Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Carrieres de Lumieres Picasso et les Maitres Espagnols in 2018 November 17, 2017As the current annual son-et-lumiere show at the Carrieres de Lumieres in Les Baux de Provence draws to a close, (Bosch, Breughel, Arcimboldo ends Jan 7th, it’s always interesting to see what is next on the agenda. And the theme for 2018 is…Picasso et les Maitres Espagnols.…Continue Reading
Guest Post · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur What’s Playing at Carrières des Lumières in 2024 in Les Baux de Provence? April 15, 2024In 2024, as usual, there will be two new immersive exhibitions at Carrières des Lumières: the long programme on the pharos and a short programme. The extended programme is about Egyptian Pharaohs, from Cheops to Ramses II, and the short programme should be interesting: ‘The Orientalists. Ingres, Delacroix, Gérôme…’ about French artists who travelled to …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Local Food Producers · Locals Travel Tips · Taste Local’s Tips from a Truffle Hunter for Perfectly Provence April 27, 201511-years ago, Lisa and Johann Pepin switched corporate jobs for a rural lifestyle and became expats (Lisa). This Franco-American couple live in Provence at Les Pastras a property that Johann’s grandfather bought in the 1970s. You can read their full story and more details on Les Pastras truffle hunting and foraging tours here. This is …Continue Reading
Artists Inspired by Provence · Inspire · Modern Trobadors Marc Chagall at the Carrières de Lumières: Extraordinary August 29, 2016The Carrières de Lumières defy description. One could say (aptly) that it is a multi-media extravaganza—about 100 projectors casting 3,000 images on walls as high as 14 meters, spilling onto the ceiling and the floor, and choreographed perfectly with music ringing out from about 25 speakers strategically placed within the 5,000 square meters of a former …Continue Reading