Author Travels

ABOVE WATER AND UNDER THE SKY – Journey into Spanish creativity, along with five unforgettable artists.

Canary Islands, Andalusia and Castile-La Mancha Located in the Atlantic Ocean, La Palma is one of the Canary Islands that attracts travelers due to its natural beauty (volcanoes and black beaches). The whole island of La Palma is cone-shaped and its tallest peak is located 2426 meters above sea level. Don’t worry: the last eruption was recorded in 1971. Its …

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BETWEEN BUBBLING CHAMPAGNE, CROISSANTS AND CHATEAUX – Planning a trip to France? Maybe between Charleville-Mezieres and Bourges.

Where each region looks and feels different, as in Champagne-Ardenne. France is all about Roman temples and Renaissance châteaux.  During your trip you can choose the gardens Monet painted, and savour a Parisian café where artists met, or something different. Just under 500 km and almost 5 hours of travel. This is what you need to achieve an unforgettable “author’s …

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WHEN A JOURNEY BECOMES EXPERIENCE – German’s smells of paint, poetry and Retsina wine.

From Wiedensahl up in Berlin, four hours to drive into creativity. This country, with its historical sites, is a popular destination for nature lovers and culture enthusiasts. Surprises always happen when you least expect them. So, welcome in Wiedensahl, birthplace, residence, and workplace of a famous German artist. Visiting the Museum Mile, https://www.deutsche-maerchenstrasse.com/en/?lang=en you to can immerse yourself into his …

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COLLECTING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, COLORS, SOUNDS AND GOOD READINGS –An “Author’s Journey” to Illinois, from Belleville to Chicago.

Five creative people, walking with you. Our “author’s journey” through the American creativity, starts from the county seat of St. Clair (in Illinois), the city of Belleville. This is a city founded in 1814. If you like to collect fruit and vegetables in the land where a famous singer-songwriter from this city was born, you can go to Eckert’s Belleville …

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A QUIET AND ANCIENT REFUGE, WHERE TO REGENERATE – Where Classical Years were called the “Golden Age” of Pericles.

An “Author’s Journey” in Greece, including Turkish baths, mastika and good readings. The Best Things to See and do in Patras, the birthplace of a famous Greek writer? The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, is home to several collections that display the history of Patras and the wider region. You don’t feel like playing the tourist, head to the Turkish …

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FROM NASHUA RIVER RAIL TRAIL, UNTIL A EASTPORT COTTAGE – An “author’s journey” through the Main, on the trail of American creativity.

Travel in Maine, surrounded by five shades of creativity. It travels along a flat and scenic landscape, with many opportunities to see wildlife. It’s a trail that passes wetlands, where a variety of wildlife can be viewed (such as beavers, herons and swans). The Nashua River Rail Trail http://railstotrails.us/ma_nashua_river_rail_trail.htm is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) paved mixed-use rail trail, it ends …

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ONTARIO, 641 KM OF CREATIVITY – An “author’s journey” across five Canadian cities.

A great escape into bright colors, bare landscapes and two books. Your “author’s journey” to Canada (398 miles, or 641 km if you prefer), https://us-keepexploring.canada.travel/ start dining on a roof terrace in Montreal, listening to the soothing music of a singer who lives here (but which was born in California), while look in the horizon for the bright colors of …

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FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE MEDITERRANEAN – Five shades of Spanish creativity.

5 artists, 19 tapas y 500 vinos: a Spanish dream. In Santander, most of the 1,200 objects on display in Flavióbriga Museum date from the period between the Upper Palaeolithic and the Iron Age (but you can admire also items from the Roman era, mostly from Julióbriga and Castro Urdiales (the ancient Flavióbriga). Over 3,000 square metres, it aims to …

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SIX HOURS OF TRAVEL AND FIVE SPECIAL PLACES TO KNOW ABOUT – Author’s travel in France, from the Manuar Henri IV of Bessines-sur-Gartempe to the Château de Sable restaurant of Porspoder.

408 miles of French creativity, together with two painters and a poet, a writer and a singer-songwriter. The painter Suzanne Valadon was born in this village in 1865. Bessines-sur-Gartempe is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France). Obviously, your “author’sjourney ” needs to host you in a 16th century palace, the Manoir Henri IV http://www.henri4-hotel-restaurant.fr/manor-henry-iv.html The hotel’s restaurant …

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FROM BAVARIA NICE TO THE HOUSE OF BUDDENBROOK – German creativity, through five shades of art.

Schnitzel and wurst as you read Thomas Mann, listening to music by Masha Qrella. You’re welcome in Aschaffenburg, “the Nice of Bavaria”, hometown of a famous German painter, where a wonderful experience awaits you at the Zum Goldenen Ochsen, Hotel & Gasthaus am Schlossgarten. Located in the nearby half-timbered building, the Oechsle Restaurant welcomes you with typical local dishes, to …

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