Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
The Old Town of Aix: Perfect Provence
Aix's Old Town is perfectly poised to seduce the visitor to Provence: a warren of winding streets, picturesque craft shops, upscale boutiques, restaurants, elegant squares, refreshing fountains, markets - and all steeped in centuries, if not millennia of history. Click here to read more.
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