- 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. - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely place to rest and enjoy a drink. Especially in such a heat! - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely shade indeed. - 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
How green the valley of L'Alzou is! - 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! - Puy de Dôme
We rushed through Dordogne to catch Le Tour de France at Puy de Dôme. - Puy de Dôme
Pogačar's bus. In almost three weeks travelling through France, we never met one Slovenian. The first one we saw was Mohorič :-) - Puy de Dôme
The buses were slow and I could take pictures. The cyclists passes by us so quickly, "impossible à attraper". - Puy de Dôme
But because we were standing so close to the cyclists... I got splashed by the water from Alaphilippes' bidon :-D - Puy de Dôme
What a season for Jumbo Visma. Not quite what I would have wanted, though. - Puy de Dôme
It was a super hot day. And we were there waiting for them from before they even started racing... - Puy de Dôme
Well, there they are: Vingegaard and Pogačar, Nr. 1 and 11. - Puy de Dôme
They did not let the spectators uphill on the volcano, so everyone gathered around ... here. - Puy de Pariou
One of the most photogenic volcanoes around there. Unfortunately the weather was quite meh so (this time) we didn't climb the Puy the Dôme. - Puy de Pariou
What a lovely place for a walk. We climbed up the hill from the back side, returning down the stairs. - Puy de Pariou
What an interesting fence. - Puy de Pariou
Puy de Pariou with Puy de Dôme in the background. Of course once we decided not to climb the Dôme but the Pariou, the skies cleared. - Puy de Pariou
I'm happy we chose this path for the way down. - Puy de Pariou
Dianthus (pink) on the sunny side of the volcano. - Puy de Pariou
What a lovely and tranquil place this forest is. - On the road
We returned to the Alps on the way back. And this is a lovely sign, from here you can go to Paris (obviously), Bordeaux, Montpellier, and Lyon. - Crème brûlée
The dessert in Valloire, L'Asile des Fondues. - Valloire
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Valloire. A 17th century baroque church. - Valloire
I love the tree shadow on the church. Must be even lovelier in the winter. - Pointes d'Orient
View from the Galibier road towards Les Pointes d'Orient (2942 m) and Crête de Lacha (2938 m). - Le Galibier
Le Rabel (2539 m) and Roche Olvéra (2662 m) - Col du Galibier
Roche de la Gardette (3050 m), Pic Est de Combeynot (3145 m), Pic Ouest de Combeynot (3155 m), Roc Noir de Combeynot (3112 m); in the back Pic de Neige Cordier (3613 m), Roche Paillon (3636 m), Barre des Écrins (4102 m), Sommet Sud-Est de la Roche d'Alveau (3619 m), and Pointe Nérot (3537 m). Thanks to Peakvisor. - Col du Galibier
View towards Les Pointes d'Orient (2942 m), Crête de Lacha (2938 m), Aiguille Noire (2869) and Pic du Thabor (3207 m) on the right. - Barre des Écrins
Barre des Écrins (4102 m) and Dôme de Neige (4015 m). In the front: Pointe Louise (3668 m), Pointe Xavier Blanc (3677 m) and Roche Faurio (3730 m). On the left: Roche Paillon (3636 m) and Barre Noire (3751 m). - Col du Galibier
This eagle sign on the Col du Galibier must be new. Never seen it before. Lovely view of Barre des Écrins through it. - Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier has a special place in my heart. I've cycled up the Col twice (once from each side), and driven up so often... I cannot possibly remember how many times I've been up there. But it never disappoints. - Le Col de l'Échelle
Being a fan of Alex Hugo, I wanted to see Vallée de la Clarée. This is already towards Italy, behind Col de l'Échelle. Oddly enough, the border is not on the col but in the valley below. - :-)
Ah, this is what low pressure does to the food :-) - Le Mauvais Pas
A steep descend towards Italy - and then home. - Maritime Alps
I think this is the border between sunny Italy and cloudy France. Towards Monte Frisson. - Maritime Alps
I think Cima Ventosa is in the front left. I'd kind of like to know which mountains are in the background: Mercantour, Queyras, Ecrins in the clouds? - Above the clouds
Il fait toujours beau au-dessus des nuages :-) - Île Saint-Honorat
Areal view of Saint-Honorat. Lérins Islands are so so beautiful. - Antibes
A lovely morning in Antibes. - Brunch in Antibes
This brunch was to die for. The softest and lightest brioche perdue I have ever had and will ever have in my life. - Renoir's house
The house of Auguste Renoir and his family in Cagnes, now a museum. Not a bad house, not bad at all. - Renoir's house
Renoir's atelier. He moved to Cagnes in 1908. - Buste de Pâris
Paris by Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, 1914. - Grande Laveuse
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Grande Laveuse, 1917. Yes, because women do their laundry naked... - Venus victrix
Auguste Renoir and Richard Guino, Venus Victrix, 1913-1915. - Venus's hand
Venus's hand picking oranges and yet holding an apple :-) - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Salvador and Frida
- 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. - Panthere
Panthere by Nicolas Lavarenne. A sleeping beauty. - Prévert's house
Jacques Prévert lived here. I would too. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Even mailboxes are art in this picturesque town. - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
The town fountain. - 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 - Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A sculptured olive tree. - Poppies!
I love poppies but mid-March is simply too early. Even for Côte d'Azur. - Èze
Carnival in town, Harry Potter and Naruto. - Èze
Carnival in town, Luffy from One Piece. - Èze
I know, I know, Èze is famous for its views... but I love Èze in fog even more :-) - Èze
Hedgehog Agave in the Exotic gardens of Èze. - Èze
Melisande by Jean-Philippe Richard. What elegance! - Èze
Barbara by Jean-Philippe Richards, depicting the wind. - Èze
Margot by Jean-Philippe Richard - Èze
Exotic gardens in Èze. - Èze
Another wonderfully placed beauty, unfortunately I don't know her name. By Jean-Philippe Richard. - Èze
The clouds are rising so we even got a bit of a view. - Èze
Château Eza, a lovely corner of the town. - Èze
- Èze
Rue du Barri - Èze
Rue du Barri - Èze
Up towards Col d'Èze. Now that is a steep climb! - The hills above Èze
A lovely foggy walk starting from Voie Aurélienne. - The hills above Èze
Apparently there is wildlife in these woods. A boar or a fox could be 5 m away and I probably wouldn't notice it! - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Villefranche as seen from Plateau Saint-Michel. - Lac de Saint Cassien
Not much going on in this time of year at Lac de Saint Cassien. - Siagne river
- Siagne river
- Siagne river
What a picturesque place this is! - Le moulin de Saint Cassien des Bois
The mill is under renovation... and I suppose the people working there had a good time ;-) - Mimosa
Acacia dealbata - Eucalyptus
And plantations of eucalyptus. We are close to Grasse after all. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
View from Belluny. - Lac de Saint-Cassien
Hydropower plant and its dam. And a lonely tree. - Belluny
Well, the path around Belluny is not the most frequented. Yes, this is the path. - Mouans-Sartoux
- Mouans-Sartoux
I love the cat's admiring gaze. - Mouans-Sartoux
The traffic sign being swallowed by a tree looks almost like a lizard/dinosaur eye. - Mouans-Sartoux
A lovely old town, very similar to Valbonne.