Info for this weekend: Seeking Matisse
A Vineyard trail
Bandol’s Pottery Market
Reading the British press this morning reminded me how much we have here on our doorstep in Aix to explore. For instance, the Independent has a piece on Matisse whose exhibition of fabulous colourful cut-outs has just opened at Tate Modern. The paper gives a useful Matisse trail around the Cote d’Azur, the star attraction of course being the Chapelle du Rosaire in Vence. It really is beautiful and well worth a visit. Here is the Independent article followed by the website for the chapel which has quirky opening hours: http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/henri-matisse-and-his-cte-of-many-colours-9259267.html; http://www.vence.fr/la-chapelle-du-rosaire-chef-d?lang=fr
Meanwhile the Guardian has an interesting piece leading us round the writer’s Top Ten favourite vineyards in Provence (more…)