French Fusion Travel

25/08/2024

Only 5 rooms left on this small group tour sketching Strasbourg in Alsace, France May next year with the outstanding, talented, all-round nice guy Albert Kiefer or on Instagram.

13/08/2024

A wonderful week next June in 2025 with Alex Hillkurtz in France.
Join us sketching, painting, exploring laughing on a Sketching Retreat near the Canal du Midi in Languedoc France.
Fully escorted tour packed with history and painting and relaxing by the pool.
Detail on our website
www.frenchfusion.com.au

21/07/2024

One of my favorite streets in Paris.
Rue Galande.
Steeped in history you can see all around this area in its buildings, churches, street signs and stories.
As an Australian I think 150 years is old - let alone 1,000 years.

18/07/2024

Join me and the wonderful Housesketcher Albert Kiefer sketching in France with 7 days workshops.
Do share this with others who may be interested.
5 rooms still available

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17/06/2024

The extraordinary Etang de Montady dug out by monks in the 14 th century . Still used exactly the same way 800 years later.

17/06/2024

Canal du Midi, Languedoc sketching

11/06/2024

Sketching output on a delightful day in Sarlat on our tour.

11/06/2024

The murals of Beziers, the 9 locks of Beziers and the amazing Etsng de Montady.
This area never disappoints.

09/06/2024

Dordogne.
Superb for sketching

09/06/2024

Just finished a superb week taking a sketching tour in Sarlat, Perigord in France.
Beautiful in every way.

02/02/2024

Join me in France this June sketching daily in the beautiful Dordogne region with amazing artist Ian Fennelly.

Info on this link

https://frenchfusion.com.au/tours/dordogne-france-sketching-tour-with-ian-fennelly/

13/02/2023

The last remaining survivor of Oradour sur Glane has just died at the age of 97.
What happened?
As retribution for the D Day landings and in a mistaken town identity, members of the SS raided this quiet little town in central France on 10th of June 1944 and slaughtered its inhabitants who were mainly women, children and the elderly. They fired into the kneecaps of the men in the barn where they were herded and locked in. The mothers and children were locked in to the church.
They then set fire to the town before getting drunk to celebrate this achievement.
No one was ever convicted of this crime.
When Charles de Gaulle visited this ruined town in 1945 he decided it should forever remain a testament to the butchery of the N***s.
It is visited by every child in France and … many Germans and German schoolchildren come too.
To remember.
And to never forget.

I have been there many times myself.
In silence.

Read this survivor’s story below.

Robert Hébras worked tirelessly to preserve the memory of theses events, which resulted in 643 deaths. He died on Saturday at the age of 97.

10/12/2022

Did you know that Christmas markets began in Strasbourg France? The first one took place in Strasbourg in 1570 – it’s still going strong and the “Christkindelsmärik,” as it is known, is the oldest Christmas market in France. Strasbourg is known as the “Capital of Christmas”.

10/12/2022

Merry Christmas photos from Sanary sur Mer in the South of France on the Med. Stunning photos by Gilles Magisson

10/12/2022

Merry Christmas photos from Sanary sur Mer in the South of France on the Med. Stunning photos by Gilles Magisson.

06/12/2022

Australia’s own Stonehenge! Brilliant

Esperance is home to a full-sized replica of Stonehenge, and it has a fantastic connection to both the summer and winter solstices. ☀️

Esperance Stonehenge was built using 137 stones of Esperance pink granite to align with both solstice dates, and on each one, the sun rays align with the Station Stones and shine through to the altar stone upon sunrise.

A truly magical sight!

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01/12/2022

Oh I do love the Winter French Christmas markets and shops.
They are just a glorious fantasy of fun and decoration to lift the spirits.

28/10/2022

Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley, 503-years-old this week.

23/10/2022

Nighttime is lifetime in Carcassonne by

07/10/2022

Beautiful sunny Corfu this week sketching with Shari Blaukopf. Love her people sketches! See below

02/10/2022

Join me on a Sketching tour in Southern France June 2023.
Unforgettable.
Check it out here for details

https://frenchfusion.com.au/tours/france-travel-sketching-with-annette-morris-june-2023/

01/10/2022

Sketching tour with artist Pat Southern Pearce June 16-23 in 2023 in beautiful Cumbria UK.
Bookings filling up.
More info click here:

https://frenchfusion.com.au/tours/sketching-in-the-lake-district-uk-with-pat-southern-pearce-june-2023/

29/09/2022

Sketching and exploring in the beautiful sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. The ancient navel of the earth. 
Thx Sal for your lovely photos that are so much better than mine!

21/09/2022

Check out our tour offerings now filling quickly for 2023 on this link: www.frenchfusion.com.au

20/09/2022

Thankyou weather gods for shining blue sky today here!

20/09/2022

Another extraordinary memorable day today with our Sketching Tour group. Plitvice Lakes in Croatia. UNESCO World Heritage and BREATHTAKING. Walked 12 kms and could have done another round it was so beautiful

19/09/2022

Zadar in Croatia. So lovely. Come relax and swim here in August. The old cities on a peninsula surrounded by beautiful water and stunning views of the archipelago.
Full of Roman ruins and bits used for seats, tables, ballast, supports, foundations and decoration.  Steeped in history. Lovely parks and gardens and fresh breezes and a big selection of churches down the centuries starting with St Donatus from the 9thC.

18/09/2022

Farewell beautiful Split. Until the next tour!

17/09/2022

Lovely Split in Croatia. A fascinating city of bells ancient Roman architecture huge arches a nation Romanesque and Renaissance architecture everywhere. and a lovely sketch group to enjoy it with! sketching tour with Stephanie Bower.

14/09/2022