European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Pont do card Aqueduct left was one Stop on the tour. Below carvings on a a i of the cloister of is. Trophim in Aries France. A reminder of Vincent Van Gogh in Aries. / ,1/11 a Ohio Iii till Soi i i 01 i Imit a if in i in a i is. Vincent Van Gogh in a idler to his brother 1888 illicit Painter  looking Tho Rhone Rivir is when no Iii Arch at Orange Franco.  Gogh s easel received a Sarry in i jul. .1 wonderful t  tit Alai k. Orange  deep Blue. Van Gogh moved i Aries in i a Druary 1hbii. Just a Lew weeks shy of his or la l . I be had grown weary no the noise  the Hustle in i ans wanting instead in ind peace inspiration Mil t lors. I  he Lucind them in i to venue is evident by his Pudik Livili. He finished More than in i i Vasos  Drew Tinne  i my Skelt Hes ill 1 i months. Jul the Legat y of  Gogh is Only Une  to visit Ivo Venc e. As pointed out let enols on .111 Art his Tot Lour of the Region Ity Anticev. I Hirie Stangel irl historian  Lei hirer late in tort  of history  an to be Lound there.  s tour jus slops Lirosi in a , Home of Popes during nun h of the Tii i ii tiny. I he papal Palai e is the i Row Illg jewel in this windswept town on the Hank of the Rhone. The i its name Means Lown of violent wind the palate which is iwo separate on Alrui Lions was built by Popes heed ice Xii  Clement i. Sadly the monstrous dwelling is nearly Hare of furnishings. During the violent history of the legion paintings were scarred  stolen statuary smashed  disfigured. The palate has been used ruin Lime in Lime As a Harrar is or a prison. Still the Palace is Worth the visit. The Large rooms  High gothic ceilings hint at the pageantry of the Palace in ils heyday. The Walls of the bedroom Anil study Are painted with set ular St Enes of Birds  sit Jirrels slag hunks  fishermen. I Tim Avignon. Plankel s Lour stops at Saint Remy de prove me to View a roman Arch  i Eno Laph erected at the time of the Hillh of Christ. The i Eno Laph was Buill in memory of the grandsons of roman in Perot Ai Kustus who were killed in Bailie. Relief sculptures around its base depict the Battle of Troy  the death of Adonis. Ai miss the Road is the sanitarium where Van Gor i spent the last Days of his time in i Rovenia e Al Ler his Days at the Aries Hospital. Ii is still used As a psychical re Hospital hut visitors May Walki Rielly into the in Rounis a Brone bust of Van Goich was stolen earlier this year from the enl Rante. Not far away is a Windmill peering lion atop a Bluff. Ii was Here Ilia i Ullh Century i Remh author Alphonse Daudel set Many of his stories. In Aries the next Stop there is More than Van Goj a. This town is also Rich with roman history once earning the nickname the Lille Rome in  a Manni Licens roman Ampi healer built in . 711 explodes from the Center of Tow n. I he stadium is still used for festivals  bullfights. Also of inheres a is the cloister of is. I ophime constructed in the i2lh  1-Llh centuries to provide ind int  food to priests performing the lord s work. Ils pillars Are covered with statues  Low reliefs done by Anonymous but skilled craftsmen. On the i Oast of the Mediterranean Are two cities visited by Slang l s tour bus. Sain Les Maries de la Mer is a sunny Windy coastal Lown captured on Canvas by Van guru. Nol far away is the unique town of argues Morles a co a i 3lh-i Elury town still hugged by ils original Walls. Ii was from there that St.  sailed East on the seventh  the i in huh crusades moving assay from the coast the Lour bus enters Nimes. Where the present e of the roman in spire is still evident in an Ampi Heater  a Well preserved Temple. I perhaps the most implies one  relic is the Ali Iedel North of Nimes at i on do Gard. This Iri levelled an lied relic carried water a Ross the River Allemand into Nimes at a rate of about 70l Akk cubic feel per Day. Ii Dales from the Lirosi Lew let ides after Christ s birth  is Worth the Vyalki from the River Valley floor to the lop. There is Mudi More to see in i Provence. The wild horses of the Camark be the Well preserved roman 1 Heater  the triumphal Arch of Orange the quiet Parks  narrow streets of any number of Small cities. I perhaps most impressive is the1 natural Beauty of i Provence. Mountains fall into Fields which in turn become Lowland marshes visited by Pink flamingos. I Lowers Spring from everywhere  the Sun fills it All with shadows Anil Golden Light. It is an inspiring place As Van Gogh s work  words testify i have a terrible Liu Idi at limes when nature is so Beautiful As it is these Days  then i lose All thought  the pit lure i omes to me As in a  a. Art history Tours can to booked through you travel age Tel or by calling. Eur Toul & n fran Lurl. 069-5soos6. September 28, 1989 stripes Magazine 13