Explore · Guest Post Aix’s Stunning Hotel Caumont July 21, 2015We locals have been watching the ongoing work on the 300-year-old mansion, the Hotel Caumont, for two years as workmen repaired the roof, stonemasons worked on the ancient façade, and lorries drove in and out of the garden area. You can almost hear the clip-clop of the horses’ hooves maneuvering their master’s carriages on the …Continue Reading
Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Planning Your Summer in Aix en Provence June 27, 2016The tourist office in Aix has come up with a very good 32-page digital magazine ‘Le Mag’ to help visitors this coming summer: there are details of events, music, markets, lavender fields tours, where to play golf, the Cézanne map, where to picnic and key products to try.…Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours Join a Taste of Provence Tour Combining Language and Culture November 7, 2018When friends book a trip to France, they often decide that they will improve their French before departure. Few do. Instead, they download a translation app to their smartphone and stumble through. The truth is, in Provence, if you stick to the typical tourist sites, larger cities and travel in peak season, you can get …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours Enjoy a 2CV Driving Experience in Aix-en-Provence March 22, 2017The Citroën 2CV car with its roll-top roof is one of the classic images of France, almost as iconic as a Frenchman wearing a beret and carrying a baguette. Between 1948 and 1990, Citroën produced 3.8 million 2CV, also known as the “deux chevaux” (two horsepower). The car was designed to be affordable for the …Continue Reading