“The Scream” by Edvard Munch is one of the highlights of special exhibition of art works by Munch and Vincent van Gogh in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The Munch : Van Gogh temporary exhibition is on show in The Netherlands from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. Around 100 works, including 80 paintings, by the two artists will hang side-by-side to show the common ground … [Read more...]
Cheap Travel on Megabus from Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Cologne
(Note: During 2016, all German Postbus and continental European Megabus routes were taken over and are bookable via Flixbus.) Megabus offers budget travelers very cheap discount bus tickets for traveling from Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt or Cologne in Germany to other European cities such as Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and London. Intercity, long-distance bus travel is … [Read more...]
Review Novotel Venice Mestre Castellana Hotel in Italy
The Novotel Venezia Mestre Castellana is a modern midscale hotel with swimming pool and family rooms sleeping four a short bus ride from Venice. The Novotel Venice Mestre Castellana is a great hotel choice for families and drivers when visiting Venice in Italy. The hotel is thoroughly modern but comfortable with bedrooms that can sleep up to four. During quiet periods, the … [Read more...]
Visit Le Poët-Laval in Drôme en Provence, France
Le Poët-Laval is a very small fortified village beautifully located in the Drôme region of northern Provence in France. Top sights to see in this wall-enclosed town include a castle, church ruins, medieval buildings, a small museum, marvelous views and town fortifications. The very small wall-enclosed town Le Poët-Laval (population almost 900) is mostly visited for its compact … [Read more...]
See Gallo-Roman Merovingian Sarcophaguses in Mazan in Provence, France
Mazan, a small town located in Vaucluse in Provence between Carpentras and Mt Ventoux / Gorges de Nesque, has a remarkable collection of Gallo-Roman (Merovingian) sarcophagi. Mazan also has connections with the Marquis de Sade. Mazan is a small, old town in Vaucluse en Provence in France. The town itself is not particularly picturesque but it is worth stopping to see the … [Read more...]
Mourners from the Tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy Touring the USA
Top medieval sculptures from the Museum of Fine Arts in Dijon, in Burgundy, France travel the USA for temporary exhibitions in top American museums and galleries. The mourners from the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy, usually on display in Dijon, France, are traveling the USA for much of 2010 to 2012. These statues, considered to be amongst the best late-medieval sculptures … [Read more...]