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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. -
Nice
View of Nice at night from Parc du Vinaigrier. -
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 ;-) -
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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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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Rue Vieille Boucherie in Biot
One of the many pretty little streets in Biot. -
Maison du bonheur in Biot
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Impasse le Redon in Biot
Another lovely detail in Biot. -
Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner in Biot. -
Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated place des Arcades. Notice the periodicity in the randomness! -
La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades 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. -
Map of Antibes
Map of Antibes on Rue Thuret -
I Love Nice
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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. -
View towards Cannes
View towards Cannes with Alpes-Maritimes (Mercantour National Park) in the background. Quite lousy visibility due to humidity and Sahara sand. -
Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade André Pradayrol -
Théoule-sur-Mer
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Valbonne
More doors from Valbonne -
Chambre d'Amour in Valbonne
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Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. -
Old Antibes
So this is how an angel looks like from behind! -
Antibes
A lovely morning in Antibes. -
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
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Salvador and Frida
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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. -
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
Château Eza, a lovely corner of the town. -
Èze
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Èze
Rue du Barri -
Èze
Rue du Barri -
Èze
Up towards Col d'Èze. Now that is a steep climb! -
Mouans-Sartoux
A lovely old town, very similar to Valbonne. -
Mouans-Sartoux
This is NOT how you repair an old wall. -
Mouans-Sartoux
The French. They can even make an ordinary town hall pretty. -
Mouans-Sartoux
Le Mur de Mouans-Sartoux. The wall is repainted every two months by a different artist. This one was made by Mister Copy. -
Biot
Rue de la Poissonnerie in Biot.