Artists Inspired by Provence · Guest Post · Inspire Carrieres de Lumieres: 2015 Show January 12, 2015What a wonderful subject for next year’s show at the Carrieres de Lumieres. ‘Leonardo de Vinci, Michel-Ange, Raphael: Les Géants de la Renaissance’ takes the visitor on a journey starting in Milan. It then goes to Florence where Raphael and Leonardo were painting portraits and Madonnas.…Continue Reading
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur About the Festival des Jardins de la Côte d’Azur April 5, 2017Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: The first Festival des Jardins de la Côte d’Azur is a new event for the region and will take place from today until 01 May 2017. Debut edition of the Festival des Jardins de la Côte d’Azur The theme is ‘L’éveil des sens’, translated as ‘Awakening the senses’ …Continue …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Road Trips South of France Chauvet Cave…A Controversial Opening May 4, 2015The French press and TV have announced the opening this month of a replica cave, which reproduces the 1000 examples of Stone Age paintings to be found in the nearby Chauvet cave in the Ardeche. The original drawings were done 36,000 years ago and were preserved. Grotte Chauvet It took 90 minutes to turn back …Continue Reading
Inspire · Rebecca Whitlocke · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur European Heritage Days / Journées Européennes du Patrimoine September 15, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Every year in France there is a fantastic initiative called the European Heritage Days (Les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine) where residents and tourists have the opportunity to access many historical, cultural and architectural sites for no or heavily reduced entrance fees. This year the days are held on the …Continue Reading
