Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur FREE August concerts on the French Riviera August 13, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: I love a good concert – and even better when it’s free! Who could resist compiling a summary of some of the free concerts happening in the region during August? This isn’t an exhaustive list but I hope you find the time to attend some of these. …Continue reading …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Stay Fit Tree Sports in Uzes. Who knew? January 29, 2015One of my favorite places in Uzes is the Vallée de l’Eure. I’ve written about the spring that feeds Pont du Gard, the swans, the STEPS, and various other things that amuse me there. Nothing has caught me more off guard, however, than to find men hanging in the trees. Explore this Post …Continue Reading
Barefoot Blogger · Local Food Producers · Provencal Recipes · Taste Black Truffles and Fête de la Truffe in Uzès January 6, 2023Uzès Truffle Festival Activities Let me set the stage … Sunday morning, under a bright sunny sky, there was a brisk mistral wind blowing across the main plaza in Uzès, Place aux Herbes. Crowds of couples, families, and singles were scurrying towards the centre of the plaza to join in on the Black Truffle Festival …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Barefoot Blogger · Inspire The French “Ninth Art”: Bandes Dessinées March 6, 2015The French love bandes dessinées — drawn cartoons. We may call them “funnies” in the States but here they take the art form quite seriously. The graphic style is recognized and debated by art historians in France as the “Ninth Art” — a category Explore this Post …Continue Reading