provence wants to be able to welcome 11 million passengers a year by 2025. Foster and his partners will work on providing a ‘coeur’, or

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence

Luxurious Le Petit Nice Celebrates a Century of Gastronomy in Marseille

October 16, 2017

Distracted by Marseille’s traffic, we almost missed the sign indicating a sharp right turn towards Le Petit Nice. Once you make that turn, you are committed. Of course, you WANT to be at this 16-room boutique hotel and eat at the Michelin three-star restaurant, but the narrow entryway is not designed for first-time drivers. Perhaps that

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