CÉZANNE’S PROVENCE :
THE LANDSCAPES, THE PAINTER, THE ART
Discover Aix-en-Provence, the Cézanne’s homeland; its landscapes and architecture; its extraordinary light and colorful markets.
Highlights
- Visit Cézanne’s family home, his studio and motifs with local artists and art historians
- Spend a morning at the workshop of an internationally renowned artist who will demonstrate Cézanne’s painting techniques.
- Participate in wine, cheese, and olive oil tastings with local experts
- Shop in the open air market in the company of a local chef and participate in a hands-on cooking demonstration followed by lunch.
JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR OF PROVENCE
Explore the cities the Jews called their “holy cities”: Avignon, Carpentras, Cavaillon, and l’Isle sur la Sorgue. Discover religious relics, stone carvings, synagogue ruins and remnants of ritual baths that are testimony to the widespread Jewish communities that date back to six centuries before Christ. In Avignon visit the Palace of the Popes who in the 14th century welcomed and protected Jews expelled from the territories of the French crown. Participate in a moving, curator-led tour of Les Milles internment and deportation camp.
Highlights
- In Marseille, follow in the footsteps of Varian Fry, the “American Schindler” who helped over 3,000 Jews flee German-occupied France.
- Participate in a presentation of Jewish music of Provence at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory of Music, named after the Aix-en-Provence-born composer.
- Enjoy a gastronomic feast highlighting the culinary influences of Sephardic, North African Jews, who settled in Provence.
- Discover the works of Leo Marchutz, German-Jewish born painter, in a private showing at the artists workshop.
PROVENCE: ART OF LIVING
From the seashores of Marseille to the medieval hilltop villages of the Lubéron, discover the beauty and quality of life so attractive to painters, popes, and pilgrims from around the world. Cézanne and Van Gogh fell under the spell of the golden architecture and violet-blue skies. An in-depth program of lectures and on-site visits allows historians, oenologists, and cultural anthropologists to share an insider’s perspective that brings to life the history and heritage, art and traditions that combine to create the particular flavour that is Provence today.
Highlights
- Visit the oldest working ranch in the wild marshlands of the Camargue
- Dine with a French family in their home in Aix-en-Provence
- Enjoy a ride from Marseille and explore the island of Château d’If, where the fictitious Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned.
PAINTING IN PROVENCE
During this hands-on program, designed for both confirmed painters as well as beginners, an internationally renowned painter and excellent pedagogue will follow each participant in their work, from mixing a palette to studio and landscape painting. Discover, extend and liberate your personal style of artistic expression through an examination of the master painters of Provence.
Highlights
- Landscape painting (including a sunset session) in the Aix countryside
- An all-day painting trip to Arles and the motifs of Van Gogh
- A morning session in the picturesque port Le Vallon des Auffes in Marseille
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