The Valley of the PaintersA bucolic and artistic stroll

The Valley of the Painters

Carolles, a charming village nestled between countryside and coastline, is home to a valley that has inspired famous painters.

A museum of paintings

in the open

In the second half of the 19th century, the Impressionist movement created an upheaval in the world of painting. Artists left their studios in search of landscapes to which the distinctive light of the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel gave all its intensity. Carolles, a village perched on the cliffs overlooking the Bay, offered a unique setting and quickly became an artists’ resort, in the same way as Honfleur in Calvados, for example. Thus was born “La Vallée des Peintres “…

Two tour routes

Today, there are 2 routesthrough this open-air museum of paintings:

Parcours hors les murs: the tour takes in the beach, the cliffs and the Painters’ Valley. Eight lecterns bring to life works immortalizing the richness of Carolles.

Studio trail: twelve stops mark out a stroll through the village to discover the residences of artists from all horizons: Emile BAUDOUX, Pierre BERTHELIER, Jules BLANCHARD, Emile DARDOIZE, Edmond DEBON, Albert, DEPRÉ, René DURELLE, Per EKSTRÖM, Albert EWALD, Hulda SCHENSON, Ernest SIMON, Jacques SIMON and Maxime SIMON.

Course coordinator: Monique GILBERT.