Cezanne exhibition 2025 short break staying in Aix-en-Provence at the Chateau de Fonscolombe
This short break to Aix-en-Provence is focused on a special summer 2025 exhibition of the works of Cezanne, which will take place at his home, the Jas du Bouffan, at Aix-en-Provence. The exhibition lasts from 28 June to 12 October 2025, daily, and we include a timed entrance ticket for a self-guided tour of the exhibition. There is a themed trail exploring the work Cezanne did at his family home between 1860 and 1899. There will be a hundred paintings, drawings and watercolours, loaned from galleries in Paris, New York, Tokyo and London. Expressions Holidays includes flights to Marseille, three nights’ bed and breakfast at the 5-star Relais & Chateaux hotel, the Chateau de Fonscolombe, about 20 minutes’ drive from Aix-en-Provence, and the use of a hire-car (or private transfers if you prefer).
Highlights
• Visit Aix-en-Provence • Visit Cezanne exhibition at the Jas du Bouffan • Visit Musee Granet • Visit Hotel de Caumont art centre • Visit Musee du Calisson
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Tradition double or twin room for 3 nights.
From about
£1,770
Holiday Code FHFE11
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Cezanne exhibition 2025 short break staying in Aix-en-Provence at the Chateau de Fonscolombe
Arrive at Marseille airport, collect your hire-car (or let us book a private car transfer for you) and drive to the Chateau de Fonscolombe, which is about 40 minutes’ drive. During your stay at the Chateau de Fonscolombe we have included a private tasting of three house wines from the Chateau. This can be arranged for when you arrive, but will depend on the times of your flight into Marseille. Let us book you a table for dinner here this evening or for the other two evenings as well.
You have two full days in which to visit the exhibition, Aix-en-Provence and the nearby Luberon countryside as well as making the most of the grounds and facilities of the hotel. You will have a pre-booked ticket for a timed slot to enter the exhibition. The exhibition is held at the Jas de Bouffon, the family home of Cezanne and where he experimented with his work for almost 40 years. On the ground floor, the young Cezanne painted a dozen murals. He also set up his easel in the park, in front of the house, the farm, the woods and the avenue of chestnut trees, the pond and its statues. In total thirty-six oils and seventeen watercolours were made here between 1859 and 1899. The retrospective showcases a hundred pieces illustrating just how much the house influenced his art. It presents Cezanne’s favourite themes: Provençal landscapes, self-portraits, the famous bathers and still lifes in oil and watercolour. The exhibition’s masterpieces include the iconic The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Bather and the Rocks, Game of Hide and Seek (based on Lancret), Self-Portrait in Front of a Pink Background, The Card Players, Still Life with Cherries and Peaches and The Bathers. Aix-en-Provence is about 20 minutes’ drive from your hotel, with its host of shops, restaurants, galleries and museums: the Musee Granet, the Hotel de Caumont. The museum of old Aix has a display of santons and marionettes. The Lubéron is also a short drive away from the hotel and is renowned for its hill-top villages such as Bonnieux and Apt, vineyards and lavender, markets, antiques, castles, olives, melon and truffles. Nearby is the Mont Sainte-Victoire, renowned for the landscapes by Cézanne. The hotel can arrange a guided hike to this mountain, following in the steps of the artist. A variety of activities are organised that take place at or near the hotel including perfume making, wine blending, truffle hunting, a Paul Cezanne footsteps hike, lavender workshops, and ceramic workshop.
Today you return your hire-car to Marseille airport for your flight home.
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Tradition double or twin room for 3 nights.
From about
£1,770
Holiday Code FHFE11
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
● Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
● Flights from London to Marseille return
● Hire of a Group B car for the duration of the holiday
● Entrance ticket for self-visit at the Cezanne exhibition
● Private wine-tasting of three house wines from the Chateau de Fonscolombe
● Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
Call us on 01392 441245
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Tradition double or twin room for 3 nights.
From about
£1,770
Holiday Code FHFE11
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
• Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
• Flights from London to Marseille return
• Hire of a Group B car for the duration of the holiday
• Entrance ticket for self-visit at the Cezanne exhibition
• Private wine-tasting of three house wines from the Chateau de Fonscolombe
• Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
The journey and how you get there
There are flights from London to Marseille daily. The hotel is about 40 minutes’ drive from Marseille airport and about 20 minutes’ drive from the centre of Aix-en-Provence. When at the hotel, you might want to use taxis for getting around locally. We also offer hotels in Aix-en-Provence centre.
This holiday can be done by train from London taking a Eurostar to Paris and then a fast TGV service to Aix-en-Provence TGV station. From here you can have a hire-car waiting for you or we can arrange a private car transfer instead.
Call us on 01392 441245
Cezanne exhibition 2025 short break staying in Aix-en-Provence at the Chateau de Fonscolombe
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Tradition double or twin room for 3 nights.
From about
£1,770
Holiday Code FHFE11
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Our prices include
• Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
• Flights from London to Marseille return
• Hire of a Group B car for the duration of the holiday
• Entrance ticket for self-visit at the Cezanne exhibition
• Private wine-tasting of three house wines from the Chateau de Fonscolombe
• Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
The journey and how you get there
There are flights from London to Marseille daily. The hotel is about 40 minutes’ drive from Marseille airport and about 20 minutes’ drive from the centre of Aix-en-Provence. When at the hotel, you might want to use taxis for getting around locally. We also offer hotels in Aix-en-Provence centre.
This holiday can be done by train from London taking a Eurostar to Paris and then a fast TGV service to Aix-en-Provence TGV station. From here you can have a hire-car waiting for you or we can arrange a private car transfer instead.
Call us on 01392 441245
Cezanne exhibition 2025 short break staying in Aix-en-Provence at the Chateau de Fonscolombe
About Provence
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Provence, the land which is the ancient province of the Romans, offers a rich tapestry of landscapes, culture and traditions. From the sunflower fields of Van Gogh`s Arles, to the sandy marshes of the Camargue, from the Cezanne like landscapes of Aix inland to the olive groves and lavender beds that surround the perched hill top villages, and finally to the dramatic coastline of the azure Mediterranean where the sandy beaches, craggy corniches and fishing villages have been transformed into a sophisticated holiday playground you experience a multitude of contrasting and complementary senses and images. The perfumes of lavender, thyme, rosemary, citrus, pine and olive mingle in the air and the light is bright and clear. Add to all these sensations a wonderful climate, good food and local wine and unlimited sporting and sightseeing activities and you can understand why Provence is not just an ideal holiday destination but a romantic way of life. Provence still has miles of open road across country, tiny, sleepy villages, dramatic hills and craggy peaks, beautiful, sense enriching panoramas and aromas all waiting for you to explore and enjoy.
Highlights of Provence
Cultural highlights include santons, Souleiado Provençal fabrics, herbs and lavender, wine and olive oil, melons and pastis, boules and berets.
Provence Climate
Average air temperatures in Centigrade: January: 12.2, February: 11.9, March: 14.2, April: 18.5, May: 20.8, June: 26.6, July: 28.1, August: 28.4, September: 25.2, October: 22.1, November: 16.8, December: 14.1. Source: Direction de la Meteorologique de France.
