- Renoir's house
La Ferme des Collettes, Auguste Renoir, 1915. His home. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Yup. - Hello there!
Plenty of interesting, intriguing, provocative or simply beautiful art in the many galleries around town. Unfortunately I couldn't find the author - or the title - of this one. - Eucalyptus
- Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice. - Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually. - Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Château de Chambord
The residences of François Ier include a large wardrobe and closet. They surely dressed ... royally. - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Château de Chambord
My kids were fascinated by the 'minecraft trees'. - Château de Chambord
View of the castle from the road. - Mont Dol
An almost 400 years old chestnut tree. - Plage de Cherrueix
Such an impressionist view! Hot air and water reflections do their magic. - Route D673
One cannot not stop here. What a lovely place. On the road D673 just south of Calès. - Lavender
A lovely tiny lavender, growing wild in Massif de l'Esterel. - Lavender
I find it fascinating that lavender grows in the wild. - Nature morte a la sole et aux trois oursins
Most of the drawings/paintings in the Picasso Museum are like this. Maybe I don't get art, but I have dozens of very similar drawings from my kids. - Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade André Pradayrol - A detail in Théoule-sur-Mer
What a lovely detail on a house in Théoule! - Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Exotic garden in Èze
- Exotic garden in Èze
- La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Mediterranean garden
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - 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. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - 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? - Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot. - A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner in Biot. - Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - Anibes
Another lovely street in the old Antibes. - Rue du Haut Castelet in Antibes
And yet another magical street in the old Antibes. - Passion fruit
A lovely gradient of colours on the passion fruit. - Hermes
These Hermes perfume bottles remind me of Magritte's The Son of Man. - Col de la Pousterle
View from Col de la Pousterle over Vallouise towards Pic de Clouzis (3453 m). A lovely walk or an intense cross-country track. - Lunch!
Plat du jour at the Restaurant d'altitude L'Etoile des Neiges. Potatoes with vegetables and (plenty of goat cheese). - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
What a lovely pretty ceiling. - Flowers in Antibes
Wonderful. Just wonderful. - Biot
A very picturesque house in central Biot. A lovely detail is the missing paint on 'dog's corner' ;-) - Théoule-sur-Mer
The town lies at the borders of Massif de l'Esterel, a wonderful reddish volcanic mountain range. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that nice. - Femme allongée
A statue by Popoy (1993). - Towards Pointe de l'Aiguille
This is a super-beautiful path. I wish I could share the wonderful scent of all the blossoming bushes and flowers. - La pointe de l'Aiguille
Now this is a magic place. Beautiful. Red. And windy. - La pointe de l'Aiguille
This landscape literally invites you to paint it. - Rocks in Théoule-sur-Mer
These are some funny coloured rocks. - Les Sangliers de l’Esterel
These are some funny statues by Golec & Golec (2013). - Théoule-sur-Mer
- Antibes
Le Fort Carré in Antibes - Chambre d'Amour in Valbonne
- Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961). Eve's creation on the left and the Temptation on the right. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961), detail. My favourite part of the painting. - Carpobrotus
I just have a special affinity for this plant. - A tranquil garden
- More beauties in the garden
- Île Sainte-Marguerite
View of the Sainte Marguerite island. And the beautiful sea in between. - A wild orchid
My favourite plant identification app PlantNet says this is Long-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia). - Des oeufs de bouc
One of the windows/openings of the cave. - Heaven.
- Daisies
- Carpobrotus
- Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc as seen from Chamonix. We stayed in Camping de la Mer de Glace and walked to the town centre. - Flégère
We took the cable car up the Flégère (1877 m) and started our hike to Lac Blanc. With spectacular views: from Grandes Jorasses over to Mont Blanc. - Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Beaune
Remparts de la Comédie, the ramparts around the town is actually a street with some charming houses. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The reason why we came to Beaune: The hospices. Founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Phillip the Good was in use until 1971. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy. - Tapestry
A magnificent almost 8 m long "thousand flowers" tapestry is from the 16th century. What an interesting motif... - Meursault
A lovely town known mostly for its wine. - Côte-d'Or
No wonder these (and nearby) parts are called Côte-d'Or. - Pont-Canal de Briare
The water bridge is lavishly decorated. - Briare
What a lovely place Briare is. This is Pont du Rialto, one of the many bridges in town. - Château de Chenonceau
La tour des Marques The only remaining (and renovated) part of the medieval castle owned by the Marques family. - Château de Chenonceau
View of the castle from the gardens of Catherine de Médicis. - Château de Chenonceau
Such a wonderful lavender. - Château de Chenonceau
The avenue leading to the castle. Great shade in the summer heat. - Château de Chambord
Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley. Built in 1519–1547 as a hunting lodge for François Ier. A hunting lodge! - Château de Chambord
The residence of François Ier, built between 1539 and 1545. This is how the rooms looked like when the king came to stay. Super cosy. - Château de Chambord
The view of the French gardens. Louis XIV had a similar view from his bedroom. Not bad. - Falaise
View from the falaise of the Falaise castle. - Arromanches
Arromanches beach was the landing area during the D-Day Normandy Invasion. - Arromanches
The endless windy beaches are perfect for flying kites! - Les Roches de Ham
A lovely walk. A wonderful view. Delicious galettes. And cidre. - Fougères
Now THIS is a castle. Built from 12th to 15th century, it occupies an area of two hectares. - Cherrueix
I really like this town. - Mont Saint-Michel
This was my third time visiting Mont Saint-Michel and every time there was a different parking regime. With free shuttles one can finally enjoy the natural surroundings. - Digue de la Duchesse-Anne
The constructions of these dykes started in the 11th and 12th century. The dykes still separate cultivated polders and salty marshlands. And of course offer a great opportunity to hike or cycle :-) - Pointe du Grouin
A lovely walk close to Cancale. And some wild currents in the sea! - Pointe du Grouin
GR34. So so so tempting, but we needed to move on.