![]() ![]() How do I get there? French Travel Service (0870-241 4243, frenchtravel .uk) arranges short breaks by train. Its main street, Cours Mirabeau, is one of Europe's loveliest, its cathedral baptistery dates from the 4th century, and its outdoor market, Place des Prêcheurs, is a kaleidoscope of colour and action. What's special? As well as seeing works by Cézanne exhibited in Aix this year, you can see how much the area informed his paintings. A Cézanne trail has also been laid out around the tangle of medieval streets and the neat grid of the 17th-century Quartier Mazarin. Celebrations for the centenary of the town's favourite son include the major exhibition Cézanne en Provence at the Musée Granet (until 17 September, Place Saint-Jean-de-Malte open daily 9am-7pm, and until 11pm Thursday admission €10/ £7.10 ). Why go now? The artist Paul Cézanne was born in Aix en Provence in January 1839 and died there 100 years ago - on 15 October 1906. ![]() Or fly to Pisa with Ryanair (0871-246 0000 ) or British Airways (0870-850 9 850 ba.com) and take the scenic 40-minute train ride to Florence. Return flights to Florence start from around £100 return with Meridiana (00 39 0789 52682 ). How do I get there? Casa Guidi, sleeping six, can also be rented as a holiday apartment (01628 825925 ), from £235 per night, with a minimum stay of three nights. It is otherwise run by the Landmark Trust and is open to the public from April to November (3-6pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, admission free but donations welcome). This is now owned by Eton College which uses the property as a study centre for a few weeks of the year. They rented a first-floor apartment in the Palazzo Guidi on Piazza San Felice opposite the Pitti Palace, naming it Casa Guidi. What's special? Elizabeth and Robert Browning were based in Florence between 18 when Elizabeth died there. It was in Florence that she wrote what are considered to be among her finest poems, "Casa Guidi Windows" (1851), and "Aurora Leigh" (1856). On 6 March, the date of her birth, the Commune of Florence paid tribute to the English poet by laying wreaths on her tomb in the city's English Cemetery at Piazzale Donatello. Why go now? This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. ![]()
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