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The cheapest and easiest way to get from Marseille to Avignon

The cheapest and easiest way to get from Marseille to Avignon is by regional train. Here are our step-by-step directions for getting from the Marseille train station (Gare de Saint-Charles) to Avignon Centre: Step 1: Make your way to the Marseille … Continue reading

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Things to do in Avignon – Visit the Bridge of Avignon

The Bridge of Avignon, also known as Saint Bénezet Bridge, is one of the top attractions in Avignon that together with the Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes) and several other sites makes up the city’s Historic Center – a … Continue reading

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Things to do in Avignon – Visit the Palace of the Popes 

Most visitors to Avignon will undoubtedly want to visit the Palace of the Popes (Palais des Papes); it’s the main tourist attraction within the city walls.   Built to serve as the palace of the Avignon Popes, this immense 14th-century Gothic … Continue reading

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In the Footsteps of Van Gogh – Places that shaped Vincent’s life

Vincent van Gogh, world-renowned Post-Impressionist painter, was born in 1853 in Zundert, a village in the Netherlands near the Belgian border. His journey through life was challenging, and he spent time pursuing various jobs and career opportunities. He found work … Continue reading

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Not Your Usual French Church

     If you venture away from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, past the Old Town and the train station northwest of the city, you’ll come across the Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas à Nice. This colorful onion-domed church surrounded by beautiful gardens is one … Continue reading

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Nice – Côte d’Azur…

Nice is another of France’s southern cities with ancient origins, rich in ethnic flavors.  Nice is colorful and cosmopolitan, and it’s the capital of the Côte d’Azur, most commonly known as the French Riviera. Not surprisingly, Nice is also one of France’s 5 largest cities. … Continue reading

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The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands “I deliberately bought a good mirror so that if I lacked a model I could work from my own likeness…” ~Vincent to Theo van Gogh, Arles, 1888. World-renowned Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh was born in 1853 … Continue reading

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Things to do in Paris – Visit the Church of Saint Sulpice

The Church of Saint-Sulpice, which stands on the foundations of a much earlier Gothic-style church, took over 200 years to complete and is one of the largest churches in Paris. Though the site of historic ceremonies, such as the wedding … Continue reading

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Things to do in Rome – Visit the Church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli

The Gothic-Romanesque Church of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Chiesa Rettoria Santa Maria in Ara Coeli al Campidoglio) stands – with its austere  brown façade in sharp contrast to the stark white national monument next door – at the top of the … Continue reading