New to Aix’s post-Pandemic dining scene, and therefore new to me, Le Singe Vert presents a stylish terrace, all rattan furniture and fresh flowers, to passers-by at the bottom end of the cours Mirabeau.
It used to be the Haagen Daas icecream cafe but has been extended right back into what was a travel agency and on into a courtyard garden. So what was a network of small offices has been transformed into charming little dining areas with period furniture, chandeliers, and wallpaper featuring the eponymous monkey. (more…)
The Birdwatcher’s Wife herself, Gayle Smith Padgett, will be in town to talk about her adventures when her husband embarked on a personal challenge to spot 200 birds in a year. Meanwhile Gayle’s quest was finding pretty villages to stay in, restos to eat in, and markets to browse in.
Hang on I thought, I’ve seen a French film with this plot.
US Author Keith Van Sickle who recently published An Insider’s Guide to Provence has issued a follow-up title which focuses more on his beloved St-Remy where he and his wife have spent so much time.
the Vieux Port and up the Canebiere, instead of the Borely/Prado beaches as in previous years.
Local teachers Fabienne and Chantal, who specialise in teaching French via personalised walking tours of Aix, are introducing hour-and-a-half group sessions for people at B1 level and over (*).
geography, colour and light – and its 57 km coastline with 20 ports which range from fishing villages, holiday boat marinas, cruise-ship terminals and the bustling commercial docks, not forgetting the historical heart which is the Vieux Port.
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