Here’s a heads-up on the 4th Festival des Jardins taking place this spring on the Cote d’Azur. Having newly designed pop-up gardens is an interesting approach. (more…)
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Festival des Jardins… this Spring
Posted in Event, Patrimoine on March 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Place d’Albertas…renovation at last?
Posted in News, Patrimoine on January 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Let’s hope so!
The long-running saga of this 18th century square is about to be resolved according to information from the mairie. The ‘travaux’ should begin soon and will last 9 months.
Journées du Patrimoine – Aix: Two Suggestions
Posted in Art, Book, Event, Fund Raising, News, Patrimoine on September 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A couple of ideas here for the coming weekend. (more…)
‘In Cézanne’s Footsteps’ – the new app
Posted in Art, News, Patrimoine on August 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Visitors to Aix have, since 1990, been able to follow in the footsteps of Cezanne courtesy of 3,500 markers in the pavements and footpaths, as he wended from home to studio to painting sites…and then to cafes in town after a long day at the easel.
Now the Tourist Office have launched an app, based on their brochure, ‘Sur Les Pas de Cézanne’. ‘Experience Cézanne with your smartphone’, we are invited. (more…)
Summer in the City – Marseille and Aix
Posted in Patrimoine, Shopping on July 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Hot town summer in the city, back of your neck getting dirty and gritty?
If so, you might like what Marseille and Aix have done to soften their urban environments this sweltering summer.
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Visiting the Calanques south of Marseille
Posted in News, Patrimoine on July 4, 2022| 1 Comment »
Access to the Calanques National Park is being controlled this summer due to damage to the ecosystem caused by the burgeoning numbers of visitors, and due to increasing fire risks. (more…)
Visiting l’Ile Verte
Posted in Patrimoine, Travel on April 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
There’s only one island in the Bouches-du-Rhone with trees and that’s the Ile Verte, off the coast of La Ciotat. It’s just a 10 minute hop by navette from the Vieux Port of La Ciotat to this tiny island which is just 430x260m.
Electric Boats and Lavender Icecream
Posted in Children, Food, Patrimoine on October 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Here’s an idea for a splendid day out in Provence right now – the tourists have in the main gone home and there are still sunny days to enjoy.
Boating on the lower gorges du Verdon isn’t as well known as Lac St Croix but all the better for that in terms of easy parking and access to boats. And it’s very beautiful.
Aix Church Yields Surprising Secret
Posted in News, Patrimoine on July 3, 2021| 2 Comments »
La Madeleine, Aix’s largest church, closed in 2007 for much-needed renovations. When I visited prior to this, it was gloomy, criss-crossed with cracks, and smelled fusty. The work was due to be finished by 2014, but is still closed. I had wondered when walking past what was holding things up. It seems not much, literally. (more…)
Indispensable – Guides to 2021 Summer Events in Provence
Posted in Event, News, Patrimoine, Publication on June 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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Art in the South of France; the inside story
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.
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Aix-en-Provence The Inside Story
My first book tells the story of this fascinating town and introduces .some of the characters who have lived here. With a focus on people rather than buildings, history is unravelled through anecdotes with lots of suggestions of what to see when you visit. Available from lulu.com - /aix-en-provence-the-inside-story
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