Vence, France Travel Blogs

St. Paul de Vence & Vence
Jun 17, 2009 (67 photos)

... kendimi bir restaurantin bahcesine attim. Bari bu kadar yorgunlugun uzerine kendimi gercek bir ziyafetle odullendireyim: Ton balikli salata :) Vence koyu aslinda bir kalenin ici. Cok ilginc bir sey yok. Hersey sirin ve tarihi. Fotograflara bakarsiniz. ...

St Paul de Vence my last perched village!
Apr 8, 2007 (24 photos)

... some old men playing petanque (a sort of lawn bowls game...but played on small yellow stones- played everywhere in France) for awhile and then started walking through the beautiful towns tiny streets, through the boutiques and art galleries and even ...

Safe and sound…almost
Jun 26, 2009 (15 photos)

... hills dating back to the middle ages with churches surrounded by old stone walls.  It was just outside one of these towns called Vence that we found our campsite that would be our home for the next three nights.  As we rode into the campsite it ...

A day of reflection…
Jun 28, 2009 (10 photos)

... star hotel room in Gibraltar costing only 60 Euro.  Food was also cheap, with Beer at 2 Euro and coffee 1.50.  In France everything is expensive.  Gas is 1.40 Euro per litre and food and lodging very expensive as well.  Beer is 4 Euro ...

Saint Paul com Leandro e familia
Jul 9, 2009 (38 photos)

Nice e Saint Paul com Paola
Jul 12, 2009 (10 photos)

Museu Matisse em Nice. Depois Saint-Paul. No final, jantar em Cannes.

Along the French Rivierra
Aug 13, 2008

Left Avignon today headed along the Rivierra.  Called past the impressive Pont du Gard - a Roman viaduct - a marvellous piece of engineering.  Decided to have a quick look at Marsailles on the way, so stopped and had some lunch on the coast, but ...

A swim at Cannes
Aug 14, 2008 (1 photos)

Decided on another 'rest' day today, as the campsite was nice.  Headed down to the coast at Cannes and swam at the beach amongst all the 'film stars'.  Weather was hot and the water warm.  A few big yachts moored off the coast.  Then ...

Barcelona!
Mar 21, 2009

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Arriving in Vence countryside...
Sep 5, 2008 (3 photos)

Arrived at a lovely home in the Provence countryside--between Vence and Grasse.  Perfect headquarters for our explorations!

Go, Go, Go, Go!!!!
Oct 10, 2007

... I was snapping pictures. Its hard to believe how old the roads were or how different the lives and lifestyles must have been. Vence offers a taste of mideval structures and proximities. The walled area can be walked in a matter of minutes. Its hard to ...

The south of France
Aug 5, 2008

I spent a few wonderful weeks in the South of France, where I learned to drive on the right-hand side of the road, and put my school-learned French to the test.  I saw the rich and famous at the Cannes Film Festival, and flirted outrageously with ...

Saint Paul de Vence
Aug 2, 2008 (34 photos)

Cidade medieval.

Saint Paul e Vence
May 26, 2009 (33 photos)

Passeio em Saint Paul e jantar em Vence

back
Apr 10, 2007 (3 photos)

... delicious and abundant--and headed off for some more Provence sightseeing. This time we headed over to St Paul de Vence , a beautiful artist colony in an old Medeival walled city. It was almost untouchably expensive, but lots of fun and ...