Cannes- Valbonne
Trip Start
Jul 23, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 15, 2008
Valbonne,
Provence,
France
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
From Orange we went to Avignon where we saw the Pope's palace where the catholic Popes from the 14th century lived and the Avignon bridge which was built in 12th century but kept falling in so the King of France did not repair it after he was one of the last over it.
Bridge in to Avignon
We stayed for 2 nights in a fabulous Chateau near Aix en Provence (Marseilles) which was lovely.
View fro our room
Spent the day here at the pool and lounging around our room which was almost as big as our house! The photo shows the front of the Chateau and the view from our room.
Our Chateau
We battled the traffic jam in and out of St Tropez to visit this little village with the monster yachts of the uber-rich and the glitzy (read expensive) shops.
Looking at St Tropez
On then to Cannes. Along the way, every inch of sand/rocks seemed to be brimming with olive skinned Europeans seeking the sun.
Beach towards Cannes
The photo shows them along the beach towards Cannes and some of the yachts compared to a cruise ship.
Yachts compared to a cruise ship
We stayed a couple of days in the hinterland behind Cannes, which was lovely, to visit the perfume capital of the world (Grasse) and the medieval towns amongst the hills.
Medieval towns amongst the hills
These photos show some of the beautiful streets and buildings, also the issues with parking around these small villages with tiny streets.
Hinterland behind Cannes
This car was parked so close to the wall, but the driver probably does this every day as there was not a scratch on the car.
This Cars was parked so close
