MIND, BODY & SOUL CULTURAL BREAKS
Your rundown of fresh French attractions to head for this year…
Monnaie de Paris The old Paris mint building is now a museum featuring major exhibitions plus a Guy Savoy-helmed restaurant. •
www.monnaiedeparis.fr
The Giants of the Renaissance This spectacular multimedia show in the monumental caves of the Carrières des Lumières in Baux-de- Provence opens March 6. •
www.carrieres-lumieres.com
Fondation Vincent van Gogh
This new museum in Arles showcases Van Gogh’s artistic heritage and how his oeuvre still resonates in the contemporary art fi eld.
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www.fondation-vincentvangogh-arles.org Hôtel de Caumont
A new art centre in Aix-en-Provence which opens in May and will host two main shows per year, including a Canaletto exhibition.
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caumont-centredart.com Musée Bordelle reopens
The Paris museum will re-open after work to improve accessibility and restore Antoine Bourdelle’s studio. •
www.bourdelle.paris.fr/en
IMPRESSIONIST NORMANDY Le Havre in Normandy provided the inspiration for the painting that gave its name to the Impressionist movement, Claude Monet’s Impression, Soleil Levant (1872). The region's moody light and landscapes brought painters to such coastal spots as Honfl eur and Deauville, along the Seine river, and to Rouen’s old town, where Monet repeatedly painted the cathedral, in order to capture the eff ect of the light during diff erent times of day and weather. No cultural trip to Normandy would be complete without
a visit to the Fondation Monet in Giverny, to explore the artist’s home and gardens, where he took inspiration for his celebrated Water Lilies series. Giverny also boasts the Musée des Impressionnismes, which is entirely dedicated to the history of the Impressionist movement.
NORTHERN LIGHTS The Nord-Pas de Calais region has plenty to be proud of, starting with the city of Lille, which was once a thriving market town because of its location on the Belgian border.
86 FRENCH HOLIDAY Inspirations 2015
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L'Estaque, near Marseille
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