Aix-En-Provence articles Tag

Aix-en-Provence: 5 Things to Know About This City of Art and History

Aix is the former capital of Provence. Aix-en-Provence, located 15 kilometers from the Sainte-Victoire mountain near Marseille, derives its name from the thermal springs discovered when the city was founded by the Romans in 123 BC. This city was the capital of Provence in the 15th century and has ...

20
Aug
2008

Mon Chat Pitre: a purring bookstore in Aix-en-Provence

The first cat bookstore in France The bookstore Mon Chat Pitre lives up to its name. In this Aix-en-Provence shop, the reference to felines is not just a playful pun… The name perfectly matches the concept since this place is the first cat bookstore in France and even in Europe. Based on the mod ...

02
July
2024

Simon Coleman: a new police officer on France 2

o played Commander Marquand for fourteen years on TF1, easily slips into the skin of this new character, a Parisian cop who asks to be transferred to Aix-en-Provence after the accidental death of his sister and brother-in-law. When Jean-Michel Tinivelli is asked if this new character does not loo ...

14
June
2022

The Lyric Art Festival of Salon-de-Provence

Presentation of the festival The Lyric Art Festival of Salon-de-Provence was created in 2006 by the Mezza Voce association in order to offer operas, performed by the greatest, at an accessible rate. This event also aims to discover, during an evening that is totally reserved for them, the Young ...

27
July
2015

The Routo : a GR to walk in the footsteps of the shepherds

3 French departments: the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Var and the Alpes de Haute-Provence. The main communes along this new GR69 are: - Arles - Aix-en-Provence - the plateau of Valensole known for its lavender - Digne-les-Bains - Barcelonnette - Cuneo in Italy. This lo ...

08
June
2022

Reading the South: a free event in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region

t the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Book lovers and literature enthusiasts are particularly invited to Marseille, Nice, Toulon, Antibes, Grasse, Aix-en-Provence, and Salon-de-Provence, as well as in the towns of Aubagne, Gap, Digne, and Gréoux-les-Bains. From the coastline to the mountains, ...

02
May
2024

Ansouis: 3 Good Reasons to Visit This Village in Luberon

n the county of Forcalquier. Its fortified castle, built at the top of a rocky peak, was a privileged observation post to monitor the road connecting Aix-en-Provence to Apt. Even today, the Château d'Ansouis proudly dominates the village. It is possible to visit it from April to All Saints' Day to ...

16
Sep
2024