- Swallows!
- 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. - Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Exotic garden in Èze
- La Rue Obscure in Villefranche
La Rue Obscure, the completely covered street dates from 1260s! - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - Valbonne
La mairie, the town hall in Valbonne. - Valbonne, Rue Grande
Rue Grande in Valbonne. A lovely stroll in rain before a delicious dinner. - Valbonne
Another lovely street in the "Manhattan" of Valbonne. - 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. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - Nice - Port Lympia
View from the Castle hill towards the Nice port - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated places des Arcades in the centre of Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Recently renovated Place de l'Église in Biot. Perfect imperfection. Dating from 15th-17th century. - Place de l'Église in Biot
- A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - Rue Vieille Boucherie in Biot
One of the many pretty little streets in Biot. - Impasse le Redon in Biot
Another lovely detail in Biot. - Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner 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. - Antibes
View from the Promenade Amiral de Grasse. - Biot
Place des Arcades in Biot - 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. - Valbonne
More doors from Valbonne - Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. - Beaune
Remparts de la Comédie, the ramparts around the town is actually a street with some charming houses. - Bayeux
What a lovely town it is. This is on the main Saint Martin street. - Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée
First house to be liberated in France on the 5/6th of June 1944, located in Bénouville. - Fougères
Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) is a name that comes up often in these parts. She was the Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, twice. - Mont Dol
What a lovely house - with a curved corner. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Cherrueix
I really like this town. - Mont Saint-Michel
The roofs remind me of an Asterix village :-) - Côte de granit rose
I've seen many beautiful houses but this one might be my favourite. It looks good even in rain. - Le Croisic
One of the many crêperies. I think we counted six just here. Within a two minute walk. - Château de Beynac
The castle was built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac, and later remodelled and enlarged. - Château de Beynac
The oldest part of the castle is a large keep on the right. Unfortunately, I could not convince other members of the family to visit yet another castle... - Beynac
The whole village is fascinating. - La Roque-Gageac
Oh, another spectacular village. - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
A truly spectacular village. - La Roque-Gageac
If you have the time, hire a canoe. We unfortunately didn't. Next time :-) - La Roque-Gageac
The main street in La Roque-Gageac. Well, the only street in La Roque-Gageac. - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
Yes, it's right up there. A troglodyte fort. The wall's been occupied since the prehistoric times and the fort built in the 12th century. - La Roque-Gageac
The old picturesque village as seen from the fort. - La Roque-Gageac
Le manoir de Tarde from the 15th century. - Dordogne river
Climbing the exposed stairs might be scary for some. For me it was just insanely hot. But the views are rewarding. - Dordogne river
- Dordogne river
- Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Occupied since prehistoric times, the fort was built in the 12th century. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
What an interesting curtain. And one of the modern pillars, keeping the fort stable. There were way too many collapses in recent past. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
This are the stairs I was talking about. Hot hot hot. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
I mean... how cool is that entrance? - Ack!
Nope, nope, nope. - La Roque-Gageac
What a charming old town. - Château de Montfort
- Calès
This might be a hotel, it might be closed. But it may be something completely different. In Calès. - Rocamadour
Another fascinating place: Rocamadour. - Rocamadour
One could go down the stairs. And up the stairs again. Or not. - Rocamadour
Spectacular place. Already inhabited in the Paleolithic. The town peaked in the 12th century. 12th century! - Renoir's house
The house of Auguste Renoir and his family in Cagnes, now a museum. Not a bad house, not bad at all. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A wonderful town. I can imagine it can get very crowded so getting there off-season late in the day was a good choice. - Prévert's house
Jacques Prévert lived here. I would too. - Èze
Château Eza, a lovely corner of the town. - Èze
- Èze
Rue du Barri - Èze
Rue du Barri - Mouans-Sartoux
A lovely old town, very similar to Valbonne. - Biot
Rue de la Poissonnerie in Biot.