Following on from a previous post about the ongoing difficulties about getting info from all the various tourist authorities, I can recommend marvellous-provence.com, a website dedicated to helping visitors by presenting news, events and links to other fact-filled sites.
It’s the brainchild of Sheila who came to live on the coast after a successful career in journalism in London. She spent much of her career working for The Independent where she wrote film reviews and features, and oversaw the film listings.
Her move to Provence coincided with the lead-up to the 2013 Year of Culture and so she smartly called her new website ‘Marseille-Provence.info’ and proceeded to keep everyone up-to-date on what was happening. Since then, her remit has expanded from Toulon/Hyeres up to the Luberon and across to Avignon, taking in Aix of course. And so the website name was changed.
She has huge numbers of hits on the website, especially one-time visitors to the region looking for info on transport, accommodation, events, food and wine and other aspects of provencal culture. Have a look on http://www.marvellous-provence.com/.
Her next expansion plan for the site is Arles and the Camargue which she is currently researching.
An excellent idea but I would say, Sheila, don’t forget the anti-mozzie cream….
aixcentric 
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