Explore · Guest Post Coming Soon to Marseille: MUCEM Plage July 2, 2015What a great idea – 640 tonnes of sand to be dumped on the MUCEM esplanade to make a big beach for the summer. It will be open all day for walks, picnics at shaded tables, pétanque games, ping-pong and, on Sundays, dances. There will also be workshops. MUCEM Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions MuCEM and Fort Saint-Jean for History Buffs in Marseille November 15, 2018You may be interested in the new space that opened in Fort Saint-Jean in July. It’s called the Galerie des Officiers, the arcaded section you can see in the photo. Each of 5 small rooms has a short film on an aspect of the history of Fort Saint-Jean, with it a narrative on the development of …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Visit Glasgow’s Burrell Collection on Display the Musée Cantini, Marseille August 6, 2018The Musée Cantini has recently re-opened and is hosting an exhibition of paintings from Glasgow’s Burrell Collection, itself now closed for renovation. Sir William Burrell, a member of a wealthy Scottish ship-building family, was an avid collector of art and amassed 9000 items he donated to Glasgow in 1944. He was drawn to French realism …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Restaurant Recommendations · Taste Aix – Warm Ambiance at Chez Jo January 29, 2015Just a quick call- out for Chez Jo, an institution in Aix. We popped in there for lunch last week on a bright sunny day but the mistral was blowing its chilly passage through the streets of centre ville. Not a day for lunching on the terrace. …Continue Reading
