Top things to do in Avignon and the Vaucluse area of Provence — especially in the off-season
Off-Season Provence: Things to Do in Avignon and the Vaucluse
A Taste of Burgundy in California Wine Country
Ingredients for a Perfect Experience in Puglia
By Victoria De Maio
Take a small group to Italy, immerse them in amazing food, wine and olive oil, show them picturesque and historic cities and sites, and season with warm, wonderfullocals…and what do you get? An authentic once-in-a-lifetime experience in the enchanting south of Italy, Puglia’s seductive Salento!
Sweeney in Paris: Her Favorite Things
A Day in Aix-en-Provence: Top Things to Do
European Capital of Culture: Highlights of Marseille
“Marseille is a way of life”. It’s the playing of pétanque (similar to bocce), the imbibing of pastis (an anise liqueur developed in Marseille as a substitute for the banned absinthe in 1915), the savoring of Bouillabaisse (for which Marseille is famous), and a certain “joie de vivre”. It is also a way of life that embraces the diversity of this melting pot on the Mediterranean and its rich culture, history, and art — giving an ample number of reasons for its designation as a 2013 European Capital of Culture.
Cassis by the Sea
“Qu’a vist Paris, se noun a vist Cassis, pou dire: n’ai rèn vist,”
“He who has seen Paris and who has not seen Cassis can say … I have seen nothing.” Frédéric Mistral (1830 – 1914), beloved Provençal poet and Nobel Prize laureate
After just a few hours in this village on the Mediterranean coast, I began to understand.
Off-Season Highlights of Provence
