Posted in Event, News, Patrimoine on December 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The parade will take place in the cours Mirabeau at 14:30 ie. no activity in the morning.
The meteo forecast for tomorrow (Dec 16th) is rain, but I can’t find any indication of cancellation. It’s a ceremony dating back to 1256 which celebrates the longest night of the year, as well as Provencal life. Info: http://www.aixenprovence.fr/Bravade-calendale-6492 Let’s hope for a dry afternoon to enjoy it!
Posted in Miscellaneous, News on December 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
That’s the question for the investigators following an incident near Avignon. A bullet went clean through (more…)
Posted in Art, Event, News, Patrimoine, tagged Aix, Atelier Buffile, Bravade on December 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget the lovely Swedish celebration of Santa Lucia tonight, 13th Dec, at the Cathedral – Young Scandinavians process down the darkened aisle creating pools of flickering light with their candles. Unmissable! 18:00hrs. Afterwards, spiced wine is served at the Mairie.
Tomorrow sees nationally-renowned Aix pottery Atelier Buffile open a show of their work together with Poteries de Sejnane from Tunisia. This is a group of 100 potteries, mainly Berber women who have been making kitchen pots and decorative items for generations. Vincent Buffile went to work with them. Both his work, their work, and collaborative projects will be on show. The expo is at the beautiful medieval Cave aux Huiles, another reason to visit!Fri 14-18:00hrs, Sat and Sun 10-18:00hrs. It is featured in the current issue of Coté Sud – read here: cs-12-2018
And finally there’s the Bravade Calendale on Sunday 16th: This is a Provencal traditional offering ‘la pompe de Noel’ (festive bread) to the town authorities. Lots of traditional music, Provencal dancers and for some reason Italian flag-throwers. General Instagrammable melée. 11:00 in the cours Mirabeau;
14.30 at Mairie followed by procession through centre ville.
Posted in Film, News, Transport, tagged Aix, Marseille, parking on December 13, 2018| 2 Comments »
Everyone I have spoken to has been saddened by the announced closure of the Librarie de Provence. Now there is an online petition to show local support. They aim to get 5000 signatures and were well over 2500 when I checked this morning. (more…)
Posted in Food, Miscellaneous, News, tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, BRUT, lunch in Aix-en-Provence on December 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
After a couple of gloomy posts about things closing, it’s good to be able to welcome a new enterprise: BRUT, is a spacious restaurant which opened in the place des Tanneurs last month to offer an interesting menu of
‘assiettes‘ for diners to combine and enjoy. (more…)
Posted in Children, News on December 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Event, News on November 30, 2018| Leave a Comment »
There’s an event being held next week in Aix to bring together women from across the area who want to promote their activities, whether they have a business or a club or a blog. (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
