I spent a week during early July at Elisabeth and Roland's home in Aix-en-Provence, and I could not…read morehave hoped for a better experience! While there are several program options available, I opted for a week-long stay, with 15 hours of french instruction. I was thoroughly impressed with the way Elisabeth was able to specifically tailor lessons to my needs. I have been studying French off and on for years, but what really made the difference here was that she was teaching me French, *in* French. LOCATION: AMAZING. About a three-minute walk to the famous Cours Mirabeau, with many shops and restaurants. About eight minutes walking to the nearest Monoprix (basically the French version of Target). As the name suggests, this really was an experience "en famille"! Elisabeth and Roland were so warm and welcoming; I immediately felt right at home. At breakfast we shared fresh bread, coffee, delicious jams, and great conversation. I tried my best to speak in French, but it was very nice to be able to fall back on English when I was not able to express myself. Elisabeth is a great cook, and so willing to share her recipes and techniques. I learned an incredible amount in just a week -- I wish I could have stayed longer! I cannot recommend Provence-en-Famille enough. Website: www.provence-en-famille.com

If you like cheese (and who doesn't), this is the place for now! My wife is all about the cheese,…read moreso we had to go here. The dining is tight, so make sure to make a reservation! We started with a platter of regional cheeses. The waitress was very helpful in describing what was available. We were still hungry after the starter, so we ordered a classic French open-faced ham and cheese sandwich. There were four different types of cheese on it. It was so incredibly creamy! I highly recommend dining here.

Wonderful little restaurant. The seating for dining is up stairs in the back of the cheese shop…read more Seating on the second floor and a rooftop balcony. The rooftop seating is the best. Didn't open for dinner until 7PM. It filled with mostly locals by 8. We were lucky to get in without a reservation Food was outstanding. All 4 of us were pleased. Wine list was solid for casual dining and mixed drinks were available also. Waiter was local and spoke excellent English. They also had a few English language menus available so ordering was easy Portions were large for the entrees. We all ended up leaving parts uneaten

We stayed right above this restaurant in an Airbnb and had to try it due to all the good reviews…read more As others have noted, it's known for their bouillabaisse, so we each got one. Overall, I thought the bouillabaisse was really good. I wouldn't say excellent but definitely worth trying. It got much better at the end of the meal since all the fish had settled and the soup became a lot more thick and flavored. We also got the fois gras as our starter which we thought was excellent and ended with an upside-down apple cake which was also excellent. Overall, I don't think you can go wrong with this restaurant and it's worth going. Finally, service was good and they do give you a menu in English if you ask.

Located in a cute square just off the old vieux port, surrounded by other bars restaurants, Les…read moreArcenaulX stands outs by its cute decor, a converted/part time book store and by its excellent food. We had the meal of the day ~(50euro)-starter+steak/veggies+dessert and the bouillabaisse which was very good. The service was good, the food was good, everyone around us was enjoying their meals and time. Also, the price was relatively decent. Hard to give anything less than a 5. Would come back and would recommend.

Accueil souriant avec de nombreuses propositions et des conseils de lectures pour les petits et les…read moregrands

We visited the Librarie Saint Paul in search of children's books in French as souvenirs for our…read morefamilies back home. This is a religious bookstore, so you won't find the classic here, but we did find some inexpensive and colorful basics that have become well-loved in our house. The nuns working were friendly.

We visited maybe 8 years ago. The dining room is magical, cozy. The steak accompanied by a roasted…read moresplit bone with succulent marrow was memorable. Plus, we were alone in the dining room.

Tiny super cozy cafe - perfect for grabbing a quick coffee and cookie, as well as spending an…read moreentire rainy afternoon! I can recommend the hot chocolate - absolutely delicious!

We almost turned away from this little bakery because I was convinced that a chain wouldn't be good…read moreenough. It's like.. when you see people eating grocery store donuts or grocery store bread and you think, YUCK! Why would you waste your time and money? But turns out, I'm an idiot because this boulangerie was amazing! And it kept some decent hours too so we managed to get in a couple of times in one day AND also right before we left at roughly 6:35AM! Yes. We stopped in at two bakeries on our way to the airport. TWO. And I regret nothing. During our short 5 day stay, we had the fortune of sampling so many wonderful things. SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS. Even as I type right now my pants are feeling rather snug. But back to it, from this amazing bakery chain, we tried: - a jamon baguette with shaved pecorino and rocket (I recommend this like 348293423892378378 times) - a salami baguette with pickles - baguettes fresh from the oven (like.. still warm they said can you wait 2 minutes before I handle them and hand them to you?) - day old palmier (the shop attendant actually asked if we minded they were a day old, half was gone before she finished her sentence! AND it was discounted to boot!) - petit strawberry tarts (our favourites) - petit creme brulee tarts - petit citron tarts - petit pain du chocolat (fancy for mini chocolate croissants) - petit quiche lorraine - petit marinara sauce and olive tart (so so so so good) - marinara sauce pizza slice with anchovies and black olives - a humongous strawberry tart (glazed with blueberries, pine nuts, almond encrusted based and custard in the center) This doesn't even come close to covering 1/5th of what they had in store. So obviously I need to come back.. I mean, how else will you know how good everything else was? And I'll say it again, I regret NOTHING!