Today we headed to St. Remy-de-Provence. Our first stop was at Maison de Sante St-Paul to learn about Vincent van Gogh stay at the facility the year prior to his death.
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| Reproductions of Van Gogh's work were on display. |
We had a guided tour in both English and French, as some general public joined our tour. The tour was good, but at 90 minutes too long, especially with the flipping between the two languages. Prior to coming, I only knew the basic info on Van Gogh. It was nice to get more context to his life. Not a happy story, but an interesting one of a man who lived to paint but couldn't paint to live. I especially liked the way they incorporated his artwork into the tour.
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| Statue of Van Gogh |
As we drove through St. Remy-de-Provence, I noticed what a nice looking community it was. Lots of art! Our guide did say that this area was an artist's paradise. It seems that St. Remy is trying to shape their identity along these lines rather than with historic or tourism. Following our tour we sought out ancient sites in the area. More on that in the next post!
For more pictures of our time in St. Remy-de-Provence click here.
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