Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Spring Events in Provence Discover What’s On 2022 March 17, 2022Spring Events in Provence Springtime in Provence is lovely. As is the case with most of the year, the sun shines brightly, but expect the odd rainstorm. Moisture in this period is critical for the grapes, olives, and almonds to start their growing cycles. Expect to see the apple, pear, apricot, cherry, and plum trees …Continue Reading
Inspire New in Marseille an Underwater Museum? January 5, 2017Whatever next? Plans are in place for a new tourist attraction in Marseille…an underwater museum. Standing in long boring queues to see artworks will be a thing of the past here – visitors just need diving gear to take the plunge 8m down into the Anse des Catalans.…Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Grasse – Perfume Capital of France November 10, 2016Last week we spent the morning in Grasse, a town I hadn’t visited for years. Of course it’s perfume-central with lots of parfumeries offering free tours and shops with tempting arrays of bottles, sprays, soaps and creams. Plus there’s the Musée International de la Parfumerie which takes visitors through centuries of perfume-making. Visit Grasse where there …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Spring in Provence and New Art – is on its way March 7, 2017New shows open in Arles and at the Carrières de Lumières at Les Baux at the beginning of March. Starting with the Fondation Van Gogh, it is a pleasure to see that they will have 8 of his paintings on show, starting 4th March. ‘Calm and Exultation, Van Gogh in the Buhrle Collection’ This show runs …Continue Reading
