Submitted by With explosions of color and soft floral aromas, spring in Europe is a festival for the senses. There is a long list of options when it comes to celebrating this season of rebirth—some well-known, others off the beaten path. Here…
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Submitted by I like wine. And when the cork on a bottle of wine is popped in Provence, it’s an occasion. The moment is made. I also like to travel. New places, new friends, new tastes and smells. It brings my senses to…
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Submitted by As long as there has been a Paris, there has been life on the Ile de la Cité. Though many of the buildings on the island were demolished during the Haussmann era, vestiges of the foundations and walls from homes…
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Submitted by Our Untours Foundation Co-CEO Jonathan Coleman recently returned from his first Untour trip, and his first time ever visiting Switzerland and France. Here he shares his first impression of Paris. I arrived in Paris on a train from Basel by…
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Submitted by Our colleague Anne in Provence has shared one of her favorite traditions with us, the galette des rois, a sweet enjoyed for Epiphany (just after the new year). The guest who finds the fève in his or her piece is thought…
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Submitted by We love France, as you probably can tell by the way we tout our popular Untour programs there in Paris, Provence, and Alsace. But we love all of France, and some areas are best explored by water. That is why…
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Submitted by Provence has so many appeals, it is easy to overlook its impressive endowment of archaeological sites. Evidence of the Roman presence is all over the area. In fact, Provence has some of the best preserved vestiges of the Roman Empire…
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Submitted by We miss travel. We miss France. We miss the the vineyards of Southern France. Our Untours at Home series has helped us bridge the time until we can return to Europe. Our Provence Untour staff person Anne Plomb has helped…
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Submitted by From his mid 60s to the end of his life in his 80s, Henri Matisse worked in paper. After a long and illustrious art career as a painter, his move into this new art realm pushed modern art and design…
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Submitted by One of modern art’s best known and loved artists, Matisse was critical in the development of art. His innovative use of color, line, and form were. He was also a big part of the story of art in Southern France…
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