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IPPA 2015 Courses 12-18 September Fontainebleau, France Where nature meets culture Local organisers: Aurore Coulomb, Charlotte Mechler Nature first former sea sand sandstone erosion A natural paradise for climbers: Up to 17 m of vertical


  1. IPPA 2015 Courses 12-18 September Fontainebleau, France Where nature meets culture Local organisers: Aurore Coulomb, Charlotte Mechler

  2. Nature first former sea sand sandstone erosion

  3. A natural paradise for climbers: Up to 17 m of vertical path

  4. Fontainebleau forest About 25 000 hectares of forest: the oxygen of Paris • Recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve • A place for horse riders • A former royal hunting park

  5. The royal palace: Château de Fontainebleau

  6. The royal palace • Every king of France from Louis VII (12 th century) to Napoleon lived there as secondary residence after Louvre Castle and Versailles • The palace of Fontainebleau exhibits architectural features from the middle age until the beginning of the 19 th century • Master Painters used to come for the kings (from Italy, School of Fontainebleau…)

  7. The royal palace: Château de Fontainebleau We will spend an unforgettable afternoon in this Royal place, a walk through French history

  8. Around Fontainebleau Vaux-le-Vicomte, built for Nicolas Fouquet, inspired the Versailles palace (unfortunately…only for your partners as we will be working)

  9. Around Fontainebleau Moret-sur-Loing We will visit this charming village featuring a royal fortified castle built before Fontainebleau

  10. 19 th : Paintings… Barbizon : a village renowned for the “Ecole de Barbizon” (1825 -1875) Painters: Corot, Millet…

  11. Barbizon : a place that attracted many poets too.. Alphonse de Lamartine George Sand Alfred de Musset Gustave Flaubert Stéphane Mallarmé We will spend an afternoon visiting the village of Barbizon, seeking to recapture the artists’ mood

  12. Sorry… our housing will be nice… but no so Royal The venue will be the Novotel-Fontainebleau, located in a 5-hectare park featuring a SPA, a heated swimming pool, tennis court, ping pong…

  13. Our classroom maybe not so poetry inspiring… but much more functional

  14. The dining room for our banquets

  15. Gala dinner The gala dinner will take place in a very pleasant The gala dinner will take place in a very pleasant place in Fontainebleau place in Fontainebleau

  16. • We are waiting for you in Fontainebleau in September 12-18, 2015 • For more informations about complementary visits and activities, please contact aurore.coulomb@gmail.com

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