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Saint-Paul-de-Vence
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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. -
Chamonix
A lovely house in the centre of Chamonix: an hommage to great climbers and sportsmen who lost their lives. -
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. -
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. -
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
Saint Peter holding the keys to heaven. A 15th century fresco in the crypt. -
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 ;-) -
Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. -
Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot. -
Place de l'Église in Biot
Did they start in 1685 and finish in 1686? It surely looks like it. -
Place de l'Église in Biot
Fleur-de-lis in Place de l'Église. They didn't even try to make it symmetric, did they? -
A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? -
A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. -
Street art in Biot
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La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. -
Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The ceiling in the Room of the Poor is an upside-down boat-skiff shape. -
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. -
Vézelay Abbey
The portal on the exterior of the church. -
Vézelay Abbey
A lovely detail on the facade indicates the grandeur inside. -
Vézelay Abbey
St Paul the Hermit's burial. Saint Anthony burying Saint Paul, with two lions digging the grave. -
Vézelay Abbey
The crypt -
Bayeux Cathedral
One of the many angels in the crypt. They play all sorts of instruments. -
Bayeux Cathedral
15th century fresco of angels in the crypt. -
Bayeux Cathedral
The ceiling in the Bayeux cathedral choir shows various local bishops and saints. The whole cathedral is indeed a stunning place. -
Renoir's house
The house of Auguste Renoir and his family in Cagnes, now a museum. Not a bad house, not bad at all. -
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Salvador and Frida
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Panthere
Panthere by Nicolas Lavarenne. A sleeping beauty. -
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Even mailboxes are art in this picturesque town. -
L’église Collégiale Saint Paul
The church was built between 12th and 18th century. -
Impermanence
Impermanence by Dominique Rayou (2020ish). J'adore. -
Olive tree
Sculpture of an olive tree by Constantinos Valaes in Galerie Lefakis in Saint-Paul-de-Vence -
Mouans-Sartoux
This is NOT how you repair an old wall. -
Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty.