History & Culture

Experience and enhance your painting skills in this unique painting workshop with the renowned French artist Edwige. During the course, you will have the opportunity to refine and improve your artistic skills.

The art class is offered to adults and children of all levels: novice, intermediate, and expert. Just bring your creativity and curiosity and take advantage of this memorable experience.

As one of the largest museums in the world, the Louvre has over 35,000 pieces on display from prehistory to the 19th century, spread across more than 650,000 square feet of gallery space. Explore the museum’s huge collection and its greatest works of art, with a licensed guide.

The museum’s collections are split into eight different departments: Egyptian antiquities, Greek, Etruscan & Roman antiquities, Near Eastern antiquities, Islamic art, paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and prints and drawings. Spend time discovering these collections with your guide, who will show you some of the museum’s most famous works and tell you about the stories that lie behind them. 

Marvel at the Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1506, the Venus de Milo, a celebrated Greek sculpture dating from 100 BC depicting the goddess Aphrodite, or the giant 33-foot-long painting of the Coronation of Napoleon, painted in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David to commemorate the crowning of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.

Your guide will take you back in time to the different emblematic places of Operation Overlord. Explore the D-Day landing beaches and gain insight into World War II history. Learn the names of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Your first stop will be the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer, located on the top of the cliff overlooking the famous Omaha Beach. The cemetery is one of the largest American World War II cemeteries constructed on foreign soil. Next is Omaha Beach, which is sadly known for being the most devastating but glorious moment of the Normandy invasion, marking the beginning of the end of World War II. You will also get to see the Pointe du Hoc, an ominous piece of land jutting into the English Channel. It provided an elevated vantage point from which large German guns with a range of 15 miles (25 kilometers) could deliver fire upon both Omaha Beach and Utah Beach. The neutralization of these guns by the Allied forces was the key to victory.

Visit Sainte-Mère-Église, one of the first French villages to be liberated. It is famous for a paratrooper who remained attached to the bell tower of the church. Close to the church stands the Airborne Museum. There, you will learn more about the role the paratroopers played in Operation Overlord. The final stop will be Utah Beach, the westernmost beach in the combat zone, where 23,200 American soldiers landed on D-Day.

Explore the Roman heritage of Arles starting with the amphitheater and theater. There are several 19th-century sites immortalized by Vincent Van Gogh during his stay here between 1888 and 1890. Fans will recognize the yellow house, Cafe la Nuit, and the Hôtel Dieu’s garden.

Stop at the Val d’Enfer lookout for a panoramic view over the small village of Les Baux-de-Provence, officially recognized as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Note that this village can only be visited on foot. Admire its carefully restored houses, beautiful Renaissance façades, and several magnificent private mansions that now serve as art galleries and museums.

You will make a stop at the Saint-Paul de Mausole Monastery in Saint Rémy de Provence. This is the mental institution where Van Gogh was interned and where he created some of his most famous works. Visit Van Gogh’s recreated bedroom where he stayed from 1889 to 1890.