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. 3 QUESTIONS FOR MARTINE VASSAL P. 2 . 3 QUESTIONS FOR DANIELLE MILON P. 2 . 3 QUESTIONS FOR GÉRALD PASSÉDAT P. 3 . PROVENCE GASTRONOMY 2019, A YEAR TO SAVOUR! P. 4 . MPG2019 TOP 10 P. 6 . TOWN FESTIVALS P. 8 . A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLES P. 10 .PROVENCE, A HUB OF GASTRONOMY P. 11 . MYTHICAL PRODUCE P. 13 . GUINNESS BOOK P. 14 . PREPARING YOUR MPG2019 TRIP P. 16 .YOUR TURNKEY STAY IN PROVENCE P. 17 .OUR TIPS & TRICKS FOR MAKING THE MOST OF MPG2019 P. 18 .ABOUT PROVENCE TOURISME P. 19 .MPG2019 PARTNERS P. 20

. 1 . 3 QUESTIONS for martine vassal to December, a plethora of festive and participative PRESIDENT OF THE BOUCHES- meetings will be celebrating local know-how and flying DU-RHÔNE AREA COUNCIL the flag of our traditional flavours, recipes and produce. PRESIDENT OF THE AIX MARSEILLE MPG2019 is a mega-celebration of gastronomy, from the PROVENCE METROPOLITAN AREA field to the plate. We are proud of our gastronomy and 3 QUESTIONS want to share it far and wide – it is an intrinsic part of our heritage, just like our fabulous landscapes and lifestyle for gérald passédat MPG2019 was your idea. What made you want to honour Provence’s gastronomy in 2019? How will the event reach people? 3 STAR-RATED CHEF OF THE Our area attracts an increasing number of talented Our professional, cultural and touristic stakeholders have got together to create a gastronomic voyage span- RESTAURANT «LE PETIT NICE» IN chefs and projects on the gastronomy theme. There is a MARSEILLE genuine dynamic here around gastronomy, driven by all ning towns and villages throughout the area. Various of the sector’s stakeholders. This fabulous movement major events are scheduled to bring local inhabitants As honorary President of the Marseille expands the reach and attractiveness of Provence, and together, while other smaller events are designed to Provence Gastronomy Year, what are you most help people discover Provence’s exceptional riches. we need to accompany and sustain it. Our producers, looking forward to? wine growers and iconic chefs are our finest ambas- MPG2019 will combine a year of encounters with local sadors. This culinary wealth needs to be showcased by chefs, gourmet markets, picnics and urban vegetable I love this initiative and I’m proud to be presiding it! a major event like MPG2019. It is also an opportunity gardens with many cultural events on the culinary the- I was born in Marseille and I’m passionate about my to unite national and international economic networks me. Our exhibitions, festivals and concerts will be going city. I hope the public will enjoy seeing the new face of behind Provence’s living heritage. gastronomic! The success of the event relies on our Marseille. Marseille Provence Gastronomy 2019 is going As a «spokesman» of Provencal ability to play as a team. Together, we will make 2019 a to be a fabulous springboard for our area and for the gastronomy, what messages What meaning do you want to give to the event? capital year for Provence’s gastronomy! new generation of talented and passionate chefs and would you like to relay? First and foremost, a sense of sharing and generosity. producers people are about to discover. This vast event honouring our gastronomy is designed to That Marseille and Provence be be shared by the widest possible audience. From March granted a decent position within the Provence attracts more and more gastronomic Mediterranean and Europe, regain their talents. How do you explain this new impetus? former prosperity and cultural wealth The Mediterranean has bathed and fed me since I was and become a major gastronomic stage. a little boy. Our sea, rocks and dry inland country are And that our tireless energy take the endless sources of culinary inspiration. 2,600 years right direction, so that our children of culture and culinary pleasures are truly something continue to want to set up home here. to remember. It would be senseless for us to lose 3 QUESTIONS ourselves in today’s globalized culinary world. I set up the association «Gourméditerranée» in 2012 as for danielle milon a showcase for the cuisine of Marseille and Provence, Provencal cuisine is fabulous and Mediterranean gastronomic culture and the very healthy PRESIDENT OF PROVENCE TOURISME very much alive and kicking. It is an Mediterranean diet. The association aims to unite chefs VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOUCHES-DU-RHONE AREA COUNCIL essential part of our identity – the and producers and attract new talents to Marseille and VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE AIX MARSEILLE PROVENCE very spirit of Provence! the region. Today, the dream has come to life, with over METROPOLITAN AREA, IN CHARGE OF TOURISM 60 top chefs flying the flag of our culinary wealth. Our Tell us more about this collective cuisine is more alive than ever: the simplest ingredients What does gastronomy represent adventure… continue to be magicked into life by our chefs, while here? Can we use the term The only way of meeting this respecting our time-honoured Mediterranean diet. Our beautiful area boasts stunning «gastronomic tourism»? challenge launched by the Bouches- I believe every cook should portray his own vision of landscapes, exceptional produce and Yes, absolutely! Gastronomic du-Rhône area is together, by uniting the region. Our cuisine should be the guardian of an a history dating back to Antiquity – tourism is a growing sector, with local stakeholders, accompanying intelligent lifestyle favouring local producers, organic Provence’s gastronomy is a genuine a host of new activities such as projects, and throwing bridges growing and sustainable fishing. It must fight on every between Provencal chefs and odyssey! It calls on our senses, production site tours, purchase of front to defend the environment and be an example for local culture and arts. MPG2019 celebrates tradition, creativity, local produce, markets, culinary the younger generations. That is part of every chef’s is a genuine home-grown project. culinary customs, lifestyles and the evenings, cookery classes and work too. The cuisine of Marseille and Provence is a joy of new discoveries. Everyone – both the public and gastronomy walks. If you want to get catalyst for the Mediterranean. Provence’s gastronomic heritage is to know an area, you need to meet private sector – stepped up and got more popular than ever before. From the people who forge and uphold down to work during the preparatory the producer to the plate, it attracts its know-how. Discovering the men year and will be continuing to thousands of people from the world and women who work passionately contribute and play a role in this over keen to «taste» our Provence! to defend their land and traditions participative event. It’s like every is undoubtedly the best way for a good recipe: the right ingredients tourist to experience our destination. make the best dishes and we hope Our mission is to preserve this MPG2019 will be one of them! know-how – it is an intrinsic part of our wealth. Our Mediterranean and

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MPG2019 A YEAR TO SAVOUR!

Initiated by the Bouches-du-Rhône Area Council and steered by Provence Tourisme, Marseille Provence Gastronomy 2019 will be celebrating the popular art of gastronomy throughout the Bouches-du-Rhône. This year, we will also be celebrating the know-how of this crosswise and emblematic industry’s many and diverse stakeholders. From the field to the plate and the pan to the table, they all play a part in making us a flagship gastronomic destination. Encounters with local chefs, gourmet markets, picnics with a view and urban vegetable gardens are just some of the ingredients of this gastronomic voyage through the area’s exceptional landscapes and produce. From March to December, the Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns and villages will be hosting a plethora of both prestigious and popular events, honouring the traditional flavours, recipes and produce of our local farmers and wine growers. MPG2019 will also be putting the spotlight on our finest chefs, restaurants, artisan producers, tableware artists and all those who strive to uphold and enhance Provence’s gastronomy. Associating talent, passion and creativity, this new adventure aims to put «Made in Provence» produce in the limelight and bring our destination to the attention of visitors and holidaymakers seeking quality and authenticity. Presided by Michelin 3-star Chef Gérald Passedat, Marseille Provence Gastronomy 2019 is set to be a delicious event with plenty for everyone. In short, a generous, festive and truly fabulous year! © B. Béchet © B.

. 4 . . 5 . This is one of MPG2019’s largest meetings, bringing together with local producers, conservation techniques together the world of Provence gastronomy in Marseille. and ancient culinary traditions. Recipes, songs, An impressive decor made entirely with plants will be literature and cinema come together to sing the praises transforming the pavilions into symbols of gastronomy of Mare Nostrum. Not to be missed: the “true fake” in the Bouches-du-Rhône (cereals, wine, the sea, etc.): Bouillabaisse trial, when a pretend judge has to cast each sector has its own village and each village has its his verdict on traditional bouillabaisse with its croutons own activities. and rouille sauce versus the so-called «revisited» recipe. Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie – Tawlet, and Marseille A Table, Les Marseillaises Cuisinent le July 1st to September 22nd Monde, Marseille Les Rencontres d’Arles: Lebanese food beyond the September 29th clichés The world’s longest buffet on Corniche Kennedy. Led by Considered as the Cannes Film Festival of photography, a group of Marseille female chefs, a brigade of “women the «Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie chefs of the world” will be busy cooking for this charity d’Arles» is celebrating its 50th anniversary in gourmet event. A festive meeting, at one of the city’s most iconic style this year with a special edition dedicated to venues. Lebanese Chef Kamal Mouzawak and his incredible cooks from the “Tawlet” restaurant in Beirut. On the menu: a fabulous culinary voyage into the treasures of Lebanon, from the heart of Camargue. A genuine citizen’s canteen, combining love of gastronomy and a generous desire to share knowledge and lifestyles.

In Vino Musica, throughout the Bouches-du-Rhône July 8th to 13th

© T. Duval © T. In Vino Veritas : This two words match really well together. Pliny the Elder, Roman author and naturalist, ensured that truth is to be found in wine. But we can also find it in music! In Vino musica event proposes to MPG2019 L’Art Mange l’Art, exhibition be capturing the diversity, riches and mix symphonies, palate sweetness ans musicality. At at the Musée Regards de specificities of Provence’s cuisine on the heart of the vineyards, it’s time to taste a glass of paper. TOP 10 Provence, Marseille wine while listening a concert. Classical music, jazz or reggae, red or white wine, you’ll have the choice. This March 2nd to September 29th Le plus grand cours de cuisine will be a pure moment of happiness! MPG2019 promises This contemporary art exhibition invites étoilé,Marseille a genuine visitors to rediscover - from a sometimes June 28th offbeat angle - the simple pleasures of Pizzamania, Festival de la Pizza, Marseille Béchet © B. firework display of A surprising event is going to happen. harvesting, cooking and eating. Part of September gastronomic events, On stage, the starred chef Lionel Lévy the Eat Art movement reflecting on our left his kitchen at the InterContinental Pizzamania, a festival of pizza! There’s no need to travel Le Festival de la Soupe, participative with over 1,000 consumer society and the food industry, restaurant to challenge the gourmet to Italy to savour a good pizza! In September, 20 pizza exciting dishes on it invites each artist to offer their own event in Marseille and throughout the public : the realization of the biggest masters will be gathering on Marseille’s Old Port for the interpretation of food, nature, the soil, Bouches-du-Rhône the menu including starred cooking lesson ! Around the festive and popular Pizzamania festival. The love story meals and togetherness… between Marseille and pizza dates back many years: December encounters with chef, 1000 participants by team of 2 surpervised by other chefs. in the 19th century, cheap restaurants on the Old Port Eat your soup! Just for kids? Not at all! Concocted with local chefs, already sold wood-fired pizzas topped with Provencal Festival du 9ème Art et de la Their goal : to prepare a recipe of Lionel pistou sauce, truffles, baby onions, pumpkin, chestnuts gourmet markets, Lévy. From 6.00 pm, the show begins. tomatoes. Marseille is also the birthplace of the pizza and even strawberries, oranges and spicy caramel, Gastronomie, Aix-en-Provence truck: the city’s legendary figure «Jeannot le Pizzaiolo» picnics with a The purpose of this event is to show how soup will never be the same after the “Festival de la April 6th to May 25th set up shop here in 1962! Soupe”! Throughout the Bouches-du-Rhône, chefs will view and urban powerful Marseille in on the gastronomic A novel marriage of comic books and side, it is clearly the opportunity to set a be stirring up and revisiting traditional recipes in the vegetable gardens. street in XXL tureens, to ensure everyone gets a taste. gastronomy. If you’re a fan of comic new record in the guinness book. Prendre la Mer, at the Criée de Marseille Here is our Top 10 books and good food alike, you won’t Partnered by the Food Bank and National Market, this La Grande Halle, Vieux-Port, September fabulous events flies the flag of solidarity and the fight pick of must-do have to choose between reading and eating any longer! For its 16th edition, Marseille All the treasures of Mare Nostrum. Sea urchins, sea against food waste. meetings. the Comic Book Festival organized by June 28th to 30th bass, scorpion fish, octopus and oysters... The nurturing the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office is An open-air food hall spanning the Old Mediterranean Sea overflows with treasures. The throwing a fun and offbeat spotlight on Port, instilling the quaysides with a “Prendre la Mer” initiative invites strollers to (re)discover local gastronomy. A guest illustrator will farandole of flavours, scents and colours. a host of produce, including forgotten fish varieties,

. 6 . . 7 . picnic banquet with entertainment CINEMA AND GASTRONOMY THE MARRIAGE OF MIRABEAU and meals being sold by chefs in the EVENINGS TO N HALL village. The large table will go from September one end of town to the other, with EDEN THEATRE events taking place here and there A theatre performance is put in in the 26 April, 5 July-30 August and local producer stands. elegant 17thcentury Château de Mira- Cinema takes great pleasure in beau, which is the town hall today. A exploring the world of cooking and dinner served in the château’s cour- gastronomy. The oldest cinema in tyard will continue the festivities... MEDIEVAL BANQUET is putting on three Cinema and Gastronomy evenings. A film and RUE DES HALLES entertainment followed by dinner. MARSEILLE Saturday 22 June Over to the cooking show! MARSEILLE OCTOPUS As part of the Tarasque medieval festival, right in the historic centre, the cooks of Escoffier’s disciples CHÂTEAUNEUF-LE-ROUGE MUCEM, LA RÉALE, THE DOCKS treat guests to a royal feast under the MMMH! GASTRONOMY IN Monday 16-Sunday 22 September watchful eye of Roy René. PROVENCE FESTIVAL 2nd Edition of the gastronomic & multidisciplinary festival. The octopus VILLAGE SQUARE is looked at in both its sprawling Sunday 7 July and culinary dimensions, in artistic, GASTRONOMY FAIR The festival makes gastronomic ex- cultural and social forms. PLACE DU 14 JUILLET cellence available to everyone thanks Saturday 31 August to the renowned chefs taking part. From lunch to dinner, in the shade of Winemakers, brewers and producers Berber tents on the Town Hall square, each contribute their own vision PISTOU SOUP ORLD put your menu together from the pro- of gastronomic culture. A moment CHAMPIONSHIPS positions of the fair’s restaurateurs untouched by time in the heart of a and pastry chefs. Provençal village. PLACE JOURDAN Saturday 6 July CHÂTEAUNEUF-LES- An event based around an unmis- sable Provençal speciality, each PLEASURES OF THE soup having its own version and a MEDITERRANEAN little something extra. Fifteen teams The gastronomy will be celebrated VILLAGE SQUARE compete for the title each year in a all around Provence, from small Saturday 29 June festive atmosphere for a jury of local villages to big cities. Three cooking workshops will be held chefs. The programme is available on the © T. Duavl © T. with chefs from the region. A gourmet official website www.mpg2019.com meal with music draws out the delec- PÉLISSANNE table summer day. OLIVE TREE AND OLIVE OIL CHÂTEAURENARD FESTIVAL TO N FESTIVALS TO N CENTRE THE TROPHÉE DES MARAICHERS Sunday 23 June AIX-EN-PROVENCE AURIOL BULL RACE The Olive Tree Festival will be held at 9TH ART COMICS AND GASTRONOMY SAINT-PIERRE PIEDS-PAQUETS TO N CENTRE AND AMPHITHEATRES the Moulin Jean Bertrand mill. Olive FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Friday 6-Sunday 8h September oil tasting, culinary specialities, de- July-September VILLAGE SQUARE A banquet prepared by maitre monstrations, exhibitions, initiations, The Festival will shine a fun and offbeat Friday 26 July, 8:30pm cuisinier cooks is organised for the shows... spotlight on the region’s gastronomy. A ful- A large outdoor banquet in the middle of famous Camargue bull race. A market ly-illustrated gourmet special edition will summer serves up the «Pieds-Paquets’ of local products’ market will also be take a bite of the news and food and wine Provençal speciality par excellence, that organised. scene in Provence. is stewed sheep’s feet and «packages» LOCAL PRODUCERS’ MARKET of stuffed sheep’s tripe. Local producers MAIN SQUARE prepare the desserts. A show and night of From April to September dancing under the stars. ART AND A ORLD FEAST Nice weather weekends start with CULINARY MARQUEE food markets on the main square, TO N CENTRE TO N CENTRE every Friday evening, with culinary Friday 17-Saturday 18 May events and picnics. Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 September THE STARRY HARVEST Bringing people together for world The Friends of Escoffier are putting SQUARES AROUND THE TOWN solidarity. Artisanal shows, dance, mu- SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-GRÈS on demonstrations and tastings in sic, street performances and cuisine. Friday 20-Sunday 22 September connection with a farmers’ market, with Every year around 70 artisans present THE BIG TABLE artistic entertainment in a marquee. On the programme of the 10th edition: their products, and almost 40 restau- CENTRAL SQUARE Dinner accompanied by music. opportunities to meet Michelin-starred rants serve their specialities to more Wednesday 8 May and emerging chefs during free cooking than 20,000 people. The village is the scene of a large shows and cooking classes... Farmers Market and Starry Night Harvest. . 8 . . 9 .

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Offer a firework display of Ensure MPG2019 is open to all A QUESTION events There is nothing elitist about the event! MPG2019 aims to open up new culinary Provencal gastronomy belongs to OF PRINCIPLES horizons for local inhabitants and visitors everyone, from master chefs to home The story of alike. On the menu: over 1,000 gourmet cooks. The urban and country festivities events in the local towns, villages and are designed to encompass people MPG2019 is one even in fields and exhibition centres. A from all walks of life: specialists, local of conviction and plethora of festive moments designed inhabitants and visitors from all cultures five founding to bring people together and encourage and origins. principles, drawn up new encounters, value-sharing and Provencal know-how sharing. MPG2019 All hands on deck. to form a road map is an invitation to explore... So let’s taste, Nearly 30 directorates in the Département and mobilize the sample and savour! have been asked to take part in the event and put gastronomy on the menu of their area’s crosswise Encourage participation – initiatives. The Culture Directorate is at the resources. the event’s DNA heart of a pool of nearly 600 associations and cultural partners and is one that has MPG2019 is designed as a popular event initiated several projects. Gastronomy with a programme encouraging a «Proud will give a delectable tone to events like to be Provencal» spirit and inviting the Lyric Art Festival of Aix-en-Provence visitors from outside Provence to join and the Chants de Noël (Christmas in. The meetings are participative and Béchet © B. Carols). The Youth & Sport Directorate give centre stage to new encounters, is focussing on raising middle-school friendliness and sharing. students’ awareness through a number of initiatives, including the Tourism Job Unite people around shared Days with a focus on catering trades, a values vegetable garden version of the Collèges The event couldn’t be a success without Fleuris (Middle Schools in Flower) or a PROVENCE, A HUB OF GASTRONOMY the enthusiastic participation of its “middle-school student” gourmet pass. As various players. To ensure MPG2019 wins for the International Affairs Directorate, it popular acclaim, we have developed and will be hard at work for Good France. Provence is characterized by its abundant, excellent-quality local production reinforced our ties with restauranteurs, Explore the fields of the future and world-acclaimed Mediterranean diet. Our gastronomy springs from a producers, cultural stakeholders and Gastronomy is an ever-changing sector. wide variety of produce and soils and the creative know-how of our men professionals from every sector, so That is why MPG2019 will be focusing and women. MPG2019 is also an inventory of this legacy, unveiling our that their enthusiasm for Provence’s on traditional culinary know-how and legendary lifestyle spreads to the rich history and agricultural and cultural heritage and emphasizing the innovation alike, while exploring the general public. future of Mediterranean farming and importance of preserving them to ensure the area continues to evolve what it will look like in the plate. harmoniously.

. 10 . . 11 . A nourishing land From the foothills of the Alpilles to the Sainte-Baume hills and Sainte-Victoire mountain, Provence alternates vast, wild plains such as those of La Crau and wetlands such as Camargue and Etang de Berre. On the coast, the magnificent «Calanques» fjords rub shoulders with urban areas, whose outskirts continue to uphold local production. Each of these micro-territories has its own

speciality. Our landscapes have carved our gastronomy © DM

and wines and painted the thousand and one © MAH © BB flavours that characterize this generous and gourmet destination.

The Mediterranean diet of yesterday and today This beautiful area has always cared for its natural and architectural treasures, but what makes Provence stand out in particular is the way it has adopted other cultures © DM © PG © DM © TD to carve its image and history. A cosmopolitan land, Duval © T. Provence is enriched with many foreign influences: Arab, Armenian, Italian, Greek, Comorian and African to name Gastronomy that symbolizes our «art of but a few. In parallel, Provencal cuisine of yesterday and living together» today has travelled throughout the globe. Bouillabaisse, Aïoli or Navette biscuits... Its recipes have been handed Placing Provence on equal terms with such hubs of down and enriched over the years. By opening up to the gastronomy as Bordeaux, Toulouse and Lyon implies world, Provence’s legendary lifestyle has sparked the a special and differentiating project. Provence boasts imaginations of all. Cooking has pushed open the doors magnificent scenery, many culinary specialities and of opportunity. Appreciated for its inimitable flavours, unique gastronomic know-how based on simple cuisine © JE. Roché © JPG the Mediterranean diet is also acclaimed for its healthy made with local produce. Provence and Marseille ©PG © DM properties, at a time when eating well has become a particularly stand out for their friendliness and priority focus. hospitality and time-honoured eating customs focusing on traditional values and togetherness.

Provence is also a lifestyle... Time moves slowly here Aix-en-Provence Rognes Provence and with a smile – every moment is a moment to relish. MYTHICAL Calissons (almond and Truffles Anchoïade Gastronomy is synonymous with sharing. Here, the melon candies) Saint-Rémy- Aïoli table is much more than a place where you sit down PRODUCE de-Provence Soupe au pistou to eat: it embodies the codes and customs of social Chiques & suce-miel Candied fruit Ratatouille mixing, abundance and seasonality. Cooking is all about (chewy sweets & honey Petits farcis (stuffed exchanging, sharing and being together. lollipops) Camargue vegetables) Salt Martigues Pompe à huile (olive oil Rice Poutargue (dried mullet bread) roe) Cockles Alouettes sans têtes Gardianne de taureau (stuffed escalopes)

Marseille (bull beef stew) Half-and-half pizza Panisses (chickpea Herbes de Provence pancakes) La Côte bleue Tapenade Le pastis Mouclades, Oursinades, Fougasse (flat bread) Pieds paquets (tripe & Sardinades (seafood trotters) banquets Bouillabaisse La vallée des Baux L’Estaque Olive and olive oil Panisses La Crau Chichi frégi (long Lamb / Hay doughnut) © B. Béchet © B. Le Rove Brousse (cheese)

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st 1 A RECORD-BREAKING AREA A GENEROUS LAND & SEA GASTRONOMIC APPELLATIONS AN APPETITE FOR ORGANIC VARIED FOOD MARKETS Leading producer of: .37,000 acres of farmland IN PROVENCE .7 organic farm markets .65 fruit & vegetable markets . tomatoes with 137,358 metric tons/year .27,000 acres of vineyards . Foin de Crau (AOP – AOC) .671 organic farms in the Bouches-du- .19 fish markets . lettuce with over 70,000 metric tons/year .35,000 acres of orchards .Huile d’Olive de Haute-Provence Rhône in 2017 (7.7% increase versus .38 farm markets 2015-2016) . courgettes with 25,753 metric tons/year .35,000 acres of rice fields, including (AOC – AOP) .66,700 acres certified organic in 2017 . peaches with 26,649 metric tons/year 10% organic .Huile d’Olive de la Vallée des (6% increase versus 2015-2016) A KEY ECONOMIC SECTOR .594,600 hectolitres of wine produced Baux-de-Provence (AOC – AOP) . nectarines with 29,972 metric tons/year .Agriculture represents €450 M gross in 2017, including 336,300 hectolitres . Huile d’Olive de Provence (AOC) .22.8% of Utilised Agricultural Land in . pears with 33,451 metric tons/year the Bouches-du-Rhône is organic. production, including 70 % fruit & of red wine and 247,200 hectolitres of .Huile d’Olive d’Aix en Provence olives with 9,474 metric ton /year vegetables . rosé wine (AOP – AOC) rice with 80,000 metric tons/year .8,745 farmers and 18,000 farm . .10,000 acres of olive groves . Miel de Provence (IGP and Red Label) (98% of French production) employees .226,000 ovines, 18,000 bovines and .Olives Cassées de la Vallée A HUB OF CHEFS .32,000 café and restaurant . olive oil 14,200 beehives des Baux-de-Provence (AOC - AOP) .1,985 restaurants including 67 employees .AOC Côtes de Provence is France’s .Olives Noires de la Vallée “maître restaurateur“ establishments leading rosé wine des Baux-de-Provence (AOC - AOP) and 192 gastronomic establishments. A FLOURISHING INDUSTRY . Riz de Camargue (IGP) .18 Michelin star-rated restaurants in .584 companies working in the food . Taureau de Camargue (AOC- AOP) 2018 industry, including such success . Brousse du Rove (AOC) stories as Ricard in Marseille and Les Crudettes in Cabannes.

. 14 . . 15 . • MILAN-MARSEILLE Malpensa 2 flights/day ÀQ 1h10 PREPARING YOUR • LISBONNE-MARSEILLE 2 flights/day ÀQ 2h15 © A. Blondiaux • PRAGUE-MARSEILLE MPG2019 TRIP 2 flights/week ÀQ 2h • ISTANBUL-MARSEILLE Atatürk 2 flights/day Sabiha Gökçen 1 flight/day YOUR TURNKEY STAY IN ÀQ 3h PROVENCE • TEL AVIV-MARSEILLE 4 flights/week ÀQ 4h A selection of must-do packages for savouring MPG2019 and enjoying the fabulous flavours of Vols réguliers Provence. saisonniers • EDIMBOURG-MARSEILLE THE NEW ARCHITECTURAL FACE OF MARSEILLE 2 flights/week ÀQ 2h30 Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Arles - 4 days / 3 nights • MONTRÉAL-MARSEILLE A delightful and colourful break combining architecture, 3 flights/week ÀQ 8h35 gastronomy and culinary discoveries, with wine and • VIENNE-MARSEILLE local produce tasting, an urban vegetable garden, top 2 flights/week ÀQ 1h55 tables and promising young chefs... We love: - The combination of gastronomy and architecture MAIN RAIL AY - Discovering the new face of Marseille HIGH-SPEED LINKS TO MARSEILLE A FULL IMMERSION IN WILD CAMARGUE Camargue, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer or Arles – • PARIS-MARSEILLE 2 days / 1 night 17 TGV/day Àu 3h20 A relaxing and invigorating country break for two, filled • NICE-MARSEILLE with Camargue gastronomy and traditions. 6 TGV/day Àu 2h30 We love: • AVIGNON-MARSEILLE - The full immersion in nature and proximity to the local

© A. Blondiaux 17 TGV/dayÀu 0h30 wildlife - The Gypsy evening! • TOULON-MARSEILLE u MAIN DIRECT FLIGHTS TO • BERLIN-MARSEILLE Jusqu’à 7 TGV/day À 0h40 A TASTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ON A MAXI ho to MARSEILLE-PROVENCE 3 flights/week ÀQ 2h • LONDRES-MARSEILLE CATAMARAN AIRPORT • FRANCFORT-MARSEILLE 5 trains/week Àu 6h27 Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Les Baux de Provence, 3 flights/day ÀQ 1h35 get to • BÂLE-MARSEILLE Sausset-les-Pins – 2 days / 2 nights Annual fights • MUNICH-MARSEILLE 1 train/day Àu 5h15 Climb aboard your beautiful private maxi catamaran bouches- 4 flights/day ÀQ 1h35 • PARIS-MARSEILLE • GENÈVE-MARSEILLE to savour a shellfish platter before enjoying a night Paris Charles de Gaulle • AMSTERDAM-MARSEILLE 1 train/day Àu 3h30 moored at sea. The next day, you will head off for a du-rhône 7 flights/day 3 flights/day ÀQ 1h55 Wine & Olive Oil day in the picturesque village of Les • BRUXELLES-MARSEILLE Paris Orly flights/day Baux-de-Provence, where you will tour 2 vineyards and • BRUXELLES-MARSEILLE Àu ÀQ 1h15 4 trains/day 5h30 an olive mill. Bruxelles flights/day • LONDRES-MARSEILLE Charleroi flights/day • FRANCFORT-MARSEILLE We love: Gatwick 1 flight/day ÀQ 1h50 1 train/day Àu 7h45 - The unique experience of staying on a maxi catamaran. Heathrow flights/day • BARCELONE-MARSEILLE • BARCELONE-MARSEILLE Stansted flights/day - The photo story sent at the end of the stay. 1 flights/day ÀQ 1h 1 train/day Àu 4h17 Luton flights/week ÀQ 2h • MADRID-MARSEILLE • MADRID-MARSEILLE 3 flights/day ÀQ 1h50 • DÜSSELDORF-MARSEILLE 1 train/day Àu 7h For additional touring ideas, check out the official 4 flights/week ÀQ 1h50 • ROME-MARSEILLE MPG2019 website at www.mpg2019.com 2 flights/day ÀQ 1h50

. 16 . . 17 . OUR TIPS & TRICKS FOR MAKING THE MOST ABOUT OF MPG2019 PROVENCE TOURISME ROMANCE KIT SPORTS FAN KIT • Mint sweets to eat after a garlicky Aïoli • The “My Provence Envie de Balade” website • A picnic hamper for an improvised country lunch, • Genuine “Savon de Marseille” soap made with olive followed by a great Provencal tradition: the siesta! oil to ease stiff muscles Provence Tourisme is in charge of developing and • Lemongrass spray to stop the mosquitoes • An efficient alarm because with 3 meals a day promoting tourism in the Bouches-du-Rhône, while disturbing your nap lasting an average of 3 hours each (without respecting the area’s unique environment and the counting the siesta), you’ll have to get up very quality of life of its inhabitants. The Bouches-du-Rhône early if you want to cram in some sport! FAMILY KIT Area Council elected Provence Tourisme to steer • The www.myprovence.fr website to keep up to MPG2019 thanks to its long-standing expertise in the speed with the latest events GOURMET KIT gastronomy sector, and because this is a vital time to • An all-terrain pushchair for making the most of the • A doctor’s certificate declaring you apt for position ourselves as a major international destination gourmet marathons festivities and «shout out loud» – but with forethought. • A playlist with the latest hits by Soprano to • Detox herbal teas by Père Blaize for the digestion Today, one-third of tourists visiting France come here convince your teenagers • Head to L’Estaque for a feast of chichis and first and foremost for our food and wine. Provence’s panisses thriving and deeply-anchored fruit and vegetable • Order a half-and-half pizza FRIENDS KIT growing traditions, unique culinary identity and large, • The www.myprovence.fr website to keep up to well-structured food sector mean we have everything speed with the latest events SOLO KIT it takes to become a major gastronomic destination. • An infusion of thyme freshly picked in the hills for • You won’t be on your own for long! difficult day afters With nearly 41 million overnight stays, 8 million • A large bag you can pack with local specialities to tourists and 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in tourism, take home the Bouches-du-Rhône area has been a key French destination for many years. Nevertheless, today’s Présidente PARISIAN KIT ultra-competitive context requires the implementation Danielle MILON • The “Parler Marseillais” dictionary (Jeanne Laffite Ed.) of very high-performance actions and tools in order to • Sunscreen so you don’t burn help us seduce and conquer. Générale Manager • Forget Mölkky at aperitif time – this is the land of Isabelle BREMOND pétanque! For many years now, the quality of our local land and sea produce has made gastronomy a key sector Communication Manager in Provence. Gastronomy and wine tourism have Nathalie OLMETA both benefited from numerous awareness and +33 (0)4 91 13 84 15 communication campaigns led by Provence Tourisme. [email protected] Following on from the «Tables 13» and Wine Tourism Cluster initiatives also fronted by Provence Tourisme, Press Officer Manon CHAUSSENDE Marseille Provence Gastronomy Year 2019 heralds +33 (0)4 91 13 84 16 the launch of a genuine Gastronomy Project for our [email protected] destination.

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