Posted in Food, Miscellaneous, News, Patrimoine on April 20, 2019| 3 Comments »
It’s the site of Aix’s daily fruit and vegetable market, launched around 660 years ago.
Place Richelme is pure Provence with heaps of seasonal produce, garden flowers, honeys, bread and pots of preserves; and all surrounded by cafes whose terraces spill out into the square. But not any more. (more…)
Posted in Miscellaneous on April 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous, News, Patrimoine, tagged Bouches-du-Rhone, MPG2019 on March 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Our département, the Bouches-du-Rhone, has designated 2019, March-Dec, as the year of gastronomy with 1000 events promised.
The entrée is this coming weekend (21-24 March) with ‘Tout le Monde a Table’ during which participating local restaurants offer a % discount, a free apéro, free child’s meal per adult, and so on. All designed to get people out eating more.
Here’s a starting point: https://www.mpg2019.com/
You will find a map of participating restaurants, future events and social media links. You can also sign up for their newsletter.
Posted in Event, Miscellaneous on February 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Only just stumbled across this information: in light of the increasing amount of anti-Semitic behaviour, the authorities at the Camp des Milles have declared free entry this weekend.
So it is open all day tomorrow (Sunday) 10-19:00.
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 14, 2019| 2 Comments »
Travelling through Marseille Airport last week, my eye was caught by a revolving poster telling us firmly that we are no longer in PACA but in the new destination Région Sud.
Posted in Miscellaneous, News on January 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »
A documentary about Aix, ‘La Florence Provencale’, will be shown on France 3, Sunday 3rd Feb, 12:55. Looks interesting:
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Palm trees at Saint-Cyr
Oh dear. Those wonderful palm trees that for most of us are the essence of Riviera chic are under threat. It comes
from what The Times has called a ‘ruthless invader’. It’s the 42mm long red palm weevil which arrived in France in 2006 on some palms which came in from Egypt. (more…)
The South of France. Enchanted by the deep blue of the Mediterranean, the olive trees, poppies, irises and that dazzling light, artists found their creativity flourished under the hot sun. My new book takes you on a journey visiting museums and galleries as well as artists’ studios and their favourite painting spots. From Van Gogh in Arles, to Signac in Saint-Tropez; from Cézanne in Aix, over to Nice for Renoir and Matisse, the story unfolds of artists who knew each other and painted together in the warm south. Prepare too to meet colourful local artists who captured their beloved Provence for us to enjoy.
Buy: in Book-in-Bar, Aix, or online. Please click here: /art-in-the-south-of-france-the-inside-story/paperback/product-23586102.html
