French Adventures

CEZANNE YEAR TOURS IN AIX

These tours are shared tours by minivan with pick up hotel & return hotel in Avignon central. One driver guide per minivan limited to 8 persons. English speaking tours.

Cezanne Year in Aix en Provence

Visit Aix-en-Provence in 2006 on the occasion of the centenary of Paul Cezanne's death (1839-1906) !

Aix en Provence, ancient capital of Provence, one of the most beautiful and elegant city in France.
Visit Cezanne’s workshop, a traditionnal provençal house nestled in a lush garden. Purchased by the painter in 1901, this is where Cézanne spent the end of his life. Now a museum, it displays the furniture and the objects used by the artist in his still-life paintings.
Guided tour in the old center to discover the Cours Mirabeau and the café « Les 2 Garçons », the Cathedral St Sauveur, the Town Hall, the 17th and 18th century mansions and the fountains.
Free time to take the chance to see the CEZANNE’s Exhibition with 80 paintings (June 09th-Sep 17th), to enjoy the provençal way of life from a terrace or to taste one of the sweetest specialities in Provence : calissons d’Aix.

Cezanne Tours transport : Minibus

Available from 01/04/2006 to 31/10/2006
Available : Tuesday Friday
Dep. at 2.30 p.m
Ret. at 9.00 p.m

Drop off possible at Aix TGV station at 8.00 p.m

Departure town : Avignon

TOUR CYT 01 : 160 Euros per person

Visit Aix-en-Provence in 2006 on the occasion of the centenary of Paul Cezanne's death (1839-1906) !

Aix en Provence, ancient capital of Provence, one of the most beautiful and elegant city in France .
Visit Cezanne’s workshop, a traditional Provençal house nestled in a lush garden. Purchased by the painter in 1901, this is where he spent the end of his life. Now a museum, it displays the furniture and the objects used by the artist in his still-life paintings.
Guided tour of the old city to discover : the Cours Mirabeau and the café « Les 2 Garçons », the old town with its 17th and the 18th century mansions, the Cathedral, the Town Hall, the fountains and one of the sweetest specialities in Provence : calissons d’Aix.
(June 9-Sep 17 :take the chance to see the CEZANNE’s Exhibition with 80 paintings)

En route to Cassis, view of the Mountain Sainte Victoire, landscape painted several times by Cézanne.

Arrival in Cassis, a small, bustling seaport. Free time to stroll around and discover this charming port lined-up with cafés and restaurants.
Possibility to make a cruise in the calanques, white limestone cliffs diving into the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean sea (+ 11 euros / pers. to book directly with the guide).

Available from 01/04/2006 to 31/10/2006
Available : Wednesday Thursday
Dep. at 9.00 a.m
Ret. at 7.00 p.m

Departure town : Avignon

CYT2 : 280 Euros per person

LES BAUX DE PROVENCE : free time in the medieval village built on a rocky spur in the Alpilles mountains. In the historical center : the museum of santons, the Hôtel des Porcelets, beautiful 16th century houses, St Vincent Church...

Entrance included at Cathedrale d’Images show : CEZANNE ’s COLOURS(entrance included) : the underground galleries of those old limestone quarries are now used as screens for enchanting projections... See this year new show : Cezanne’s Colours, a retrospective of the artist’s most celebrated works !
To mark the 100th anniversary of Paul Cezanne, CATHEDRALE D’IMAGES invites you to discover a one of its kind
retrospective of the artists’ most celebrated works. The directors, Gianfranco Iannuzzi and Renato Gatto, welcome you to share
this unique exploration of Cezanne’s works through the themes most dear to the artist. Wonder in Cézanne’s universe of colour
and light by way of large-scale projections on the walls of CATHEDRALE D’IMAGES.
CATHEDRALE D’IMAGES is situated in the prestgious village of Les Baux de Provence the heart of the Alpilles mountain
chain. Located in an easily accessible quarry, CATHEDRALE D’IMAGES’ unique environment plunges visitors in a world of
image and music. Unburdened by text or commentary, visitors of all ages and cultures derive equal pleasure from this truly
universal show.

On the way back to Avignon, stop at the Antiques of Saint Rémy de Provence (Triumphal Arch and Funeral Monument) among olive-trees, landscape painted several times by Van Gogh.

Available from 03/04/2006 to 29/09/2006
Available : Monday Friday
Dep. at 2.00 p.m
Ret. at 6.30 p.m

Departure town : Avignon

CYT03 : 110 Euros per person

Special Cezanne Tour

Aix en Provence : panoramic city tour : ancient capital of Provence, one of the most beautiful and elegant city in France. Discover the Cours Mirabeau, the Cathedral St Sauveur, the Town Hall, the 17th and 18th century mansions and the fountains.
Guided tour of the exhibition "Cezanne in Provence" : 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of Paul Cézanne’s death. From June 9th to September 17th, Aix-en-Provence, birthplace of the painter, will host a commemorative exhibit at the Granet Museum featuring 110 major works on loan from public and private collections around the world. This is an exceptional event.

Free time for lunch on your own and afternoon at leisure.Enjoy Aix relax way of life and try one of the sweetest specialities in Provence : calissons d’Aix.

Visit Cezanne’s workshop, a traditionnal provençal house nestled in a lush garden. Purchased by the painter in 1901, this is where Cezanne spent the end of his life. Now a museum, it displays the furniture and the objects used by the artist in his still-life paintings.
Excursion at the foot of the Mountain Sainte Victoire, painted many times by the artist.
Visit the manor of Jas de Bouffan or the Bibemus quarries.
The manor of Jas de Bouffan, never before opened to the general public : Cézanne was twenty years old when his father bought the estate in 1859 and sixty when it was sold in 1899. The two-story Provençal manor house, dating from the late 17th to early 18th centuries, is set in a park which has an avenue of chestnut trees.

The Bibemus quarries : situated between the Tholonet and Vauvenargues roads, the rocky plateau of Bibémus has been quarried for stone since ancient times. By Cézanne’s time, however, the quarries had been virtually abandoned and he was able to rent a hut where he could keep his canvases and stay overnight, too, if required. In addition to the view over Mount Sainte-Victoire and the natural scenery portrayed in his pictures, the site provided Cézanne with the strange motifs of its geometric, ochre-colored rock faces, which he painted in the remarkable series of landscapes that herald Cubism.

Available from 12/06/2006 to 26/07/2006
Available : Monday Wednesday
Dep : 9.00 am
Ret. 7.00 pm

Departure town : Avignon

CYT04 : 280 Euros per person