From cool Marseille to a photo-feast in Arles – an art trail through Provence The French cities of Marseille, Aix, Avignon and Arles boast a wealth of museums and festivals showing work by contemporary artists. Here’s how to make the most of a dazzling cultural summer My wife and I moved from London to Marseille […]

‘A diverse and convivial village’: the urban eye candy of Notre-Dame du Mont, Marseille This buzzy quarter is best enjoyed on one of the many tree-lined terraces, eating gourmet wraps, sipping bio wine and listening to live jazz Named for its 19th-century neoclassical church, Notre-Dame du Mont was once a site where sailors who’d survived […]