Join us as we explore the French Riviera from Arles to Nice.
We will visit the famous haunts from artists Van Gogh, Renoir, Matisse, Chagall to Picasso
We will visit the famous haunts from artists Van Gogh, Renoir, Matisse, Chagall to Picasso
4.22.24 - 5.5.24
ARLES
Live in the moments of Van Gogh.
We stay in the beautiful town of Les Baux and visit Arles and St Remy where we paint and explore in the footsteps of Vincent himself. |
AIX
Visit the studio of artist's Paul Cezanne whom some call the father of modern art. Paint outside where Paul would have painted.
Visit the house that was home to the Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir Stay and paint in his hometown in Haut-de-Cagnes |
NICE
Visit St Paul de Vence, probably the most picturesque of the villages lying on a hill and entirely surrounded by its mighty 16th cent fortified walls, and for over 150 years home to artists and sculptors. Visit Chapelle du Rosaire in nearby Vence, every detail of which was designed and created by Henri Matisse
Paint in Antibes, & visit the medieval castle which contains an important collection of paintings by Picasso. visit the Marc Chagall ‘Biblical Message’ museum Sit in Eze and paint the landscape |
Itinerary
APR 22 MSP to Marseilles France *
APR 23 Arrive in Marseilles Transfer Marseilles to Les Beaux
APR 23 – 25 Hotel Benvengudo https://benvengudo.com/
APR 23 Arrive in Marseilles Transfer Marseilles to Les Beaux
APR 23 – 25 Hotel Benvengudo https://benvengudo.com/
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APR 24 Day trip to Saint Rémy de Provence 930am – 430pm
• Visit of Saint Paul de Mausolée, the former psychiatric hospital where we can see the room of Van Gogh and the landscapes he painted
• Walk through the village to have time to paint in various Van Gogh locations
• Visit of Saint Paul de Mausolée, the former psychiatric hospital where we can see the room of Van Gogh and the landscapes he painted
• Walk through the village to have time to paint in various Van Gogh locations
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APR 25 Les Baux de Provence Visit luminaries in the caves and on to Arles
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APR 25 – 27 Arles Hotel Le Rodin
APR 26 Arles day to explore Paint in Arles
APR 26 Arles day to explore Paint in Arles
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Apr 27 Arles to Aix Paint the Flower Market in Aix
Apr 27 -29 Hotel: Aix
APR 28 Aix Cézanne Studio and Wine Paul Cézanne, whom some call the ‘father’ of modern art. Cézanne built the studio, set peacefully amongst the hills outside the city, in 1901 and worked there until his death in 1906, creating his masterpiece ‘Les Grandes Baigneuses’ and many of his scenes of the Montagne Ste Victoire. The studio was a haven of peace for the artist, and today you still feel his presence there, with many of the objects he painted lying around as they did in his time.
We will visit his studio and stop for wine at a local vineyard.
We will visit his studio and stop for wine at a local vineyard.
APR 29 Aix to Haut-de-Cagnes today on our way to Renoir's home, we stop to paint in the hillside where Cezanne would have painted
APR 29 – May 2 Hotel: Chateau le Cagnard Haut-de-Cagnes
Apr 30 Collettes House Cagnes-sur-Mer, City of Renoir Paint
May 1 Paint instruction
Apr 30 Collettes House Cagnes-sur-Mer, City of Renoir Paint
May 1 Paint instruction
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May 2 Cagnes sur Mer to Antibes day in Antibes
May 2 Antibes to Nice Check in Hotel Nice Hotel May 2-5 2023
May 2 Antibes to Nice Check in Hotel Nice Hotel May 2-5 2023
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May 3 Nice This morning visit the Marc Chagall ‘Biblical Message’ museum. Chagall moved to the French Riviera in 1949 and was to stay there until his death in 1985. Internationally recognized for his uniquely individual, almost fantasy style of painting, Chagall arrived on the coast inspired by the light of the Mediterranean and his love for his new second wife, expanding his repertoire to mosaics, sculpture and stained glass.
May 4 Eze top of the med painting day climb up to the famous Middle Corniche road, carved into the side of the mountains as they plunge abruptly into the sea below, and offering sweeping views of the coastline from Italy to St Tropez, stopping at the medieval “Eagle’s Nest” village of Eze perched vertiginously on a rock 1,400’ above the sea and founded over 2,000 years ago.
May 5 Nice to Minneapolis
May 4 Eze top of the med painting day climb up to the famous Middle Corniche road, carved into the side of the mountains as they plunge abruptly into the sea below, and offering sweeping views of the coastline from Italy to St Tropez, stopping at the medieval “Eagle’s Nest” village of Eze perched vertiginously on a rock 1,400’ above the sea and founded over 2,000 years ago.
May 5 Nice to Minneapolis
