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Guest Post · Inspire · Photographers in Provence

Photo Show in Les Baux de Provence this Year

July 6, 2023

This 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),

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours

Spending a Week in Provence Our Travel Planning Ideas

March 3, 2023

They are finally coming. They are finally coming! After two years of travel delays and several uncelebrated milestones, most of my family arrived in the South of France to spend a week in Provence enjoying the sites, the pool and some rosé bien sûr. Now what? We were ten, aged 9 to 83, gathering for

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Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire

A Visit to Musée Yves Brayer in Les Baux de Provence

November 2, 2022

If you are planning a trip to Les Baux de Provence to enjoy the immersive art display of the works at Carrières de Lumieres, why not visit the Yves Brayer museum in the village? They have an exhibition of the works of Camille Claudel ( 8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943), a French sculptor

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Provence Bouches du Rhône Romans to Modern Day

October 28, 2022

The Rhône and Durance rivers are like bookends creating fluid boundaries of the Bouches du Rhône (mouth of the Rhône) while providing irrigation for the department’s agricultural land. After an 800 km journey from its source, the Rhône Glacier in Valais, Switzerland, the Rhône River yawns lazily into the Mediterranean Sea. For many visitors, the

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Visitor Guide Bouches du Rhône Highlights

August 9, 2022

Bouches du Rhône Department Like other departments, the Bouches du Rhône combines large urban centres and unspoilt countryside. Visible traces of Roman history weave throughout the region, which is one of many reasons to visit Arles and its monuments. Beautiful Aix-en-Provence and seaside Marseille, the second-largest city in France after Paris, both have top-quality cultural

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore

Alpilles Provence Family Vacations Fun Ideas for Kids

July 12, 2022

Those iconic images of rows of lavender, fields of sunflowers and bright red poppies, Roman ruins and cobblestone villages are beautiful landscapes of Provence but not likely to interest your children for long. Family Vacation in Provence Whenever friends visit the Alpilles with their families, it has been our experience that the key to a

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Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Visiting Les Baux de Provence and Nearby Dining Options

March 22, 2022

Les Baux de Provence is a picturesque village about 46 miles southwest of our house in Sablet in the Vaucluse. The town sits on an elevated site with ancient dwellings and ruins of a castle perched on top overlooking plains to the south. The village is classified as one of the “Plus Beaux Villages de

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