Posted in Patrimoine, Travel on September 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Porquerolles is the largest of the 3 Iles d’Or (Islands of Gold), easily accessible from the coast. We did the short (20 min) crossing from La Tour Fondu, near Hyeres, roughly a 90 minute drive from Aix, depending on traffic.
Plage Notre-Dame, one of Europe’s top beaches
I hadn’t visited Porquerolles for many years and was surprised at the changes to the sleepy place I remember. (more…)
Posted in News, Transport, Travel on September 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in News, Travel on April 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The number of destinations and frequency of flights from Marseille Provence Airport as we move into the holiday season has increased.
Posted in News, Travel on December 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »
A major expansion of the airport has been announced with British architect Norman Foster winning the design contract. Airports are in keen competition with each other and Marseille Provence wants to be able to welcome 11 million passengers a year by 2025.
Posted in News, Travel on December 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Volotea has announced that Marseille is to be its new hub. And from April 2018, it is adding 8 new destinations, to make 18 in all leaving from our local airport. (more…)
Posted in Transport, Travel on November 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »
If you are travelling soon, you might like to familiarise yourself with changes at the airport. 
As shown in the diagram, (more…)
Posted in Miscellaneous, Transport, Travel on January 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Here’s the latest on:
If you are flying to/from Gatwick , there are terminal changes which happened in the last couple of days. All Easyjet flights will use North Terminal and BA will be at South Terminal. http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/
BA cabin crew have announced strikes for Sunday Feb 5 – Feb 7, then from Thursday to Saturday of the same week. (BA are saying that last time this happened the effect was minimal with customers being booked on earlier or later flights the same day).
New flights from Marseille:
New low-costs flights to Venice from Marseille by Volotea
Venice, Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun with Easyjet from 12 May, adding to the ones run by Volotea.
Montreal, direct flights with Air Canada Rouge (couldn’t find start date on website).
La Réunion, twice a week with Air Austral, from 12 October, 2017.
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
