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%fi%s4%coCafé Van Gogh: One of Van Gogh's Night Spots
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    • Nightlife Spot: Café Van Gogh

    Located at the Place du Forum in the center of Arles, the cheery yellow Café du Nuit is the subject of Van Gogh's Cafe Terrace at Night–his painting of an outdoor cafe with bright yellow walls against a navy star-swirled sky. (Actually, the limestone walls were beige, just illuminated yellow from gas lights newly installed in Arles, September 1888). To appease fans disappointed to find beige walls in their search for the yellow café, the owner simply painted the exterior to match the painting.

    A century later tourists still flock to sit where Van Gogh sat, drank and painted. And I was no different.

    *An interesting side note:
    Van Gogh had gas lights installed in the kitchen and studio of his Yellow House the same September–leaks which, according to medical speculation, contributed to his epileptic fits that began the following month.

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    Theme: Eating and Drinking
    Dress Code: Casual.
    Address: Place du Forum
    Directions: Central Arles
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    BohemiaViajera Mon Nov 10, 2008 22:08 UTC
     The Cafe Van Gogh in Arles is nice to take a picture or two, but for all means, don't eat there...carrots's salad from a can? One of the worst food in France and Europe...or even my life, really, really bad.    		jmokhlis Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:28 UTC
     Your tip sounds suspiciously similar to the one in the Rough Guide to France 2007. Helpful anyway. Ta!
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