The French “Ninth Art”: Bandes Dessinées
Artists Inspired by Provence · Barefoot Blogger · InspireThe French love bandes dessinées — drawn cartoons. We may call them “funnies” in the States but here they take the art form quite seriously.
The graphic style is recognized and debated by art historians in France as the “Ninth Art” — a category Explore this Post
Saint-Tropez - Jewel of the French Riviera: Full day tour with a winery visit
Spend your day as a movie star in Saint-Tropez! The departure is set early in the morning to avoid the traffic towards the legendary town, with which a thousand stories are associated. The experience will start with a tour of this enchanting small fishing town of Saint-Tropez, which inspired numerous painters and whose beauty of the port always attracted the cinematographic world.
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