Explore · Guest Post · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur June is Music Month in Aix June 10, 2015It has started – such treats in store for music-lovers. L’Antichambre du Festival, the prelude to the July Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, began June 9th. It’s a chance for locals to sample recitals, opera rehearsals and workshops – there will be 35 in all.…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Top Local’s Picks in Provence by Author Mary Lou Longworth March 29, 2016Author Mary Lou Longworth and her family have lived in Provence for nearly 20 years. They long ago fell under the spell of the natural Provencal beauty studded with olive trees, vineyards and cobalt sky. Life in France has included a few expat struggles and the birth of series of murder mysteries set in the …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Provence Bouches du Rhône Romans to Modern Day October 28, 2022The Rhône and Durance rivers are like bookends creating fluid boundaries of the Bouches du Rhône (mouth of the Rhône) while providing irrigation for the department’s agricultural land. After an 800 km journey from its source, the Rhône Glacier in Valais, Switzerland, the Rhône River yawns lazily into the Mediterranean Sea. For many visitors, the …Continue Reading
Explore · Locals Travel Tips Our Favorite Things about Aix-en-Provence November 16, 2015A city built on water and an artistic past, Aix-en-Provence inspired Paul Cezanne and Emile Zola in their respective creative crafts. Find out what is there to like about Aix-en-Provence? This Provencal city filled with fountains, shopping, historic streets and fine dining – Click here to read about our favourite things. …Continue Reading
