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…)
Posts Tagged ‘Aix’
Bookshop Petition – Aix Cinema News – Free Parking
Posted in Film, News, Transport, tagged Aix, Marseille, parking on December 13, 2018| 2 Comments »
BRUT – Restaurant with Tasting Menu Just Opened in Aix
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…)
Galerie À…Tucked Away in Aix
Posted in Art, tagged Aix, Galerie A, Miriam Hartmann on December 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Rue Loubon is one of those tiny, picturesque streets in Aix that are pure Provence. It’s here that German artist
Miriam Hartmann has chosen to establish her gallery which is just celebrating its first birthday.
Miriam Hartmann has chosen to establish her gallery which is just celebrating its first birthday.Aix’s Book in Bar in New Novel!
Posted in Book, tagged Aix, Book In Bar, Jonathan Coe, Middle England on November 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
‘Middle England’ by Jonathan Coe – just published to positive reviews – features an unusual location in its pages: 
Book-in-Bar. (more…)
Chagall at the Caumont – Unmissable!
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Aix, hotel caumont, Marc Chagall on November 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »
What a terrific show at the Caumont Centre d’Art in Aix. It features the work of Marc Chagall, from his black and
white gravures from the 1920s and 30s, via his white marble sculptures, to his joyously colourful gouaches and oil paintings. (more…)
Aix Christmas Markets – Coming Up Very Soon
Posted in Event, Food, Patrimoine, tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, Christmas market, cours Mirabeau, Provencal foods, spiced wine on November 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
All of a sudden it seems that Christmas is upon us and Aix really celebrates Christmas in style.
Here are the main festive markets (more…)
On Armistice Day – the Story of Provencal Soldiers in WW1
Posted in Book, Patrimoine, tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, Auguste Odde, Corsica, La Faute au Midi, Provence on November 11, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The bells at the cathedral in Aix rang out at 3pm, 100 years ago today, after 1561 days of silence, to mark the end of the fighting. And by 6pm, the crowds were at the Rotonde to celebrate.
Of the 3000 men mobilised from Aix, 720 were dead, 190 disappeared and 500 left disabled. The story didn’t even end here for those left in the north of France. Despite having been away for four long years, the local regiment was involved in occupation and didn’t arrive back in town until 2nd September 1919. What a homecoming that must have been.
But when I was writing my book (Aix-en-Provence: The Inside Story) and researching the chapter on the effect of World War 1 on Aix, it
seemed that there was some sort of controversy surrounding the troops from Provence but I couldn’t find details.
Then came ‘La Faute au Midi’, a new book and exhibition, which told it all and it was truly an appalling story.
Here is my post from 2014:
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.
Buy: in Book-in-Bar, Aix, or online. Please click here: /art-in-the-south-of-france-the-inside-story/paperback/product-23586102.html
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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