West Provance - Nîmes

Today were visitinh three historically important cities west of Marseille: Nîmes*, Arles and Avignon. "Nîmes (ancient Nemausus) is located in the Occitania region, just off Provence, not far from Avignon and Arles. Centuries ago, it was an important Roman colony located on the Via Domitia route fro...

French Riviera - Monaco

Tell me, could we have missed Monaco on our trip around the French Riviera, of which this principality is a part? It wasn't gambling addiction that made us climb the serpentine hill of Mont Carlo for two hours to see this den of evil! We've all seen millions of photos of this place, but I'm afra...

French Riviera - Nice

Wikipedia writes about this city in the shortest way: Wikipedia writes about this city in the shortest way:"Nice (French: Nice) is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. It is the fifth-largest city in France with a population of 342,295 within its administrative ...

French Riviera - Cannes

Cannes is definitely a place known as "must see," even though it's not one of the pearls of the French Riviera. It achieved its fame thanks to its film festival. And that's why it's incredibly expensive, but not the prettiest... We wanted to splurge a bit to get a role in a film. But the offers ...

French Riviera - Saint-Tropez

We headed east from Marseille to satisfy our positive snobbery and see what's going on in the most famous spots on the French Riviera. And so, we visited Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Nice, and Monte Carlo. It's a long trip for one day, but well worth the fourteen-hour effort. In total, we covered over 60...

Just a soup?

La Bouillabaisse – (pron. bouyabaiz) a fish soup known along the Mediterranean coast, although only one variety, prepared near Marseille, has gained worldwide fame. This was a traditional dish of fishermen and the poor, and has become a signature dish of Provence. I ordered this dish and I rate it...

In Marseille

At 2 a.m., after landing in Marseille, after a delayed Ryanair flight and a rather uncomfortable wait at London Stansted, we arrived in the city center in our rental car. Right in the heart of the oldest residential district – La Lorette. The choice of this location proved to be a good one...

To Aix-en-Provance

After a less-than-stellar summer in our country, we dreamed of autumn in… Provence. Our desire to visit Provence and the French Riviera was complemented by the wish to see the Cezanne exhibition in Aix-en-Provence. But let's start from the beginning. To reach our destination, we need to fly to Ma...