History
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The Inns
When the little town was growing, two women played an important role. They were innkeepers who knew how to welcome artists, make their stay easier, facilitate their work and incite them to come back. Their names are still famous in spite of the fact that their establishments have disappeared.
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The "good hostess" welcomed "academic" travelers and "the Americans", the name given to this cosmopolitan artists' colony. Julia took over the hotel in 1871 and helped it prosper and grow. She had...
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She opened her modest inn in 1860; today, it is the Maison de la Presse. Many are surprised by the smallness of the place: where did the "artists' colony" stay? Most of the artists stayed in priva...
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This was the new artistic residence after World War One; it remained popular from the 1920's until the 1940's. It was a throwback to the great era of the end of the century and welcomed the ar...
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