After our much needed siesta we headed out on the Van Gogh walk which would take us to the monastery where Vincent Van Gogh spent one of his last years.
We followed the instructions received from the tourist office which stated it was about an kilometre walk.
Monsieur Honey and I had previously done this walk visiting the museum in 2015 on a day trip to Saint-Remy de Provence from our home base in Sarrians.
The walk took us through the countryside that had inspired Vincent Van Gogh.
The route was marked with panels containing reproductions of some of Van Gogh’s paintings that he completed during his time in Saint-Rémy.
The panels are placed in front of locations of what Van Gogh was painting and with excerpts from letters he wrote to family and friends.
You can’t get lost if you follow these brass markers ...
The walk takes you to « Le Monastère St. Paul de Mausole » ... St. Paul Monastery and Hospital where Van Gogh was treated from 1889 to 1890. The clinic still operates as a psychiatric hospital / rest home.
A wing of the Romanesque cloister now functions as a museum which includes a reconstruction of the painter’s bedroom, there is a chapel and beautiful peaceful, gardens. While here Vincent created approximately 150 paintings and another 100 drawings.
The chapel...
Mont Ventoux in the background ...
Some late summer flowers in the gardens ...
Now the return walk ...but first let’s check out “Les Antiques” .
Now the return walk ...but first let’s check out “Les Antiques” .
Les Antiques marked the entrance to Glanum and are said to be some of the best preserved Roman architecture in Provence.
L’Arc de Triomphe /The Arch of Triumph (20 A.D.)
Le Mausolée de Julii/ The Mausoleum of Julii (30 B.C.)
I have so much more to share about this amazing place ... but only so much space!
I suggest you visit Saint-Remy de Provence ... follow “the landscapes of Vincent Van Gogh trail” and visit the Monastery.
