Postcards from the French Riveria, Antibes, Picasso and a little Carpe Diem...
- Author
- Michelle Johnston
- Published
- Fri 16 Jul 2021
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"When I realised that each morning I would see this light again, I could not believe my luck"
Henri Matisse, 1917
Welcome to Episode #30, Antibes, France
On the 13th March 2019, a family of five traveled from Genova Piazza Principe Station on the 11.43 to Ventimiglia in the province of Liguria, Italy. At 13.03 they entered a train with the white sign Region: Provence - Alpes - Cote d’Azur on the door. Arriving in Antibes at 16.01 to an ochre coloured railway station and a short walk to the old town in the French city.
This is the story of the sweet little adventure in Antibes, located somewhere between Monaco and Cannes on the Cote d’Azur. And includes some reckoning with present day life, the artist Picasso and his artistic legacy, and the convoluted history of Antibes that was once known as a Greek colony called Antipolis....
Enjoy,
Michelle
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Music Composed by Richard Johnston, © 2021
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#30 Shownotes:
The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna by Tim Parks (2021)
French Riveria And Its Artists: Art, Literature, Love, and Life on the Cote d'Azur by John Baxter (2015)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice: A Memoir of Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper by John Richardson (1999)
Visit: www.antibesjuanlespins.com for more on Antibes, France....
