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Fayence
Not many people around the town - but it was very very windy! -
Fayence
Ah, yes, autumn :-) -
Fayence
View from the Espace Culturel -
Fayence
A lovely balancing statue by Nicola Rosini di Santi in Fayence -
Baie des Anges
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Nice
Mosaics on Colline du Château -
I love Nice
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Nice
Il potere dell'amore by Andrea Roggi (2024) -
Nice
Nice seafront, Quai Rauba Capeu -
Nice
Srngar by Andrea Roggi (2022). Two angels from the series "L'amour qui change le monde" -
Nice beach
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Nice
Reflection of Basilique Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Nice. -
Biot
Straight out of a fairy tale! -
Biot
Place des Arcades -
Gourdon
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Gourdon
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Gourdon
The best thing about Gourdon is the view. -
Gourdon
Ancienne ruelle de l'eglise under the tower is now turned into a toilet. You read that right. A toilet. -
Chemin du Paradis
Chemin du Paradis. Yes. -
Canal du Loup
It's actually way darker in the tunnel as the camera portrays it. -
Le Loup
Towards the Loup river with Pic de Courmettes (1248 m) in the background. -
GR51
Part of the GR51. I didn't feel quite safe walking under this not-very-solid-overhang. -
Le Bar-sur-Loup
Village cemetary -
Mougins
The outside of the Pablo Picasso sculpture by Gabriel Sterk (2008). And some tiny hands belonging to some children hiding inside. -
Mougins
The inside of the sculpture of Pablo Picasso. -
Mougins
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Mougins
Enjoy Mougins indeed -
Mougins
Ribbit... ribbit or rather coa ... coa -
Mougins
Église St. Jacques Le Majeur From 11th century, enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries. -
Mougins
Bellezza by Tiziano, sculpteur. -
Mougins
Ve-Lo-Ve Yes. By Tiziano, scuplteur. -
Antibes
Isn't it great that one can have the best brunch ever twice :-) -
Biot
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Tourrettes-sur-Loup
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Tourrettes-sur-Loup
A lovely old town of Tourrettes-sur-Loup. Quite empty at this time of year/day. -
Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Ad hoc Corner gallery has some interesting pieces. -
Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Sunset at Tourrettes-sur-Loup -
Fondation Maeght
Another great piece: a dynamic fountain by Pol Bury (1978) -
Fondation Maeght
Personnages et oiseau dans la nuit, Joan Miro (1976) Well... -
Fondation Maeght
Issu du feu, Bae Lee (2000). What a great idea to use charcoal! -
Fondation Maeght
Sans titre, Fernand Leger (1953) One of my favourite pieces in the gallery. I just love its simplicity! And the resemblance to a tiger :-) -
Fondation Maeght
L'Oiseau lunaire by Joan Miro (1968) -
Fondation Maeght
Femme debout, Alberto Giacometti (1960). -
Fondation Maeght
A gallery I can definitely recommend. Outstanding location, interesting building, excellent exhibitions ... -
Fondation Maeght
A young girl escaping, Joan Miro (1968) Hmmm... -
Fondation Maeght
An exhibition of rare old illustrated books: this one was illustrated by Pierre Bonnard. The first line in the book: "Aimer, c'est difficile. Être aimé, c'est fatigant." :-) -
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
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Chagall's grave
Last time I visited Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the graveyard was already closed. This time it was open. -
Shopping in Lisbon
Back to Lisbon doing the obligatory shopping before flying back home. -
Baleal
Sitting in a beach bar and chilling ... -
My feet
Yes, my feet are somewhere in there. -
Baleal
It's not easy to say goodbye to a place like this. -
Baleal
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Praia Baleal Norte
Both beaches are beautiful, but I prefer the north beach. -
Baleal
... and back to the beaches of Baleal. -
Obidos
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Obidos
A short trip to Obidos while waiting for better waves... -
Pumpkins!
Pumpkins getting ready for Halloween! -
Ilha de Fora
Birds' paradise -
Baleal
A lovely sculpture ... is it even a sculpture if it is 2D? -
Baleal
The tip of the peninsula -
Baleal
One of the many fisherman houses in Baleal -
Baleal
Our terrace :-) -
Baleal
Patterns on the beach -
Baleal
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Baleal
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Baleal
Baleal is the place to surf. So we did. -
Baleal
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Baleal
Yes, this is us. -
Baleal
Baleal beach is a lovely place to be, especially in November. -
Baleal
View from our terrace :-) -
Mafra
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Mafra
Driving through a horrible storm and floods we reached Mafra. -
Cabo da Roca
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Cabo da Roca
Praia da Aroeira -
Cabo da Roca
A wonderful Praia da Aroeira -
Cabo da Roca
The actual Cabo was crowded so we went for a walk around the cape. -
Palácio de Sintra
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Palácio de Sintra
One of the two kitchen chimneys. 33m tall. -
Palácio de Sintra
The Arab room, the anteroom of the Council Chamber. The tiles date from the reign of King Manuel I (1495 -1521). -
Palácio de Sintra
My favourite thing in the palace: the church floor. The green is insanely beautiful! -
Palácio de Sintra
I love the ceiling and I love the tiles. But together? Nah. -
Palácio de Sintra
The octagonal dome in the Heraldic hall (1517) was built by King Manuel I. -
Palácio de Sintra
The galleys room was built by King Joao III (1502-1557). -
Palácio de Sintra
Ceiling in the Galleys Room dates from the 17th century. It shows Portuguese, Ottoman and Dutch galleys. -
Palácio de Sintra
Camarim, the room to store precious items in other precious items. -
Palácio de Sintra
I love the tile pattern. -
Palácio de Sintra
The mermaids room was the King's and Queen's wardrobe. -
Palácio de Sintra
Another room, another bird. Magpie room, already mentioned in the 15th century. -
Palácio de Sintra
The swans hall. Probably from the 14th century. -
Palácio de Sintra
Sintra National Palace. Originally built by the Moors, conquered by King Afonso Henriques in the 12th century. -
Castelo dos Mouros
After watching sunset in Pena palace, we walked down in almost complete darkness. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
What a difference ten year make: - the red and yellow are severely washed out - many many more people visiting -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
An interesting baking mold -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Quite a different violin. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Tea room. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Queen's bedroom. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
The palace is a former monastery, as you can tell. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
Due to the many visitors, the entries to the palace are now all booked in advance. -
Palácio Nacional da Pena
The chapel window: Don Manuel I of Portugal, who donated the Convent of Our Lady of Pena to the Order of the Hieronymites in 1503.