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, August 14, 2011
A Day in the "Venice of Provence".
I quite often go into Martigues for its excellent Sunday market and have always been puzzled why this very picturesque little lakeside town - which calls itself the "Venice of Provence" - isn't on the main tourist trail of Southern Provence. But at least the happy result of this is that you don't have to fight your way through crowds of coach parties and walking tours to explore its colourful canals and quayfronts and cobbled streets and squares. Click here to read more.
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