Aix's Interesting Christmas Festival: The town of Aix-en-Provence has an interesting Christmas festival.  Each year in December, the Festival of New Oil takes place at the "Place de la Rotonde" to celebrate the season's new olive oil and fresh truffles. The first pressing of the year's olives takes place in December and provides the much sought-after virgin oil. It was the Greeks who planted the first olive trees in the region and olives and olive products such as  tapenade (a purée of … [Read more...]