Episode 37: French Appetites and Pleasures on the Riviera…Antibes, Cannes, MFK Fisher
Next Instalment from the Padova to Paris Journey Podcast Series - Part 13
Welcome to Episode #37:
At 4.58 we carefully motor along Rue de la Verrerie and what a scene it is, the clouds are floating above the mountain regions beyond Cannes, the sea is still, the light is glazed with a pearlescent shine. The sun cracks through the clouds here and there, lighting up the whole coastline, it is magnificent, just magnificent. We see parking on the side of Boulevard du Midi Louise Moreau, we are looking ahead to see the seaside and the people wandering along the side of the road on a promenade of sorts…..
A day in Antibes to walk the ramparts and enjoy the old town, Vieille Ville and then a drive to the seaside town of Cannes. Enjoy…I will back with more adventures on the way to Bonnieux in the Luberon, and a visit to the medieval beauty Saint Paul de Vance in the beautiful region of Provence….
Antibes late winter, the perfect old city to wander the coastal ramparts….On the left the Bastion Saint Andre Museum of Archeology. Beyond you can see the old town and the higher tower of the Musee Picasso, formerly the Chateau Grimaldi / Michelle Johnston
“Everything here radiates, everything flowers, everything sings. The sun, the women, the love are here at home. I still have the resplendence in the eyes of the soul”. Victor Hugo, Hommage de la Ville D’Antibes
Shownotes:
Provence and the Cote D’Azur: Discover the Spirit of the South of France by Janelle McCulloch
Parts Unknown Series - Comment on Bresse Chicken by the late and great Anthony Bourdain
Provence 1970: M.F.K Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the Reinvention of American Taste by Luke Barr
(Notes at the beginning came from research and the joy of this particular book. I have listened to it on Audible many times and the physical book is quite brilliant)
Antibes: A Short History of Architecture Editions du Cards, By Felicien Carti
