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.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Dancing with... Back-Hoes
Last weekend's fire-and-water spectacular on the Old Port of Marseille was truly a blast. We were invited to a private party on the roof terrace of the Hotel Hermes, with a panoramic view of the whole event :-) Don't worry if you missed it, though: this Friday and Saturday: Provence's
month-long street arts festival, La Folle Histoire des Arts de la Rue (The Amazing History of Street Arts), continues this weekend with a bizarre ballet on the
Prado beach, Marseille, in which dancers are partnered by farm and
industrial machinery. Click here to read more
Labels:
Arts and Culture,
Marseille
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