- Hermes
These Hermes perfume bottles remind me of Magritte's The Son of Man. - I Love Nice
- Map of Antibes
Map of Antibes on Rue Thuret - Le Nomade in Antibes
- Le Nomade
The Nomade by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, Bastion St. Jaume in Antibes. Although I love the statue, to me it seems a bit too static for a nomade. - Dilbar in Antibes
Dilbar on Quai des Milliardaires. Where it belongs. - Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
- Antibes
View from the Promenade Amiral de Grasse. - Passion fruit
A lovely gradient of colours on the passion fruit. - Rue du Haut Castelet in Antibes
And yet another magical street in the old Antibes. - Local art in Antibes
Some tiles on an old building in Antibes. Rue du Haut Castelet. - The Wall
The wall around the old town. - Anibes
Another lovely street in the old Antibes. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - A detail in Antibes
The old town of Antibes is full of interesting details. This is one of them. - La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated place des Arcades. Notice the periodicity in the randomness! - Maltese cross in Biot
The history of Biot is closely related to the Templars. If I understood correctly, the whole town was given to the Templars in 1209. - Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner in Biot. - Impasse le Redon in Biot
Another lovely detail in Biot. - Maison du bonheur in Biot
- Morning glory in Biot
- Rue Vieille Boucherie in Biot
One of the many pretty little streets in Biot. - Street art in Biot
- A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
A very interesting church as you have to walk down to enter it. But there is a limited amount of asymmetry I can handle - and a main entrance that is off is just too off for me :-) - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Dating from the beginning of the 16th century, the author being unknown. - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Place de l'Église in Biot
Fleur-de-lis in Place de l'Église. They didn't even try to make it symmetric, did they? - Place de l'Église in Biot
Did they start in 1685 and finish in 1686? It surely looks like it. - Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
- Place de l'Église in Biot
Recently renovated Place de l'Église in Biot. Perfect imperfection. Dating from 15th-17th century. - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated places des Arcades in the centre of Biot. - Tiles in Biot
Tiles in the center of Biot. - L'envol by Kees Verkade
L'envol (1993) by the Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade in the centre of Biot, Rue Saint-Sébastien. - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - Jellyfish in Biot
Jellyfish made of glass in Biot - Good morning sunshine!
- Heavy rain
Heavy rain season already started. - Nice - Port Lympia
View from the Castle hill towards the Nice port - Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins? - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Cimetière du Château in Nice
The graveyard on the castle hill in Nice. - Waves in Nice
Imagine sitting on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves. - Nice
- Nice
Corsica ferry leaving Nice. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
Imagine sitting on the rocks and listening to the sound of the waves. - Old houses in Valbonne
Through the whole old town of Valbonne, portraits of previous inhabitants are displayed. A wonderful idea as these houses surely have a lot to tell. - Valbonne
Another lovely street in the "Manhattan" of Valbonne. - Valbonne, Rue Grande
Rue Grande in Valbonne. A lovely stroll in rain before a delicious dinner. - Valbonne
La mairie, the town hall in Valbonne. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Carpobrotus, also known as (according to Wikipedia) pigface, ice plant, sour fig, and Hottentot fig. To me it is just a very very pretty succulent. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- A tree trunk
Tiny little bugs started at the right top corner and grew fatter and fatter as they moved on, mostly towards bottom left corner. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. - Église Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
The church of Our Lady of Hope in Cannes dates from the 16th century. - Fancy shoes in a shop in Cannes
- Beach in Cannes
The main beach in Cannes was closed for renovation. - Beaches in Cannes
I can't believe there is a beach called 3.14! - Mediterranean garden
- La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - La Rue Obscure in Villefranche
La Rue Obscure, the completely covered street dates from 1260s! - Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - Exotic garden in Èze
- Exotic garden in Èze
- Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Fort du Mont Alban
Built around 1560s. - Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Solandra Maxima
- L'Hermitage les Bains
- An unknown plant
- Vanilla!
- Cala lily in La Forêt de Bébour
The only thing the cows do not eat, so there are plenty of cala lilies everywhere. - La Dodo
The local beer. La dodo. - Heliconia
The whole ilsland is like a botanical garden. - Heliconia rostrata
- Alpinia purpurata, red ginger
- Vierge au parasol
The umbrella protects Virgin Mary from lava. So far, successful :-) - Coulee de la lave
Well, since Piton is one the most active volcanoes, no wonder that roads get closed occasionally. - Saint Pierre
For the last few days we rented the car and drove around the island a bit. - B&B at Grande Anse
We never booked accommodation in advance. We walked past this B&B, liked it and stayed for two nights. It was the right choice. Wonderful place! - Grande Anse
As I kid I used to draw pictures like this :-) - Grande Anse
Heaven. - Grande Anse
IMHO the only beach on La Réunion really worth visiting. - Palms on Grande Anse
- A palm tree
- Plumeria, Frangipani
Wonderful and so pure. - Formica Leo (2218 m), Piton de la Fournaise
View from Pas de Bellecombe (2311 m), from where stairs take you into the caldera. - Piton de la Fournaise
One really has to stay on the track. Even there you can hear the echoes below your feet indicating that the ground is far from being solid. - Plaine des Sables, Piton de la Fournaise (2632 m)
Piton is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It erupts almost once a year.