We visited this medieval village sits high on a hill, called St Paul De Vence. Due to its unique location Saint Paul de Vence enjoys an exceptional panoramic view that stretches from the coast to the pre-alpine mountains. St Paul De Vence can be reached in 30 mins by car from Nice city.
The time was around 8.30 am when we entered the village’s compound.
Walking along the ancient city walls is such a pleasant thing to do….
This place is so charming and artistic, no wonder it is filled with many art galleries.
It’s hard to find something ugly about this quaint village, even can turn the people in it beautiful too….(cough cough). Besides the ramparts and the typical old houses, the most predominant things to see in the village are the scores of art galleries, boutiques, tourist shops, pseudo “artisanal” shops, all very expensive.
Although the village itself is one of the most intact medieval examples of the region, with many ramparts still there, it’s hard to see anything inside the village except other tourists.
Off season, the village is full of tourists. During the summer and holidays, the village is so packed with tourists that they walk shoulder-to-shoulder through the narrow streets.
Walking through the village, one must look up often so as not to miss some of the artwork embedded in the walls. Before 9.30 am, this whole village is all ours….great.
Does Mona Lisa look prettier in this outfit?
In the middle of the village, there is this square with a big fountain.
It’s not the usual fountain we get to see in modern city, but it’s no less elegant…
Only when there is no other tourists around…
The fact is, William has also grown up that big that I can hardly cuddle him like a teddy bear anymore.
When I looked back to the old photos that we have taken in the past summer vacation, I was marveled of how quick the kids have grown up.
The world out there is so bright…quite different from inside the village.
I wonder how’s the life will be if we live here? I think one need to have a passion or hobby when living here…can’t just sleep and eat all the time, right?
While we moved on, we saw this beautiful cafe near the end of the street.
But it’s weird that no body was around. We couldn’t even see the shop keeper…Anyway, this place is still very inviting…
And it’s such a nice place to take photos with. Very French-feel…
It’s nice to walk through this passage of time once again, in reverse direction…
Provence is famous for its lavender, too bad the harvest time was over by the time we visited the region.
We met up with husband and Vincent at this bell tower. This was the highest point in the village.
We left the village at around 11.30 am. To me, this was another good experience….though the scale of this village is smaller than Eze Village.
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