The best ways to get around Aix-en-Provence are on foot or by bike. The city is rather small and boasts a laid-back atmosphere, which makes it conducive to leisurely strolls and exploratory bike rides ...

The best times to visit Aix-en-Provence are from March to May and September through November, when the weather is as moderate as the crowds. The summer months see an influx of Parisians and ...

For 2,500 years Aix has been famous for its location and climate. Throughout history occupiers from all directions were drawn like moths to the beautiful light that holds the town, streets, buildings ...

Aix-en-Provence is a city close to my heart. I lived here for three years shortly after arriving in France in 2003. This is where I learned the French language. For the first couple of years I spoke ...

Paul Cézanne, the 19th-century French impressionist painter, once said, “I walk in nature every day, because the views are magnificent.” One of the views the impressionists loved most was of ...

The summer of Paul Cézanne is underway. The city of Aix-en-Provence, France, is recognizing their famous former resident with a year of programming. In addition to a restoration of the Cézanne family ...

Anne Elder “fell in love with France somewhere between Madeline and Moulin Rouge.” After studying abroad in Paris, the life-long Francophile migrated south and found a home in Aix–en–Provence, France.

Not everything was an artistic or audience success at the 75th Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. But everything was worth discussing. By Joshua Barone Joshua Barone attended a week of opera and ...