VAUGINES MAY NOT BE IN TOUR BOOKS BUT IT RATES HIGH WITH ME…AND PETER MAYLE
I never met Peter Mayle when he was living in Lourmarin—despite sharing a few friends, an affinity for [...]
Articles by Susan Manfull
50 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF ÉDITH PIAF, A TRIBUTE TO HER PACKS NEW YORK’S BEACON THEATRE
Throughout the concert, there were film clips of Piaf in concert, including on the Ed Sullivan Show [...]
THE PONT DU GARD, A MUST-SEE SITE, IS MY PICK FOR A SUMMER’S LAST HURRAH!
Over the valley, from side to side, and ever so high in the air, stretch the three tiers of the tremendous [...]
CHÂTEAU D’ESCLANS’ GARRUS ROSÉ BEDAZZLES
"It's a big wine....it's a long story."
I bemoaned in my last post that I am not in Provence right now (as I often am this time of year). But, our recent tasting of four rosés from [...]
AUGUST IN PROVENCE: TOO HOT AND CROWDED?
August in Provence. It is hot and crowded. The line of cars inching their way along, hoping [...]
FIGS IN PROVENCE: A CAUSE FOR SLEUTHING, CELEBRATION, AND A LINGERIE SHOW
The luscious fig—its sweet flesh accented by crunchy seeds and enveloped by a deep purple skin—will soon [...]
A NICE TIME TO BE IN NICE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MUSÉE MATISSE!
Nice was where we first touched down in the South of France. We were on our way to Aix-en-Provence and then, [...]
A DOG’S REFLECTIONS ON PROVENCE
I had a village house in Lourmarin, at the foot of the Luberon Mountains. Okay, I took some liberties with [...]
LE QUARTORZE JUILLET: CELEBRATING BASTILLE DAY
Le Quartorze Juillet, also known as La Fête Nationale or, especially in English-speaking countries, simply [...]
TUESDAYS IN PROVENCE : OH THE STRESS OF WHICH MARKET TO VISIT
It’s Tuesday morning in Lourmarin and, as I drink my grand crème at Café Gaby, soaking up the morning sun [...]
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