Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Must Visit Eygalieres an Authentic Village in Provence September 14, 2016Contributor blog post by Nutmeg: The key to understanding Provence is to spend some quality time in historical villages such as Eygalières. The town is tiny compared to its neighbours, with a population of only 1830 (pop. census 2008). The village site as it is known today began to take shape in the 12th century, but …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Sunset Cocktails at Ambar at Domaine la Pierre Blanche June 14, 2022Smoke, blush or rosé? We are not debating the colour of the Provencal sky at sunset in the Alpilles but rather trying to choose between Blackbird and Vanilla Sky cocktails. And we haven’t even looked at the L’Ambar Sunset Lounge tapas menu. L’Ambar is an open-air cocktail lounge near Eygalières and the latest addition to …Continue Reading
Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire Charlie’s World of Glittering Powers Inspired in Provence April 13, 2016Provence’s pine forests, Mistral winds and the summer symphony of the cigales fuel Tracy Rawles’ creative writing. Rawles published her first book Charlie’s World of Glittering Powers, in November 2015. Charlie is a cigale, a cicada (or at least inspired by the cicadas), this is a description of the book’s central character: “Charlie is a Snuffle-Buzzer …Continue Reading
Explore · Keith Van Sickle · Stay Fit Biking Routes in Provence: Riding from Maussane-les-Alpilles to Eygalières June 2, 2017Val and I are back in France for the spring, in St-Rémy-de-Provence. One of the things we enjoy most about this area is biking. St-Rémy is right next to the Alpilles, a low mountain range with rocky outcroppings. Well, to call the Alpilles “mountains” is a bit of a stretch, they are more like big …Continue Reading