Blogs from Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Tom and I have been meaning to make the trip to St. Paul de Vence for a long time. Previously with only a 3-5 day stay in Villefranche-sur-Mer time always seemed to run out. Within the last few years many people, especially our French friends, have really encouraged us to go when we are in the South of France. It really is only an hour away by car but then again it seems everything is just an hour from Villefranche-sur-Mer. Last year we made a sincere attempt planning a day trip there but once again time (and a towed car) was our enemy. Now that we've had the ultimate luxury of our extended stay here time is on our side and luckily the excuses have run out. This is a car trip as the village sits ... read more

Bus number 400 from Nice to St Paul de Vence took one hour and the journey was well worth the effort. The village sits in magnificent splendour, perched on a hill top with walled ramparts. This ancient village with its old stone walls and red pantile roofs is very attractive. We walked around the exterior of the 16th century ramparts with fantastic views of the surrounding hills and countryside. We made our way back through the walls and into the narrow cobbled streets of the village. There were many galleries and art studios. The Chappelle des Penitents Blancs and the nearby museum were interesting places to visit. Folon a Belgian artist had decorated the 17th Century chapel with an outstanding 106m2 mural mosaic and there were also stained glass windows and sculptures. The pieces forming the ... read more

Today we went for a tiki tour into the hills behind Nice and Cannes to see a beautiful old walled city - Saint-Paul-de-Vence. It is way up the cliffs, full of amazing art galleries and sculptures etc. Foot traffic only. Amazing sites at every turn, narrow cobbled streets with buildings of rock and stone. Another day of incredible sites.... read more

We woke early, had breakfast delivered early, and met on deck 4 by the theater at 9:15. Cannes is a tender port so we had to get on the tender to get on shore. Andrew and Erika had gotten downstairs to get the tender tickets and Julie was already in line. She said, “I was told I was getting the tender tickets.” We need to have a dinner summit of what the next day’s plan is going to be. Getting all of the troops rounded up was a predictable problem. One thing about that Erika—she is a timely thing. You tell her 9:15, she’s there at 9:14:30 just to be safe, with Andrew in tow, which is the real miracle of all. We were relatively on time but a few of the twenty-somethings had a hard ... read more

Pictures from St. Paul de Vence ...A real highlight of our trip!... read more