Well of course this being France, the first thing to do on 1st May is to buy a little posy of lilies of the valley – les muguets – for good luck for the year ahead.
According to the news this week, their supply has been a challenge: most of them are grown around Nantes and the chilly weather has impeded their growth. It must be very difficult for them relying on getting the flowers ready for such a specific deadline…
In town….
- The Ironman triathlon is taking place. It’s a 1.2 km swim out at Peyrolles, a 90km bike ride across to Aix, then a half-marathon which loops around the town and La Torse park three times. The marquees are already up around the Rotonde with stalls up the cours Mirabeau. Fun for spectators.
Details: http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman-70.3/pays-d-aix.aspx#axzz47ELjxPfj - Free Museums: it’s the first Sunday of the month so there’s free entry into the public museums eg the Granet.
Note – the new Picasso expo at MUCEM is free entry too on Sunday.Update MUCEM is closing on Sunday.- Book Market: regular event on first Sundays – lots of stalls of old books, prints and posters under the trees in the Place de l’Hotel de Ville.
The forecast is sunny – and warming up from now on – so an excellent time to be in Aix – bon weekend!
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