Provence is located in the south of France. The original Provence started from the Alps in the north and reached the Pyrenees in the south, including the whole southern France. During the Roman Empire, Provence was listed as its province. During the Great Revolution at the end of 18, France was divided into five different administrative provinces, and Provence was one of them. In the 1960s, the administrative provinces were reorganized and divided into 22 regions, so the Provence-Alpes Region came into being. Before and after the moderate university town of Aix and the papal town of avignon, there are some small villages and ancient mountain cities in the Middle Ages, which have escaped the changes of the century.
Aix-Provence, the hometown of painter Paul Cezanne, has been a university town and a famous "Spring City" since the Middle Ages. This is the ancient capital of Provence in Rome. Today, it is still famous for its ancient Roman ruins, medieval, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Aix is also famous for its unique cooking, rose wine and special language-Provence dialect. The life in Provence is simple and noble. It is also a rare realm of life to come here to slow down, take a sip of forgetful grass and taste delicious cheese.
Arles is an ancient town in the south of Provence, which is famous for its warm and bright Mediterranean sunshine and fashionable artistic style. Anyone who has seen the Biography of Van Gogh will probably remember that this outstanding painter once created and lived here. The streets, houses and bars here are full of strong artistic atmosphere. Ancient Roman architecture (Arabs are descendants of ancient Romans), artists' works and people living in modern civilized society live in harmony here, quiet and beautiful. Every July, a fashionable international photography festival will be held here, and great photographers and romantic figures who are creating trends will be exhibited in Stone Gu Xiang and Little Square. "In summer, in order to buy some daily necessities, there are often long queues of tourists waiting for them to pay for one or two postcards one by one. This is too boring. " Although the local people complained a lot, after the tourist season, peace was restored here.
Provence-Alpes-Cote d 'Azur in southern France is a fertile land full of flowers, sunshine and delicious food. There are plenty of vineyards, fig trees, olive groves and clear springs, and the light and color change endlessly. Clear sunshine, charming harbor, beautiful Yuan Ye, villages full of thyme and lavender, and the remains of ancient Rome, the intersection of various civilizations makes the artist think of generating and drawing inspiration from his works. Van Gogh, Xia Jiaer, Matisse, Picasso, riegel, Renoir, Fragona, Cocqueteaux and others all touched the source of creation because of the beautiful scenery of the C? te d 'Azur, and recorded this best gift of nature with a brush. Therefore, Nice, Saint Remy, Al, Antibe and other places have wonderful art galleries worth visiting. After visiting places of interest, look at the scenery in the studio. Don't be moved.
Elegant Xia Jiaer and Wild Matisse.
There are 65,438+08 museums in Nice, the two most famous of which are Chagall Museum and Matisse Museum. Xia Jiaer Art Museum is located at the entrance of QUARTIERCIMIEZ. You can take bus 15 from Massena Square. Apart from more than 200 sketches, 17 giant works (1954- 1967) with the Bible as the theme are the most fascinating.
Xia Jiaer's five Songs of Songs are on display in a hexagonal exhibition hall, and the mosaic pattern is reflected in a nearby pool. The works and the water form a dreamy atmosphere, and people seem to be involved in a dreamy river. Xia Jiaer organized symbols on the plane with the rhythm of sleepwalkers, and regarded fantasy as a real experience. This freshness of facing the world is almost childlike. Walking through his paintings, I heard the sound of angels flapping their wings, the sound of leaves growing, the sound of flowers blooming and the sound of horses whistling ... Because of these paintings, these fantastic colors make the winter in Nice quiet and long. ...
Fauvism Matisse's unrestrained and free painting style is considered as a rebel of classicism. This kind of unrestrained and smooth expression is just integrated with Nice, a coastal romantic city, as if Matisse had found the power of liberation from Nice. Matisse's paintings benefit from the transparent and pure sunshine in Nice. He once sighed: "When I see such light in shock every day, I can't believe that there will be such good luck." Matisse Museum is located at the corner of BD. DECIMIEZ in Nice, in a park centered on the Colosseum in Roman times. There are rich collections in the museum, among which the dance sketches and the design sketches of the chapel are very interesting. Matisse devoted his life to using color as an independent language to achieve a pure and quiet atmosphere, and was good at expressing the most essential characteristics of characters with stretched and free lines. Color is an inexhaustible story and secret in his life, and his life is obviously prolonged by color, just like the slow and bright sound of running water.
Antibe-Appreciating Picasso's Works in His Later Years
Antibu is a village on the east side of Cape Antibu, surrounded by city walls. Picasso, a talented painter, tried many different creative modes in his life and traveled all over the world. 1920, he came to the Cote d 'Azur and was amazed by the bright colors here, so he lived with his girlfriend in the Cote d 'Azur. Among them, Antibu preserved Picasso's works at that time and founded the picasso museum. In the museum, you can enjoy the master's painting style with deep outline and bold and rich colors. There are all kinds of yachts on the coast outside the museum, and a jazz festival is held every year, which is a very attractive place.
Maldi Castle is the center of the old city, and picasso museum is in the castle. There are works created by Picasso when he lived here in 1946, as well as pottery and modern art works by other artists. Picasso museum is in a secluded place facing the sea, and there are few tourists, so you can calm down and enjoy these works slowly.
The most creative place in van Gogh's life works.
Arles's Van Gogh is happy, although he has entered the end of his life; The women in arles are the most beautiful in the world. In the gorgeous sunshine of South France, Van Gogh was full of passion, and this frustrated painter published the richest page of his life in generate, arles. Although Van Gogh's time in arles was less than three months, it was the most abundant and unrestrained stage in his life. More than 200 paintings were almost the sum of his works in Paris for two years. Those unforgettable great paintings such as Sunflower, Night Cafe, Sower and Self-portrait after Ear Cutting were all created here. Strolling through the ancient town of Aer, the cafes are still the same, the hospitals in Aer are still the same, the sunflowers are still the same, and the sunshine is still the same-just like a century ago when Van Gogh painted them.
In the center of arles, you can follow the road signs to find the scene where Van Gogh stopped to paint. Van Gogh undoubtedly painted a colorful picture for arles, but the original beauty of arles was that it was the capital of Provence in Roman times, which was of great strategic significance. In the 6th century BC, the Greeks brought cherry trees, chestnut trees, olive trees and Latin. But the invading Romans did shape the culture here around A.D., and they built a series of theaters, hot springs, cemeteries and other buildings here, especially the huge amphitheater built around A.D. 80, which could accommodate 20,000 spectators for gladiators to compete. Today, the most important festivals in Provence around Easter and in summer are still held in this ancient theater.
Al's charm not only attracted Van Gogh, Chaplin, Hemingway and Dali, but also Picasso was a frequent visitor here. He likes bullfighting and flamenco music here. Frederic mistral, the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, set up a museum in arles to show the life in Provence.
There are three kinds of self-help tours in Arles: colored signs and arrows beside the sidewalk will guide tourists. The yellow ones are all related to Van Gogh; The green ones are all about medieval heritage sites, and the blue ones are about "everything in ancient Rome".
Saint Remy-Visit to Sao Paulo Psychiatric Hospital
1On May 8th, 889, Van Gogh voluntarily went to St. Paul's Psychiatric Hospital in St. Remy, 25km northeast of arles for treatment. Nowadays, visiting Van Gogh's footprints has become the most important point. Arrhenius' yellow disappeared and was replaced by iris and blue-purple in the starry sky. When flowers unfold on paper, they unfold in the tide of the season like bodies. When the starry sky rotates on the canvas, it is the surge of Van Gogh's inner feelings. During the treatment, Van Gogh has been painting. He painted hospital gardens, irises, doctors, the scenery outside the window and olive groves. He integrated inner hope and despair, enthusiasm and loneliness into his paintings, and the lines became more concise, powerful and thick. The earth, sky, starry sky and trees all present an amazing pleasure.
Saint-Remy is also an ancient town with a long history, a busy and vibrant village. St Paul's mental hospital was originally a monastery and one of the most beautiful religious sites in Provence. This is still a hospital. Visitors must be absolutely quiet. Here you can buy exquisite copies of Van Gogh's works, and the proceeds will be used to repair this ancient building. TUDO Valley is an organization initiated by nurses' homes and patients in Sao Paulo Mental Hospital. It is also a "rehabilitation plan" in itself. This is an exhibition showing the paintings of hospitalized mental patients, which is worth seeing.
Aix Cezanne's hometown
Aix is the hometown of painter Paul Cézanne. Since the Middle Ages, it has been a university town and a famous "Spring City". This is the ancient capital of Provence in Rome, and it is still famous for its ancient Roman ruins, medieval, Gothic and Renaissance architecture. Aix is also famous for its unique cooking, rose wine and unique language-Provence dialect. If you want to see Cezanne's art exhibition, you'd better go to LEBAUXDEPROVENCE not far from here. This is one of the most beautiful villages in southern France. The village is made of a huge row of white stones. There are many 1 1 century and12nd century sites in the village, many of which were left by the Romans. Climb the platform on the Rocky Mountain and you can see the scenery of Luberon Mountain. There are lavender flower beds, groups of olive forests and tall and straight pine and cypress trees. Yellow and green, red and purple make up a magnificent landscape painting. Cezanne's paintings and video exhibitions are being held in the cave, which is the birthday100th anniversary of the famous impressionist Cezanne. Provence is Cezanne's hometown, and people hold exhibitions of his paintings to commemorate this master. The cave itself is a good exhibition hall, and slides and images are projected on the huge and rough rock wall, which has the shocking effect of oil painting. Strong colors, clear lines, beautiful music and flowing pictures really put people in the dream of changing seasons in Provence.
The most beautiful Mediterranean town in Italy
Positano has always been a villa for celebrities. Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev and Neapolitan Prince Joachim Miao La both own private villas here. American writer john steinbeck and playwright Tennessee Williams are also frequent visitors to positano.
Italian proverb: "watch Naples and die." That's true. Positano is known as the most beautiful town on the Amalfi coast in southern Italy.
Small house, slowly climbing up the mountainside from the seaside, painted with different colors and decorated with flowers on the cliff. These colors are typical Mediterranean colors, mustard yellow and dark orange, and the sunlight deepens their depth. A path, walking in it, is a maze, you can only adjust your pace to explore.
Walking into a maze of houses, you want to be the owner of every house. Walking on the ancient stone road, the crisp echo of footsteps is wonderful music. As long as you keep going downhill, you will see beautiful beaches sooner or later. ...
There are magnificent seascapes of the Mediterranean everywhere, and the sky is blue without any impurities. Colorful umbrellas, beach chairs and yachts are neatly arranged on the beach. White sailboats are scattered on the blue sea, just like a string of broken pearls. ...
The sun shines on the sea, and the small golden light attracts people to blow the sea breeze and see the sea view on the beach ... This deadly and charming scenery really reminds people that angels may appear on the horizon at any time. The music is soft and unrestrained, and there is an unparalleled Mediterranean landscape in front of you, surrounded by leisurely tourists (see Figure 33).
Several restaurants near the cliff, snow-white umbrellas and finely carved cast iron tables and chairs, are full of leisure and comfort. There are some irregular circular pillars piled up on the shore, and there are small bunkers among the green trees on the edge of the cliff. People in busy cities can't wait to leave their jobs and rush to places with only sunshine and beaches to escape from the world and forget their troubles.
One of the most beautiful scenic spots-Amafi Coast
This is one of the 50 most beautiful scenic spots in the world, belonging to the Italian mountains, but with the gentle wind of tyrrhenian sea. Driving in the wind, the flowers are deep and the road is full of fragrance. In Ravello, where Garbo once lived in seclusion, fiery geraniums were in full bloom. Listen carefully, the sound of Minori waves remains the same, and the sound of terns flapping their wings is deja vu. Finally, the traveler calmed his worries, just like the night arrival in the silent forest.
The plane passed through the clouds, and in the golden sunset, the distant mountains were ethereal and the twilight rose. The Bay of Naples is surrounded by Mount Vesuvius and slowly stretches into the sky. The sunset is red and has soaked the whole sea. Scattered houses, waves and sails are shrouded in mist, calm, peaceful and beautiful. In 1999, after two years of careful selection, National Geographic magazine selected 50 places that must be visited in life. Italy's Amafi coast is impressive. Together with the Greek islands, it is called "the paradise of discovery".
The Amafi coast belongs to Campenia in southern Italy, starting from the seaside town of salernitana in the east and sorrento in the west, less than an hour's journey from Naples, including Ravello, positano, Minori and amalfi. Most houses are built on hills with white walls. From a distance, they look like a big bird perched on a reef.
Minoli, Zhu Qing Shabai
Our car is driving on the highway, heading for Salerno, the west entrance of the Amafi coast. Both the temperature and the driving style of the surrounding vehicles suggest how enthusiastic South Italy is-when the traffic jam stops, handsome boys often drive motorcycles and fly in long queues, leaving pungent smoke.
When the road goes up the hill, the car rises and falls on the steep slope, and the window is exciting blue. The castle by the sea stands tall, green umbrellas are lined up, and the word "Minori" appears on the billboard. The first town, Minori, is just around the corner.
Minori was not described in the guidebook at all. When I first arrived, I thought it was a bit special.
The beach leans against the cliff, forming a beautiful arc. In the green shadow surrounded by two rows of palm trees, a woman wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and flying glasses raised her mouth and smiled as brightly as the midday sun. Once upon a time, Italian nobles set up residence here, bid farewell to the prosperity of Rome, and lived a simple and clean life for a few days. Nowadays, it has become a good place for swimming, staring blankly, sunbathing and seeing bikini beauties. Only by seeing several churches and antique little rounded corners along the street can we remember its heyday. What remains unchanged is the wind in tyrrhenian sea, which has been blowing for centuries and always smells like lemon.
Ravello, the seclusion of celebrities.
Westbound from Minori, the mountain rises all the way, and the seascape in the rearview mirror gradually recedes, replaced by a dark green. This is a terrace, and the mountains are all green. Under the cover of golden rain, green waves are rolling.
At the end of the terraced fields, a small mountain town named Ravello is unknown, but there are many celebrities living in seclusion here-composer Wagner, Pope Charles I, Jesse Kennedy and Hollywood beauty greta? GERBER
Go south along the path to West Brown Villa, a secluded place where Garbo, a big star, used to avoid paparazzi. There are many trees with unique shapes along the way. The two most famous ones are in Ruffolo Villa. Together with the spire of the church, they become the darling of Ravello postcards. The right side of the path is covered with vines, the mountains in the distance are undulating and green, and the color of the sky is almost pale.
Simbonai Villa is hidden behind the wooden door, and a large basin of geraniums stands in front of the door. Through the door, colorful geraniums are in full bloom. Now it has been used as a hotel, with green grass in front of it and excellent sea view. But only hotel guests can visit, so they gave up angrily. Walking in the garden, I entered a small dome gazebo surrounded by pink flowers, which was very pleasing to the eye. Forward, a cloister appeared, which was amazing. It turns out that the soul of Simbonai Villa is here-the whole Amafi Bay is panoramic, with white Roman statues and red geraniums.
The sea breeze blows across my face, the distant mountains are shallow and the coastal smoke waves are vast. At this moment, the mountain is small and the flowers are red.
Capri island, Penglai on the sea
Go to the seaside instead of the island. If you go to Baoshan, you will regret it. The three islands near the Amafi coast are Ischia, Capri and Plossi. In my friend's photo album, I saw the seascape on the top of Capri Island-the cliffs are towering and the waves are beating against the coast-which was not taken away by God. My heart says, Capri Island is all yours.
There are direct ferries to Cabri Island from the docks in Naples and Surento. Facing the morning breeze, buy tickets to board the ship. The morning light was weak, and several seagulls were scattered on the shallow waves. The ship was moving slowly, and the scarlet lighthouse not far away slowly left us with the dotted Naples mountains.
When it comes to Capri, what do you think of? An old woman with a chihuahua? The woman with the Gucci bag? It's the most expensive island in Italy, with a flood of tourists in summer. The whole island is divided into two parts, Capri village in the east and Anacapri village in the west, and each village has a climbing track to reach.
I remembered an interesting story told by a friend about Anna Cabri-Augustus the Great went all the way south and wanted to build his palace in Rome. He met Anna Cabri by chance and fell in love with her at first sight. Therefore, Anna Cabri's cliff has a wonderful use-bungee jumping, but it is a kind of jump that has disappeared and will never come back. When the emperor was depressed, he attracted some servants who didn't like him and threw them off the cliff. The wind and waves were very strong, and the "whoosh" disappeared in the vast blue sea.
The most famous attraction of Anna Capri Island is Villa Saint Michel, which is less than 5 minutes' walk from Victoria Square to the north. Before the opening of Panshan Highway, the 800 steps on the villa side were the only passage connecting Anna Capri Village and Capri Village. Here you can overlook the whole bay, and the islands of Ischia and Prochida are looming in the distance, just like Penglai on the sea.
The Amafi coast is connected with long beautiful scenery, where you can wake up and get drunk, and the day is longer than a hundred years.