Author: Tuula
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The Aix-en-Provence Flower Market
Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday morning in Aix, the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville is covered in a sea of roses, peonies, dahlias, and other floral delights. Besides being a great spot to grab your favorite bouquet, it also carries all the flowery goods necessary to outfit terraces and small gardens. And being that we…
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A Visit to the Puyricard Chocolate Factory
It’s difficult to talk about chocolate in the south of France without mentioning Puyricard. We first became acquainted with this artisan chocolatier at the annual chocolate festival in the village of Belgentier. Soon after, with Christmas season in full swing, I tried to fight the crowds at our Puyricard boutique in the center of our…
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My Provence: An Interview with Philip Haslett of Unique Provence
For the second interview in the My Provence series, I was very happy to be connected with Philip Haslett, a man who seems to be living the Provençal dream to the fullest. Having lived in the South of France for six years, Philip is also the director of Unique Provence travel and tour company. Before he started traveling…
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The Aix-en-Provence Market
The farmers market on Place Richelme is one of those places that causes you to pause, take a deep breath, and let out a long, slow sigh…. Voilà, it seems to say, This is Provence. Since we live about an hour away from Aix, I’m almost ashamed to admit that this past weekend was the…
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15 Things to Do in Provence… in the Summer
On the roads and in backyards all over the South, you can hear the distinct “chirp” of the unofficial mascot of Provence – the cicada (le cigale). And as anyone will tell you, it’s not officially summer in the South of France until that first tsi tsi tsi rings clearly through the air. And foolish…
Belle Provence Travels 