Postcards from Provence
Aix en Provence
I was thinking of Paul Cézanne when I visited Aix en Provence yesterday. There is an imposing statue of the painter at the foot of the Cours Mirabeau. Up close the statue conveys a sense ...
Book Review: Lourmarin History
Lourmarin – Traces d’Histoire
La Valmasque Bulletin 110, 2021
I picked up this interesting book in the Lourmarin Tabac/Press. For those without the time or energy for 220 pages in French, I thought I would no...
5 Best Secret Sights in Provence
Jamie Ivey, the author of the Moon Guide to Provence (Dec 2019), selects his favourite "secret sights"
La Chapelle Notre Dame de La Pitié; Sanary Sur Mer
High on the headland to the west of Sanary Sur Mer p...
Exclusive: The story of Homme au Journal
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Provence art
Gerard Isirdi speaks about the creation of an iconic Provence art image
Visit a second home in Provence and you are more than likely to encounter the Homme au Journal poster of Gerard Isirdi.
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Camargue Safari
Just back from a Camargue Safari researching the Moon Guide to Provence. Here's 10 things I learnt:
The Camargue is responsible for France's entire production of rice.
Pump houses along the Petit Rhone,...
Working in Provence
Provence Guru catches up with the architect who became a baker
Pascal Coutaz gave up his career as an architect to bake bread. He will sell in Lourmarin market and from his shop in the old Lauris station on th...