Lacoste, France Travel Blogs

Markets and hilltop villages
Apr 7, 2006 (9 photos)

... a bend and found the proper cobblestone alley that led easily up to the church. The view was incredible. We also explored Lacoste and Menerbes, which were both beautiful but our descriptions will be the same as the last few: hilltop villages containing ...

First Day
Sep 5, 2006 (18 photos)

... of Maximum City, talk to us about writing and his experiences. Then more shopping. Then the terrifying drive back home to Lacoste. By the way, in France you get from place to place by knowing the city names. There are route numbers and names, but no one ...

Last day in Provence!
Sep 8, 2006 (2 photos)

... because of the rats; and the Protestant church, because of the rats. * The town mayor works in a building called The Mairie. * Lacoste is haunted. The first night of our stay, Marie saw someone standing by her bed. Years ago, a teacher at SCAD went ...

How do you say "I dont speak a word of French?"
Jun 24, 2006

... one is on Saturday morning and rightfully so because it is by far the largest. Every village has its own market day, even tiny Lacoste (which is on Tuesday). The market starts at 9:00 am and goes until noon, then everyone packs up and spends the rest of ...

Does My Student Services Fee Cover Bail?
Jun 29, 2006

... languages are based on Latin. Also, I signed up to help with the huge installation project that is happening here in Lacoste. The school commissioned this architectural firm out of New York City to build this installation out of pvc and string similar to ...

Week 2
Jul 9, 2006

... weird spending such an important holiday in a country where no one cares. But we made and the best of it and tried to make Lacoste as american as possible, if only for just one day. that morning, one of the professors took some of us to Apt to the art ...

We don't need mirrors on this van
Jul 25, 2006

... being here and all that. Which by they way, I feel like I am totally getting taken for the $4,000 that I paid for the "Lacoste Experience." When I first got all the info about this program, they said we paid this money to cover the cost of our day trips, ...

Day Four
Sep 8, 2006 (9 photos)

Today was a work day! We did a few exercises and worked on some poetry. In the late afternoon, Finn took Dean and I on a tour of the Chateau de Sade as well as to the nearby village of Manerbes. Detailed information and commentary can be found in the ...

Day Two
Sep 6, 2006 (6 photos)

... see a dog chew through a volleyball. Before moving on, I do need to answer some fan mail: WHERE AM I? The village of Lacoste is about 2 hours north-north east of Marseille in the southern province of Provence. It's not on most maps. You can find ...

Third Day
Sep 7, 2006 (11 photos)

... in the upcoming Russell Crowe film, A Good Year. You'll see Jean-Pierre as the Frenchman who fights Russell Crowe. Back at Lacoste I had a good time talking with my fellow writers before, during and after dinner. Let me review who they are: Dean, my ...

Avignon and Lacoste
Oct 28, 2006

     La Coste was our first stop, and it was a good excuse to see a small of-the-beaten-path medieval town. It had very steep and narrow cobbled streets lined with ancient stone buildings, some of which are still lived in and some of ...

Provence
Jul 20, 2008 (50 photos)

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