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Devon in Provence
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Hills to Great Heights: Eastern France from the Sea to the Alps
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Bon Voyage! A Final Round of Photos
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Visiting the Markets of Provence
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Hiking the Calanques Near Cassis
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Take your pick. On either a cloudy day along the Mediterranean coast or a sunny one on which you’d like to reach to a more secluded beach, hiking the calanques west of Cassis makes for an enjoyable outing. (We chose the gray day — last Thursday — and saved the sunny one for the beach…
FollowIn Cassis, Kathy Buys a Pink Cap on Her Birthday
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“I’ve seen you before,” the jeweler told us, selling her wares at the Cassis market, in the shaded park near the mayor’s office. “Do you live in Cassis?” “No,” I answered. “We have visited four or five times. But this is our first market here. We’ve lived in Aix since January.” “That’s where I’ve seen…
Seeing Cassis, by Foot and By Boat
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The village of Cassis keeps pulling us back. We’ve visited by ourselves, with Kathy’s sister and with my cousins. This weekend we’ll return with my brother. There’s good reason. The village itself is a great place to relax, to enjoy a meal of fish straight from the sea, to sip the region’s excellent white wine…
Cassis: ‘The Poor Man’s St. Tropez’
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A Meal from the Food Gods
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It’s not as if we’ve been lacking for good meals here in France. Not close. In Aix, we’ve consistently enjoyed the lunchtime formule at Bistroquet, a plat du jour, dessert and glass of wine for about $22. Or we’ve relished the chevre chaud, plat du jour and absolutely divine chocolate cake at Fanny’s Bistrot Gourmand.…