Marseille, France

View from the Notre-Dame de la Garde (La Bonne Mére), (154m up the Garde Hill,) looking out towards the islands of Chateau d'If and Frioul.  On the right one can see the Vieux Port and behind it the construction and regeneration of Joliette for the Capital of Culture 2013.

Over the roof tops of the most historic and oldest district in Marseille: Le Panier, 'The Basket'.

A warm and fragrant night sky, that us Londoners can only dream of.  The top of the Marseille Cathedral is visible on the horizon.  (The Roman Catholic Cathedral is also known as the Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille or Cathédrale de la Major.)

Breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Macaroons, clouds of melting air, a combination of icing sugar, egg whites, ground almonds and caster sugar, with a drop of lemon.

Aix en Provence, market

The fabulous fresh fruit, vegetable and flower markets in Aix en Provence, France.  An abundance of vibrant colours, tantalising smells and juicy produce, enough to make you want to buy kilos to take home to taste, display and cook with.  We English can't get enough of Aix and it's farmers' markets.

Market Locations

Large Aix en Provence market
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in the morning
Place de Verdun

Flower market Everyday in the morning
Place de l'Hôtel de ville, Place des Prêcheurs

Quarter market in Aix en provence
Different days depending on the quarters

Local producers market Everyday from in the morning

Place Richelme

Martigues, France

Martigues, a waterway town on the train line of 'la côte bleue', or otherwise known as the Miramas à l'Estaque line.

Boats, water and close to the lovely beach of Sainte Croix not to be confused with the train station of Croix Sainte!  The station required is La Couronne - Carro for sand, sea and sun.