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Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities

Spending Time in Toulon

November 22, 2016

Spent an interesting Sunday in Toulon but….have a look at the photo below. It was Sunday, tick It was 11 am, tick …but the gallery was firmly shut! It is so exasperating when this happens after driving all the way from Aix.  I found out, finally, later in the day, that the place was shut

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Spend Christmas in Provence Market and Truffle Tour

November 9, 2016

Bilingual guide Emily Durand and the owner of Your Private Provence is running a holiday tour in Provence from December 16-22, 2016. This “Christmas market and truffle tour” is a small group tour for a maximum of eight (8) guests. You can view the full itinerary here. Why would you want to sign up for this tour? “A luxury

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Books on Provence · Inspire

Book: Searching for Peter Mayle’s Provence

October 31, 2016

Susan Guillory does not let a little thing like a mountain range stand in her way. Shortly after returning from an adventure and self-admitted challenge of a lifetime – hiking in the Italian Dolomites – Susan published her first book “Searching for Peter Mayle’s Provence.” Guillory is a Perfectly Provence contributor, a marketing entrepreneur, content writer

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Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Aix: Marilyn Monroe Photo Expo

October 27, 2016

‘Marilyn I Wanna Be Loved By You’ is the new exhibition at Aix’s Caumont Centre-d’Art. Sixty images from top photographers will highlight her career – most of them are from private collections. The narrative will focus on her relationship with photography and ask how they Marilyn and the photographers – constructed her image. This new

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David Scott Allen · Main Course · Poultry · Provencal Recipes · Taste

A Provencal Meal with Quail and Rice

October 18, 2016

A Provençal dish that can be described as similar to Paella with the quail replacing the traditional seafood and sausage.

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Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire

7 Favourite Museums in Provence Côte d’Azur

October 3, 2016

Contributor blog post by Phoebe Thomas: So many of my good intentions for the blog slip during summer.  Mid June to mid July is by far the busiest time of year for me work wise on top of which I find it hard to write with the kids around and so many fun things to

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David & Karen Taylor · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Must Do Provence: A visit to Cucuron 

September 29, 2016

We almost bought a village house in Cucuron… How different life might have been! It’s a charming village, home to about 2000 villagers, on the south side of the Luberon, a short drive to Lourmarin and accessible to Aix en Provence. Tuesday is market day but we prefer when it’s quieter …Continue reading for David’s photo

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