St Paul de Mausole is the beautiful, but sombre asylum where Vincent Van Gogh painted some of his most memorable works, and is still in use today as a mental hospital where art is a major form of therapy.
Tag Archives: Provence
Holiday cures for the broken-hearted
One in five women have booked a holiday to get over a relationship break-up. The most popular spots to mend a broken heart: Bali and Thailand for some beach action and lots of spa-style pampering at affordable prices.
Shopping for our Provencal picnic in Arles
It’s mid-week market day in the Provence city of Arles, and we’re off to buy picnic goodies off the tourist trail.
Walking Provence with FRANKiE4
I’ve joined the army marching through France, dressed in cut-off pants, polo shirts and ugly shoes, armed with cameras and iPads. Except my shoes aren’t tragic, thanks to FRANKiE4 sandals.
Delicious reads for the month of romance
A re-telling of the famous, bawdy One Thousand And One Nights, an erotic novel set in Greece, and two books on Provence and Paris are Taste for Travel’s February picks. There’s one book to give away, so read on and enjoy!
An Australian’s incurable love of Provence
Australian Desley Truscott’s long love affair with Provence has survived a divorce, moving house 19 times, lots of travel back and forth, and a lot of agonising about where she truly belonged.
Your fantasy home, far far away…
Are you fed up with commuting and your boss is an anal-retentive sociopath? It sounds as though you need a one-way ticket to the life of your daydreams in another country altogether.
