Tour Highlights:

  • Walking tour, Nice
  • Matisse Museum, Nice
  • Villa Rothschild
  • Full day in Monaco
  • Picasso Museum, Antibes
  • Renoir's home, Cagnes sur Mer
  • Soulieado Museum
  • Les Olivades Factory tour
  • Isle-sur-la-Sorgue markets
  • Hill towns of Les Baux & Roussillon

7 nights in Nice
5 nights in Avignon
1 night in Paris

Optional: 3-Day Extension in Paris 

Not included:

  • Airfare and transfers to and from airports
  • Transportation & admissions for optional activities

Single supplement available

Quilter Jeanne Mills and her daughter Bonnie Bennett are organizing and leading the 16th Art and Textile Tour to France. We're planning a travel adventure for a small group of people who love to explore and are eager to learn about French culture, art and textiles. We'll be on the go, absorbing the textures of sunny southern France.

One can't help falling in love with the hill towns of Provence and the blue seas of the Mediterranean. Nice and Avignon will be our headquarters as we visit the regions loved by Renoir, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh and Cezanne. There is an abundance of sights to visit, enjoy and photograph. Just imagine walking in the footsteps of Van Gogh, looking at the view from Renoir's home, sitting in a French café watching the world go by or strolling along the Mediterranean on a clear blue day.

Seven days in the city of Nice will allow us to spend time in Nice, and make visits to Monaco and nearby seaside and hilltop towns and villages such as Villefranche-sur-Mer, Saint-Paul-de-Vence and Antibes. Included in the variety of activities, are visits to the Picasso Museum, the Matisse Museum and Renoir's home and studio.

Our second focus will be on the textiles, architecture and culture of Provence. Our hotel will be in the centrally-located walled-town of Avignon. We'll make day trips which will include visits to the Soulieado Museum and Les Olivades Factory, both manufacturers of beautiful Provençal fabrics, as well as the touristy hill town of Les Baux and the town of Arles, for its architectural and art interests. We will explore the Sunday market at Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and search out fields of poppies and typical Provençal sights to photograph.

As always, there will be lots of meandering in small towns and villages, allowing us time to make our own discoveries at our own pace. The tour will end with a single afternoon and night in Paris, allowing easy access to the airport for your flight home. We have added a three day extension in Paris for those wanting to stay longer.

Come, join us on this exciting tour of France! The days will be filled with activities and adventures, opening the doors to places you've heard of and dreamt about. The focus of the tour is on art, textiles and color as inspiration for creativity in your quiltmaking.

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Cost of the tour is $4150