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Swallows!
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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
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Exotic garden in Èze
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Dordogne river
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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
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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
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Èze
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Mouans-Sartoux
A lovely old town, very similar to Valbonne. -
Biot
Rue de la Poissonnerie in Biot.