Ashley Tinker · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur May Events in Provence May 2, 2016May in Provence is the continuation of annual flower markets and the beginning of the abrivado season. Horse festivals, running of the bulls…For me, the season really starts with the 1st of May celebrations in Arles where the Fête des Gardians …Continue reading here for Ashley’s comprehensive list of events in Provence this May from flowers …Continue Reading
Ashley Tinker · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste Repiquage des Poireaux d’Hiver October 7, 2015Winter leeks have a blue tinge to their leaves. These are being sold at Vaison la Romaine market on Tuesday mornings. For those of you who aren’t kicking yourselves for enthusiastically sowing hundreds of seeds when the first spring blossom appeared (the sprouting weeds somehow not reminding you of …Continue reading here Recipes with Leeks…Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Sophia van Woensel-Mose Buying French Property – Who Represents You? March 21, 2019If you’ve been searching for French property for a while and find the system confusing, then you’re not alone. On the face of it, things in France seem to work the same way as in the UK, Australia, America or the Netherlands. Maybe you contacted an estate agent assuming that they had access to all …Continue Reading
Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence Aix-en-Provence: News from the Excavations Construction Update March 9, 2018What a mess the town centre is with the travaux for the new bus route and the simultaneous archaeological dig and renovations at the Place des Precheurs. But then no pain no gain…no omelettes without breaking eggs, and all that good stuff. The bus drivers seem to be bearing the situation with truly Provencal shrugs, …Continue Reading