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Council on Aging Nice and the French Riviera - Medieval Villages, Contemporary Art, and Breathtaking Coastlines - Wellesley COA
Updated 6 days ago

Join Barry Pell for a program on his recent travels to the Riviera, which stretches along France’s southeast Mediterranean coast and rambles into the mountainous Alps. The region got its nickname from vacationing Brits, but to the French it is known for t

Join Barry Pell for a program on his recent travels to the Riviera, which stretches along France’s southeast Mediterranean coast and rambles into the mountainous Alps. The region got its nickname from vacationing Brits, but to the French it is known for the dazzling azure blue color of the sea - La Côte d’Azur. This sunny sliver of land has been occupied for over three thousand years by different rulers, who left their mark on the landscape, architecture, lifestyle and food. The unique play of light in the region has attracted a legion of artists from Matisse to Picasso for over a century. Barry Pell, the lecturer, lived in Nice for one month and explored and photographed the region’s historic palaces, magnificent seafront, and cliff-hanging villages.