QuickTips Index
Getting Around Toulouse and the Midi Pyrenees
Toulouse may be in the heart of the Midi Pyrenees, but it features airports, rail stations and extensive bus transportation options. Here are quick tips on getting around Toulouse and the Midi Pyrenees.
Midi Pyrenees Region of France
The Midi Pyrenees region, or <i>Midi-Pyrénées</i> region is a tiny universe of contrasts. It is a world of fertile farmland and rural outposts, sprinkled generously with chic and happening cities. Find out more about the Midi Pyrenees region of France.
French Holidays 2008
Here is a list of the French legal holidays for 2008. Be sure to check on specific dates for future years. While some holidays are always the same day (such as New Year’s, obviously), others (like Easter) change every year.
Learn Glass Blowing From an Expert on Your Next Vacation in France
Learn glass blowing from glass blowing artists on short vacation courses in Provence, France. One hour to one week introduction to learn glass blowing in a French artists' glassblowing studio. Learn how to gather the glass, work the tools, blow glass and create your own blown glass.
Make Mediterranean Pottery and Ceramics on Vacation in Provence, France
Learn how to make pottery and ceramics in the charming, French town of Beaucaire. Make pottery and ceramics in an artist's studio beside the Rhone. Learn traditional potter's skills and ceramics craft secrets in short, vacation programs in Provence.
Learn How to Make Stained Glass in France - 1-5 Day Courses on Stained Glass
Learn how to make stained glass panels while on vacation in France. Work with an experienced stained glass artist, in her studio in the South of France, and learn how to make stained glass using traditional methods. One to five day courses fit in with your vacation schedule and you take home the panels you make. The beginners' lessons in how to make stained glass require no experience but prepare you for more advanced stained glass making techniques.
Make Hand Painted Furniture on Vacation - Learn Hand Painted Furniture Techiques
Learn to make hand painted furniture while on vacation in the South of France. Traditional French Provincial artisans teach short, vacation courses beside the Rhone at the gateway to the Camargue. Make your own hand painted furniture finishes and learn to use centuries old traditional hand painted furniture materials and techniques.
Take Vacation Lessons in Traditional Wickerwork from a French Artisan
Learn traditional wickerworking skills in France. Short, vacation classes, taught by a professional wickerwork artisan in the sunny, Provencal/Languedoc village of Vallabregues, beside the Rhone. Basketmaking has never seemed so glamorous.
Arts and Crafts in France - Creative Fun on Vacation in France
Arts and Crafts classes in Provence, France, are the down-to-earth route to hands-on creativity. Learning to paint in France may sound fabulous but arts and crafts are more realistic and in the village of Beaucaire you can learn traditional arts and crafts like pottery and ceramics, glass blowing, stained glass and more, during your vacation.
Learn Limed-Wood and Lime-Based Faux Finishes on Vacation in Provence
Learn how to prepare and apply long wearing Faux Finishes while on vacation in the South of France. Traditional French Provincial artisan teaches short, vacation courses beside the Rhone at the gateway to the Camargue. Use lime-based materials to apply centuries old traditional and long wearing faux finishes during courses short enough to take on vacation.
Taking French Videos Home
When you visit France and the rest of Europe, many souvenir shops and attractions sell great videos or even foreign films. The only problem is that regions and video codes prevent French videos from playing in many other countries. Find out how to make them work.
Make an Art Collage of Your Memories - Learn Art Collage with French Artisan
Make a framed art collage in France. Learn how to turn your memories and mementos in to a framed art collage picture while on vacation in the South of France. Working in his own studio, a French art collage maker and enthusiast teaches the use of traditional materials, to create harmonious compositions from the students own mementos and paper pictures. After the one-day course, take home a framed art collage of your own.