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The visitor will be able to admire some one hundred vintage and veteran motorcars made by some of Europe’s most prestigious firms. From the 1903 De Dion Bouton to the 1986 Lamborghini Countach, as well as the 1929 Bugatti, the Croisière Jaune Citroem Torepdo and the 1952 Rolls Royce, each of these glittering automobiles is perfectly maintained and they tell the story of XX century motoring history.
we loved it all ...but we had the advantage of hiring a private tour guide.. just for the two of us.. we saw it all (except for Cannes) but if I had to only choose one it would be my suggestion not to miss st paul de vence..............
Oh my where do I begin.... it is just another wonderful walled community that is throughout Europe..... I got some OUTSTANDING olive oil there one that was infused with truffles...
This looks like the absolutely perfect place to fulfill THAT promise!
BTW - I was looking around on the St Paul deVence tourist site, and it's a little different, navigationally speaking, but there sure are some amazing photos there!
Oh my where do I begin.... it is just another wonderful walled community that is throughout Europe..... I got some OUTSTANDING olive oil there one that was infused with truffles...
I second Saint Paul de Vence. It was charming. Did you buy the olive oil in a shop that pretty much only sold things made from olives? I bought some wonderful basil infused olive oil there. It is fantastic. I also bought these cute little olive oil guest soaps shaped like olives. We were fortunate to have a long day in Villefranche. We rented a car and visited Eze, took a scenic drive on the middle Corniche, visited Saint Paul de Vence, and then Cannes. Driving was a little stressful, especially in Nice itself. Others on my cruise had booked a private tour and they had a wonderful day. They visited Saint Paul de Vence as well. Saint Paul de Vence was my favorite part of the day.
Also known as St. Paul-de-Vence, which is handy, since there are nine other "St. Paul"s in France and a slew of St. Paul-de-somewhere's. St. Paul is a beautiful medieval fortified village perched on a narrow spur between two deep valleys. Its location gives you a great view of the village from the La Colle road to the east or the Cagnes-Vence road to the west.
Although the village itself is one of the most intact medieval examples of the region, with much of the 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. Except for the ramparts and the typical old houses, the most predominant things to see in the village are the scores of art galleries, tourist shops, pseudo "artisanal" shops; all very expensive.
Vence, 3 km up the road, is also beautiful, more relaxed, has more realistic shops and art galleries, and fine terrace cafés.
Tourrettes-sur-Loup, another 3 km west of Vence, is small and picturesque like St. Paul, but with far fewer tourists, and the artisanal shops there are run by the artists themselves.
The Russian born painter Mark Chagall is buried in the Saint Paul-de-Vence cemetery. At the entrance, take the first right and the next left. Chagall has a simple white tomb. The small stones are added by visitors as tributes (from a Russian and Jewish tradition).
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Centrum Deck
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Cruise Places
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Europe
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Mediterrean Ports
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France
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Villefrance, France
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