This journey through Normandy offers a chance to take in the landscapes behind the easels. Few regions in the world are so synonymous with a school of painting. Monet, Caillebotte, Sisley, Manet, Renoir and so many others created Impressionism in this area, such was their fascination with the light, the expanses of sky and the bucolic settings. Even though their masterpieces are nowadays scattered around the world's finest museums, anyone can come here to view the scenery that they loved and painted so much. Didn't Claude Monet say of the shoreline at Honfleur : "Every day I see something new and more beautiful here, so much so it's enough to drive one mad!"
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Hotel and restaurant in town. In the 16th arrondissement of the French capital, Saint James Paris lovingly cultivates a world of unmatched refinement and art de vivre. Close to the Arc de Triomphe and Avenue Foch, this exceptional hotel reveals a discreet character imbued with pastoral charm and an aura unlike any other. Graced with 5,000 square metres of greenery, it holds court amidst marvellous gardens made all the more remarkable by the landscape designer Xavier de Chirac. This former private mansion is now bridging its romantic neoclassical soul with modernity, thanks to the talents of interior designer Laura Gonzalez, who has achieved a perfect symbiosis of plant life and art deco. The decorative contrasts exhibit a rare elegance, as evidenced by the fifty rooms and suites which are at once chic and poetic, grandiose and intimate. It is unique amalgam that continues with the cuisine of chef Julien Dumas who, in the Bellefeuille gourmet restaurant, sublimates the diversity and intensity of flavours while celebrating his ardent passion for nature and seafood. ... Learn moreless
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Hotel and restaurant on the seafront. Once a refuge for impressionist painters, La Ferme Saint-Siméon is celebrated for its bucolic surroundings and beautiful Seine estuary light. Monet and Courbet would come here and work on their colours, and Baudelaire would flee the melancholy of Paris in search of inspiration. The farm, close to the old harbour of Honfleur and the Eugène-Boudin Museum, has now been restored throughout and provides relaxing treatments based on organic ingredients such as milk and Normandy apples. “Oh, Saint-Siméon”, exclaimed the painter Eugène Boudin in one of his journals. Indeed it is hard not to love the place, and even harder to leave it behind. ... Learn moreless
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Hotel in town. Home to Henri de Saint-Delis during the last century, the painter’s soulful spirit lives on in this private mansion located in Honfleur, Normandy — a city whose pictorial sensibility is apparent in the property’s elegant garden and rooms of noble materials, bespoke furniture and steam showers. Art, in its most authentic and singular form, is found everywhere here: in the wood, the stone, the marble. Each element adds to this living painting whose beauty is sublimated by the natural light that illuminates every corner. Sitting in the heart of the historic district, the hotel’s timeless character and intimate atmosphere offer a marvellous portal to explore the local cultural heritage of this emblematic city. From the picturesque houses and small streets to the many art galleries and traditional restaurants near the port, your days will surely be filled with wonderment and a renewed sense of happiness. ... Learn moreless
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