Saint Paul de Vence is located between Nice and Antibes. Just outside the walls, you can find the town’s cemetery that houses the final resting place of the artist, Marc Chagall.Īlso, nearby, is the Maeght Foundation, an art museum with one of the finest modern and contemporary art collections in Southern France. Inside the walls, you can find galleries, artist studios, boutiques, craft shops, and numerous restaurants. Saint Paul de Vence has a full complete rampart wall surrounding the village that you can walk on to get stunning views of the countryside and the Mediterranean Sea. But, what makes this beautiful village in Provence special is that Saint Paul is one of the most preserved and oldest medieval towns in France. Saint Paul de Vence is one of the prettiest hilltop villages in Southern France. During the warmest months, enjoy the town’s pretty beaches or a wine tasting in Bornes’ vineyards. In wintertime, take the Route du Mimosa, a 130km road that runs from Bormes-les-Mimosas to the perfume capital Grasse. If you love plants and flowers, the Parc Gonzalez Jardin Austral is the place to go, with more than 500 species from Australia and a beautiful collection of Mimosas. While you are in town, don’t miss its typical Provençal market at Place Saint Francois (Wednesdays from 8 am to 1 pm). In Bormes, it is a pleasure to get lost in the narrow streets of the medieval village, with its cuberts (small covered passages characteristic of Bormes-les-Mimosas) and its pretty Provençal squares with the scent of pines. Bormes is one of the most beautiful towns in Provence, a little paradise well known for its pretty architecture, lush vegetation, and (of course) the mimosas, which bloom from mid-January to March for the joy of locals and visitors. And once the day draws to a close, drive up the Route des Crêtes for the best sunset views in town – By Nadine from Le long weekendīormes-les-Mimosas is a beautiful 12th-century medieval village nestled between the sea and the forest. While you’re in town, be sure to take full advantage of the idyllic beaches, dine on local specialties in the bistros lining the port, and hop on a boat tour (or hike if you’re feeling more energetic) around the calanques. It also holds its own wine appellation, and you’ll find vineyards crisscrossing the hills above the village. Its privileged position tucked up between the protected Calanques National Park and Cap Canaille, means the petite town has remained relatively unharmed by overzealous developers, and it has managed to retain its unique appeal.Ĭassis embodies the charm of a typical Provençal village with its hilltop château and roman ruins, while also harnessing the glamour and seaside appeal of the Côte d’Azur, without the accompanying price tag. The miraculous chapel, one of the seven other chapels built in the hollow of the rock, houses its jewel, the Black Virgin venerated for over a millennium.Located just around the coast from the capital of the South, the town of Cassis feels a lot further away from the shambolic city of Marseille. On the way to Santiago de Compostela, the Saint-Sauveur Basilica and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Crypt Saint-Amadour are open to visitors once they have climbed the 216 steps of the Pilgrims’ Stairs. In the begening of the afternoon we depart to Rocamadour that is located in the Dordogne Valley: The sacred city is clinging to the cliff in a superposition of houses and chapels. All you have to do is go with the lanes and intimate gardens, looking up at the trilobed windows or entering the arcade shops set up in the same places as their ancestors boilermakers, skinners or wood turners. Travel back in time ith this medieval atmosphere, with 13 historic Monuments of this classified village. In the morning, stroll in Saint Cirq Lapopie, you will dive directly into the medieval period, between houses dating from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Founded in the 8th century around an old Benedictine abbey, it has a beautiful heritage, witnessed by it’s past as an important craft and commercial center. In the afternoon we will walk to the medieval city of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val. Perched at the top of a cliff, Bruniquel offers facades crafted in limestone, wild gardens, steep streets paved with pebbles, beautiful homes dated from the 15th, 16th, and 17th century. You will have a unique view of the Gorges de l’Aveyron and the forest of Grésigne below! Then we head to Puycelsi planted on its rocky outcrop. The picturesque Place de la Mairie is lined with houses with various facades, stone, timber, brick. In the morning departure to Castelnau-de- Montmiral which was built in 1222. Five medieval villages in the “Vallée de Vère” Day 1
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