Spend Friday in Provencal Menu

Contributor blog post by Michel:

If you have been to Cassis, you won’t be surprised to know that it’s one of our favorite towns in Provence. Happily, it only takes 1 hour and half to drive from Sablet to Cassis. The picturesque town is tucked into a stunning location along the Mediterranean Sea between the calanques (little coastal fjords with tall cliffs), about 20 km east of Marseille.

…Continue reading here for Michel’s photos from their Friday visit to Cassis. Market days in this small seaside town are Wednesdays and Fridays, although parking can sometimes be a little challenging it is well worth it. Their favourite restaurant Le Bonaparte Restaurant serves a Grand Aioli on Fridays that pairs perfectly with the local white wine.

Via:: Our House in Provence

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Michel and Shirley

Michel and Shirley, live in wine country, in Windsor, California. They have a full family with two beautiful daughters and five amazing grandchildren. Michel's day job is as CEO of Chancellor Health Care, a company which provides housing and services to older adults.

Previously a co-owner of a popular French bistro called Bistro des Copains located in Western Sonoma County California. The Bistro was closed in early 2015, after nine years!

In 2008, after searching for years and visiting many houses they bought a 17th century stone village house in the medieval village of Sablet which is in the Vaucluse region of Provence France.

Please read about the Sablet House (available for rent) and follow their blog Our House in Provence.