Events and activities in Provence - Page 9

AVIGNON, THE POPES' PALACE  "From the corner of a small backstreet,my eyes fell upon a huge stone archwith flying buttresses abovethe lane. I looked up;I was at the foot of the Popes’ Palace. "ALEXANDRE DUMAS, Impressions de voyage   "One cannot conceive of anything more beautiful in its sim...

In Avignon, the city of the Popes, all year round, the fabulous museum Angladon welcomes you and presents painting of Grands Maîtres such as Picasso, Cezanne, Manet, Sisley, Degas, Derain, Modigliani, Van Gogh... In this exhibition, conferences are organized regularly about topics such as : ...

Provence is rich in legends.This story takes place in the very distant time when the angels came to spend their holidays in Provence.They arrived on a beautiful summer morning, under a bright sun . What was their surprise at not seeing another soul . They are exasperated to see many fallow fields...

In Provence, the mistral wind blows in the Rhône corridor, very cold in winter and often violent. Dry and accompanied by the sun, it has an important impact on the Provençal climate. It blows from north to south between 30 and 100 km / hour, 130 days / year. The dry and cold wind goes down the M...

Saint Bénézet bridge, the legendary "Pont d'Avignon". At the foot of the Popes' Palace, a fascinating visit which tells the history of the city, the Rhone, the legend of Saint Bénezet and the famous song. 04.90.27.50.73.

The Agency ROSIER is delighted to inform you of the connection AVIGNON - AMSTERDAM  : Since May 24, 2014, you can reach Amsterdam from Avignon Provence Airport  ! This destination is guaranteed every Saturday by CityJet, a subsidiary of Air France Company. Amsterdam, the Venice of the North, is g...

Before silkworms farms develop around Nimes, fabrics used Provence were imported from India and generally arrived by boats in the port of Marseille.       Today, Provencal fabrics are used to make shawls, clothing, scarves, tablecloths and many other products. If the reasons these tissues are con...

KLIMT AND VIENNA, A GOLD AND COLORS CENTURY .... From March 7, 2014 to January 4, 2015, in the Alpilles, the monumental Careers Lights harbor unique multimedia entertainment in the world. The new show "Klimt and Vienna," a century of gold and colors "projected on the huge walls, pillars and the...

The Opéra in Avignon wecomes you Place de l'Horloge in Avignon with a program 2014 / 2015 of theater, dance et concert.  Tuesday 9th December 2014 - Quatuor Girard - Haydn, Sauguet et Schumann. Saturday 13th December 2014 - Aper'Opéra - Gershwin, Bernstein, Mancini. Sunday 14th December 2014 - Andreas Staier - Bach. Saturday 27th /  Sunday 28th / Wednesday 31st december 2014 - " La Belle Hélène" d'Offenbach. Saturday  3rd January 2015: Amstrong Jazz Ballet - Black Source Dance Theater. Wednesday 7th January 2015 - Ballet du Nouvel An 2015 - "Casse Noisette" de Tchaïkovski. Saturday 10th January 2015 - Concert du Nouvel An Sunday 11th January 2015 - Stile Antico ( Musique baroque) Tuesday 13th January 2015 - Théâtre " Le Placard" avec Elie Semoun, Zoé Félix et Laurent Gamelon. Saturday 17th January 2015 - Apér'Opéra - Fauré, Verdi, Wagner, Debussy... Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January - Ballet " Cendrillon " de Prokofiev. Saturday 24th January - Musique de Chambre avec Karine Deshayes et Philippe Cassard ( Ravel, Fauré, Debussy...). Sunday 25th and Tuesday 27th January - Opéra Bouffe " Don Pasquale " de Donizetti. Friday 30th January - Concert symphonique - Schubert, Vogel et Brahms. Saturday 14th February - Musique de Chambre: Beethoven, Chopin et Mendelssohn. Sunday 15th and Tuesday 17th February - Opéra "La Bohème" de Puccini. Friday 20th February - Concert symphonique. Saturday 21st February - Théâtre " Je préfère qu'on reste amis" de Laurent Ruquier avec Michèle Bernier et Frédéric Diefenthal. Thursday 26th February - Ballet contemporain " Khaos ". Saturday 28th February and Sunday 1st March - Ballet contemporain " Histoire de Danse". Tuesday 3rd March - Théâtre " l'Affrontement" avec Francis Huster. Saturday 7th March - Choeur de l'OPéra Grand Avignon, Berlioz, Rossini,... Sunday 8th March - Musique Baroque avec Jean Rondeau au clavecin. Friday 13th and Saturday 14th March - Jeune Public - " Chou Fleur" de et avec Sophie Forte. Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd March - Opéra " Simon Boccanegra" de Verdi. Saturday  21st March - Musique de chambre avec Davis Guerrier et Olivier Moulin - Brahms, Debussy ... Wednesday 25th March - Danse au profit de la Fondation Frédéric Gaillane - Mira Europe. Friday 27th and Saturday 28th March - jeune public - "Carte Blanche au Ballet". Friday 27th March - Concert de Prestige. Saturday  28th March - Alex Lutz. Sunday 29th March - Musique Baroque - Haendel " The Messiah". Wednesday 1st April - "L.A. Dance Project" de Benjamin Millepied. Thursday 2nd April - Théâtre - " Nos Femmes" avec Richard Berry et Jean Reno. Sunday 12th and Tuesday 14th April - Opéra en 2 Actes -  "Les Caprices de Marianne" de Sauguet. Friday 17th April - Concert Symphonique. Saturday 18th April - Apér'Opéra - Audrey Kessedjian et Pascal Canitrot. Tuesday 21st April - Musique de chambre - Beethoven et Schubert. Sunday 3rd and Wednesday 6th May - Opéra " Hamlet" de Thomas. Saturday 9th May - Nolwenn Leroy. Tuesday 12th May - Musique de chambre - Alexandre Tharaud. Wednesday 20th May - Théâtre " Nina d'André Roussin. Friday 22nd May - Concert Symphonique - Rameau, Gluck, Bach ... Saturday 30 May - Ballets - "Les Forains" de Sauguet et "Gymnopédies de Satie. Wednesday 3rd June - Opéra Compétition And Festival / Arte. Friday 5th June - Concert de Prestige - Mozart ... Tuesday 9th June - Théâtre " Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran" de Eric Emmanuel Schmith. Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th June - Art Lyrique - " Le Roi l'a dit". Saturday  6th June - Avignon Temps Danse - " Autour de Carmen". Sunday 21st June - Fête de la musique. BOOKINGS: 04.90.14.26.40

The Carthusian monastery or charter house known as la Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction was founded in 1300's by Pope Innocent VI. It is among the biggest and most remarkable charterhouses in France with its church, three cloisters, forty cells, gardens and chapel painted with frescoes by Matteo G...

In July, in Provence, lavender fields spread everywhere, on the Plateau de Sault, in the Luberon or the plateau de Valensole. Nothing evokes more the Provence than the blue lavender fields which scent the air on summer evenings. Lavender grows under the sun on dry calcareous soils. Honey is very...

Vaison-la-Romaine offers 2000 years of culture,a way of living to discover and share: the largest archaeological site in France that is open to the public, a Gallo-Roman museum, exceptional for the quality and diversity of its collections. romanesque churches, a medieval town with its...