Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours Discover Provence Top Picks in Provence August 18, 2015Sarah Pernet spends her days guiding visitors around Provence. Her company Discover Provence founded only four years ago, has already achieved Trip Advisor certificates of excellence and Rick Steves’ stamp of approval. You can read the full story here. We asked Sarah to share her Perfectly Provence picks with readers: DISCOVER Markets, villages, beautiful countryside …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Locals Travel Tips Samantha Mureau Designing a Perfectly Provence September 3, 2015Samantha Mureau’s career in search of the latest fashion and style trends brought her to Europe on too many occasions to count. Now, she runs Trendline Europe from Aix en Provence in the South of France. You can read more about Samantha and Discovering Designers an event that she recently coordinated with Mariel Vanbremeersch here. …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Provencal History & Traditions Discover the Artists and Artistic Side of Aix en Provence October 17, 2014Aix en Provence was founded in 122 BC by the Romans and called Aquas Sextius. The remains of the Roman baths can still be seen today at the entry to the Thermes Sextius, which offers a range of decadent spa treatments.…Continue Reading
Explore · Villages Towns and Cities · William Adams Walking in the Footsteps of Paul Cézanne in Aix March 1, 2022It’s 8:30 am and I’m walking west on the Cours Mirabeau toward the Fontaine de la Rotonde. The Cours is temporarily lined with wooden stalls for vendors working the holiday market — santoniers with their clay nativity figures, clothiers, toymakers, specialty food vendors, artists. The stalls are beginning to open, but the street is otherwise …Continue Reading