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| Cultural session on the Riviera: Modern art and way of life in Provence |
Enjoy
more of the French Riviera's culture!!!
You
can combine two workshops or choose
a Provencal package of 3 cultural sessions.
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| Guided tours are organized for great places
where famous artists (Renoir, Picasso, Chagall,
etc...) have lived and developed their artistic
creations. You are also invited to learn more
about local vineyards and the French art of fine
cuisine. |
 Morning
French courses |
Mornings will be dedicated to your French
lessons:
• 20 lessons x 45 min per week
from 8.45 to 12 noon
• A maximum of 12 students per class.
• Varied tools will be used, such as: comic strips, newspaper articles,
video... |
Afternoon
and evening activities: |
You will enjoy communicating in French
during afternoon and evenings activities.
The workshop will have a weekly total of
just over 17 hours. |
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Your schedule for 2 weeks |
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| WEEK
1 |
| DAY |
AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS |
| Monday: |
Assessment test |
| Tuesday: |
Visit to Cannes:
discover the splendour of 'la Belle
Epoque' (the early 20th cenntury).
A gallery visit followed by an audience
with a French sculptor.
You will go around Cannes and admire
the buildings which give such a particular
style to this small town of the newlyborn
French Riviera. The visit will end
with a workshop on contemporary creations. |
| Wednesday: |
Visit to Nice:
follow in the footsteps of Matisse.
The light of the French Riviera attracted Matisse. His arrival in Nice coincided with the splendours of 'La Belle Époque'. Your visit of Nice will finish with a visit of the Matisse Museum. |
| Thursday: |
Visit to Antibes: follow the Picasso trail. Visit the Piccasso museum and the old town of Antibes
Picasso chose Antibes and Vallauris
to continue to explore shapes and materials.
The visit of the old town of Antibes
with its 3000 years of Mediterranean
history and the visit to the Picasso
museum will help you to understand
and enjoy Picasso's world. |
| Friday: |
4 to 10pm: Master
cooking lesson, followed by
a provençal menu created
by the team. |
| Saturday: |
Visit
to Menton,
a town built in the Baroque style,
followed by a visit to the seaside
village of Sainte Agnès.
The discovery of religious Baroque
art and Italian influences will be
carried out in one day in Menton. This
town of gardens at the Italian border
used to be the capital of citrus fruit,
which made Menton famous. A detour
to the fortified village of Saint Agnès
will give you the opportunity to discover
one of the most beautiful locations
on the French Riviera. |
| Sunday: |
FREE DAY |
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| WEEK 2 |
| DAY |
AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS |
| Monday: |
Visit to Saint
Paul de Vence and
the Maeght Foundation following
in Miro's and Giacometti's footsteps,
followed by a meeting with an artist.
Saint Paul was chosen as a meeting
point by many artists. It is in
this Provencal village overlooking
the coast that the famous gallery
owner Aimé Maeght decided
to set up his foundation. Plenty
of galleries are hidden away in
the village of Saint Paul. |
| Tuesday: |
Visit to Cagnes,
a medieval village,
follow in Auguste Renoir's footsteps
by visiting Renoir's home and workroom;
the day will finish with a tour
of the village and the castle.
Auguste Renoir chose to set up
his workroom on a hill of age-old
olive trees, opposite the village
and the medieval castle of Haut
de Cagnes. The visit of Renoir's
property will help you to understand
and enjoy his world. We will then
visit the village which has managed
to retain its authenticity. |
| Wednesday: |
Visit to Nice, follow
in Chagall's footsteps,
visit his museum which is inspired
by the biblical message. After
which you will visit the old town.
The light of the French Riviera
also attracted another famous painter
Chagall. The Chagall museum is
devoted to his works that are inspired
by a biblical message. 'In Chagall's
footsteps' will introduce you to
religious art, will enable you
to go back to the old town of Nice
and to find out more about sacred
art and the splendours of Baroque
art. |
| Thursday: |
FREE DAY |
| Friday: |
Tasting of local
products and wine. |
| Saturday: |
Departure |
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