Inspire · Keith Van Sickle · Provencal History & Traditions A Guide to the Chateaux of the Alpilles Hilltop Castles May 21, 2019Chateaux Guide the Alpilles Castles If you’ve spent time in the Alpilles, the small mountain range near St-Rémy-de-Provence, you’ve probably spotted a medieval chateau or two. Some are hard to miss, like the magnificent chateau and fortified city of Les Baux. Others are little more than piles of rubble. The Alpilles were once dense with …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Show at Les Baux de Provence August 3, 2017The Musée Yves Brayer at Les Baux-de-Provence is hosting an exhibition of photography by Henri Cartier-Bresson, a friend of Brayer in Paris. Cartier-Bresson, from a well-to-do family in Seine-et-Marne, was given a Kodak Brownie as a child, which began his love for photography. This photo exhibit that runs until September 28, 2017. While you are …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Photographers in Provence Photo Show in Les Baux de Provence this Year July 6, 2023This year there is another terrific photo exhibition at the Musée Yves Brayer in Les Baux de Provence. Le temps retrouvé showcases 50 works of celebrated photographer Robert Doisneau, so well-loved for his shots of street life, children, working people, the everyday and ordinary. Throughout his long career (b Gentilly 1912 – d Montrouge 1994), …Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · Provencal History & Traditions History the Pigeonniers of France in Perspective April 20, 2022Beautiful Bird Homes Thousands of pigeonniers, or pigeon towers, dot the landscape of the south of France. If you look for them, you will quickly realise that they come in an astonishing variety of shapes, sizes and styles. Arguably, no creature has had more beautiful homes built for it than the pigeon. This raises an …Continue Reading
