SCHEDULE
Day 0 Wednesday, May 29
Guests will board as a group from JFK Airport in New York for a direct overnight flight to Paris
Day 1 Thursday, May 30 Early morning arrival in Paris
Guests will enjoy an afternoon visit to one of Le Corbusier’s most iconic works: Villa Savoye.
Accommodations: Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador
Day 2 Friday, May 31 Paris
In the morning, guests will enjoy a guided tour of Le Corbusier’s apartment, exterior visit to Maison Cook and guided visits to Villa La Roche, which now houses the Foundation Le Corbusier and Maisons Jaoul.
Day 3 Saturday, June 1 Paris
Visits on this day include the Le Corbusier designed Pavillon Suisse and Maison du Brésil (with Lúcio Costa) at the Cité Internationale Universitaire, the Salvation Army building in addition to privately owned Le Corbusier homes.
Day 4 Sunday, June 2 Paris
On our last day in Paris, guests will be treated to iconic béton brut examples by other important designers and in the afternoon will have the opportunity to explore Paris on their own.
Accommodations: Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador
Day 5 Monday, June 3 Paris to Eveux
This morning guests will begin their journey south stopping in the UNESCO World Heritage hilltop town of Vézelay where Le Corbusier spent time in the 1930s and during the war. Guests will arrive in the late afternoon at the Le Corbusier designed Sainte Marie de La Tourette monastery in time for a modest meal and quiet reflection.
Accommodations: Couvent de la Tourette (single rooms only)
Day 6 Tuesday, June 4 Eveux to Marseille
In the morning, guests will begin the day with a tour of La Tourette before heading south to France’s second largest city, Marseille. On route, guests will stop at the Caverne du Pont-d’Arc, a replica of Chauvet Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage site that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world.
Accommodations: Hotel Le Corbusier
Day 7 Wednesday, June 5 Marseille
Today guests will visit the 17th century La Vieille Charité a former almshouse, now functioning as a museum and cultural center that Le Corbusier once campaigned to stop its destruction. Guests will have the opportunity to explore Marseille on their own.
Day 8 Thursday, June 6 Marseille to Nice/Cap Martin
In the morning, guests will leave for the Abbey of Le Thoronet and visit Matisse’s Rosary Chapel and Fondation Maeght designed by Jose-Luis Sert on our way to Nice/cap Martin.
Accommodations: Hotel Villa Victoria
Day 9 Friday, June 7 Cap Martin
On our final day in France, guests will visit Le Corbusier’s final resting place and his Cabanon. An afternoon visit to Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027 will close out a monumental week and the life of our subject of focus.
Day 10 Saturday, June 8 Cap Martin to Nice
Guests will say “Au revoir” to France as the group heads to Nice for flights back to New York.
