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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.
Go, Julian!
Avenue de la Condamine, between Col d'Èze and Col des 4 chemins. There's only one Julian :-)
Nice
View of Nice at night from Parc du Vinaigrier.
Eucalyptus
Pic de Clouzis (3465 m)
Pic de Clouzis in the clouds.
Pic de Peyre Eyraute (2903 m)
Puy Saint Vincent
Station 1600. As huge as it is, it still somehow fits.
View from Lac de Pré Rouge
From right to left: Petit Pelvoux (3753 m) and Mont Pelvoux Pointe Puiseux (3943 m), a tiny little bit of Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Pic Sans Nom (3913 m), L'Ailefroide (3953 m) and Pointe Guyard (3461 m). What a lovely bunch!
Mont Pelvoux (3943 m)
Pointe Puiseux (3943) and the Petit Pelvoux (3753).
La Cucumelle (2698 m)
Ah, the lovely Cucumelle. One can actually see a ski lift, part of Serre Chevalier.
Mont Blanc
First view of Mont Blanc when arriving from Aosta Valley.
Chamonix
A lovely house in the centre of Chamonix: an hommage to great climbers and sportsmen who lost their lives.
La Grande Vadrouille
A mural with Louis de Funès and Bourvil in Rue Rousseau Deslandes. What a fantastic film!
Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice.
Clothes Chest
The 16th century box shows the baptism of Christ surrounded by sphinxes and people on scrolls. The corners show Indians crowned with fruits, in reference to the recent discovery of the Americas.
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
Chapel of Saint Leger or the Chapel of the Cardinal Jean Rolin (15th century). The paintings by Pierre Spicre depict the raising of Lazarus and Saint Martha on the right.
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A lovely detail in the chapel of Saint Leger.
Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually.
Vézelay Abbey
The famous tympanum, which is within the narthex, serves as a spiritual defense of the crusades. It was here that King Richard the Lionheart and King Phillip Augustus met for the Third Crusade.
Vézelay Abbey
The ones who have not yet received the Word of God are not quite human: some are dwarfes...
Vézelay Abbey
... and some have elephant ears.
Vézelay - St anthony's vision
Probably Saint Anthony's vision. With St Anthony on the left, there is a figure tortured by three feathered demons.
Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it.
Mirage
Wonderful hot road mirage. Coming from a mountainous country, I am not used to such long flat straight roads!
Château de Chenonceau
16th century door leading into Salle des gardes, saying: "S'il vient à point, me souviendra". Basically - if I ever finish building this castle, I will be remembered. But I forgot who wrote it :-)
Château de Chenonceau
Lions on a 16th century Flemish tapestry. Their faces seem somewhat off.
Château de Chenonceau
The butchery. Of course the castle had its own butchery, right above the water and separated from the rest of the kitchen.
Château de Chenonceau
Every room had its own fireplace, making the castle rather cosy. This is a detail on the fireplace in Chambre de François Ier.
Château de Chenonceau
Diane de Poitiers as Diana the Huntress by Le Primatice from 1556. Diana was the mistress of King Henry II and, among other things, expanded the castle across the river and built some gardens.
Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-)
Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderfully morbid room. Morticia would like it here :-)
Château de Chenonceau
The classical view of the castle. Built in 1514-1522 on the foundations of an old mill, the bridge was added in 1556-1559 and the gallery in 1570-1576.
Château de Chenonceau
Royal pharmacy
Château de Chambord
A very symmetric Renaissance castle. Sorry, hunting lodge.
Château de Chambord
Royal oratory of François Ier has a wonderful vaulted ceiling. There is the letter F (for François Ier) and the salamanders extinguishing "bad" fire.
Château de Chambord
The residences of François Ier include a large wardrobe and closet. They surely dressed ... royally.
Château de Chambord
A bronze bust of Maréchal Turenne, a 19th century copy of a 1695 Jérôme Derbais statue. What a man.
Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments.
Château de Chambord
The vaulted ceilings in the 2nd floor: F as the initials of François Ier and plenty of salamanders, some eating the good fire and others putting out the bad fire. Just don't know which are which.
Château de Chambord
Lapidary deposit. Some original carvings of F, with a crown and plenty of ropes. Now imagine a gigantic castle full of such beauty! Sorry, hunting lodge.
Château de Chambord
My kids were fascinated by the 'minecraft trees'.
Château de Chambord
View of the castle from the road.
Bayeux Cathedral
The Bayeux cathedral is the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry. Originally from 1077, rebuilt in the 12th century and finished in the 19th.
Bayeux Cathedral
Well, that is an interesting window. On a gothic cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
Plenty of 13th century decoration in the church. This is the chapel of St. Thomas Becket, lower part showing scenes with Saint Nicolas and a crucifixion.
Bayeux Cathedral
Thee Madonnas in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven. A 15th century fresco in the crypt.
Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint James the Minor in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
Statue of Saint Bartholomew in the cathedral.
Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many 12th century carvings in the cathedral. This one depicts a man with a monkey.
Bayeux Cathedral
Imagine being a 12th century mason and you have to/are allowed to include such faces into the cathedral walls.
Bayeux Cathedral
I am confused. Are these dogs with their tails biting their asses? Or - more plausible - are they chimeras?
Bayeux Cathedral
Another grotesque creature, which surely had a meaning.
Fougères
How to express yourself politically in a very Breton way :-)
Fougères
A lovely depiction of medieval village life.
Plage de Cherrueix
What an interesting way to spend the time on the beach! Of course we booked the "char à voile" for the next day :-)
Plage de Cherrueix
The beach seems endless. Especially at low tide.
Mont Dol
An almost 400 years old chestnut tree.
Plage de Cherrueix
Such an impressionist view! Hot air and water reflections do their magic.
Guimiliau
What an interesting wooden ceiling it is!
Baie des Trépassés
Paradise.
Pont de Saint-Nazaire
One of the longest bridges in France, crossing the Loire. Including the access viaducts, it measures 3356 m.
Swallows!
Route D673
One cannot not stop here. What a lovely place. On the road D673 just south of Calès.
Puy de Pariou
Plenty of butterflies around here.
Puy de Pariou
A crowded thistle.
Mont Blanc
No, don't look at this rock in the front, look in the back, way back. There is Mont Blanc, above the clouds, almost 100 km away.
Vallouise
Well, this is an interesting building ;-)
Vallouise
One of the 'maisons plus riches'. Influenced by Piedmont architecture, the rich had stone staircases and arcades.
Col de Montgenèvre
A historically super-important pass, known already to Romans (including Julius Caesar). But, as you can guess, also a possible route for Hannibal. "Does not lie in sleep."
A swordfish!
A swordfish in the middle of the Alps. At least not as scary as gigantic ants nearby. Made by local artists (Lahu, Fermor & Ducret).
Cap d'Antibes
One hour after landing I was already there watching the waves. And what waves they were!
Cap d'Antibes
Cap d'Antibes
You would think that you'd be safe on the path, up there.
The answer
I forgot what the question was, but this definitely is the answer.
Lavender
A lovely tiny lavender, growing wild in Massif de l'Esterel.
Pont Sarrazin
An old bridge in Massif de l'Esterel.
Lavender
I find it fascinating that lavender grows in the wild.
Tête de Faune Chevelu
A hairy faun head in Picasso's museum in Antibes. This is IMHO one of the best paintings there.
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.
Satyr, Faun and Centaur with Trident
There is something lovable about these guys.
La Joie de Vivre
This is (apparently) a parody of Matisse's work with the same name. I, however, have troubles seeing the resemblance...
Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-)
The beach at Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade in Théoule-sur-Mer
Département des Alpes-Maritimes
There is something pretty about the Département des Alpes-Maritimes logo.
Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade André Pradayrol
A detail in Théoule-sur-Mer
What a lovely detail on a house in Théoule!
Antibes
A charming old window in Antibes.
Chiessi
A wonderful sunset with Corsica in the background.
Mountains of Corsica
As seen from Elba
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Montagne Sainte-Victoire (1890s) by Paul Cézanne. Another one of my favourites in the gallery.
The big trees
The big trees (1902-1904) by Paul Cézanne
Sunset behind Corsica
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Fort du Mont Alban
Built around 1560s.
Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze.
Exotic garden in Èze

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