Van Gogh arrived in Arles, France, in 1888, eager to escape the bustle of Paris. Installed in the Yellow House on Place Lamartine, he found some measure of peace: “There are some really beautiful ...

There’s always more to a photo than what we see, as shown by standout exhibitions at this year’s Rencontres d’Arles in southern France. By Emily LaBarge Reporting from Arles, France Deep beneath the ...

One spring day 40 years ago, Marguerite Eriksson was walking along the main street in her beloved French town of Arles. She was in that city in the south of France to celebrate an anniversary, 30 ...

In a celebration of friendship spanning more than 70 years, York City and Arles, France, will soon renew their historic "sister city" relationship. Mayor Michael Helfrich will visit Arles to reaffirm ...

Frank Gehry’s steel tower sparkled in the blazing sun as I approached Maja Hoffmann’s private museum in Arles, France, two weeks ago. It looked like a mini Guggenheim Bilbao. Was this yet another ego ...

Forget Google and guidebooks: the best secret spots are those that come recommended by the people who really holiday there. With destinations across France accessible by train, staff at Rail Europe’s ...

Les Rencontres d’Arles photo festival has brought Agnes Varda, Wim Wenders and Saul Leiter to the south of France this summer. Founded in 1970 by the writer Michel Tournier, photographer Lucien ...

Every image-maker will know there isn't a more exciting time of the year to travel to Arles than July, when Les Rencontres d'Arles, one of the foremost photography festivals in the world, gathers over ...

In the winter of 1888, Vincent Van Gogh came to the conclusion that he could no longer live and paint in Paris. Writing to his brother, he lamented: It seems to me almost impossible to be able to work ...