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| St-Paul-de-Vence, France |
It was here at La Colombe d'Or that struggling artists like Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall traded paintings for their meals. These valuable works are still displayed on the restaurant's walls. Today the narrow lanes of St-Paul-de-Vence are lined with shops and art galleries catering to the town's many visitors.
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| La Colombe d'Or Restaurant |
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| Place de la Grande Fontaine |
Marc Chagall lived in St-Paul-de-Vence for almost twenty years and he is buried in the town cemetery.
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| St-Paul-de-Vence Cemetery |
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| Marc Chagall's Grave |
There's not much else to see in St-Paul-de-Vence, other than charming cobbled lanes, sleepy squares and jasmine-covered walls. If you like that sort of thing.
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| La Placette Fountain |
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| Wall Covered in Jasmine |
Before leaving town our guide treated us to ice cream at Le Glacier de la Fontaine, next to the old fountain on the site of the town's weekly seventeenth century market. I chose the flavour violette because I'd just had lunch in another perched village, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, which is known for the cultivation of violets and celebrates an annual Fêtes de Violettes, Violet Festival, in March.
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| Le Glacier de la Fontaine |
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| Violet Flavoured Ice Cream |
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| The Violet Village, Tourrettes-sur-Loup |
Lunch in Tourrettes-sur-Loup came as a welcome break from the heat – along with a delicious salade au fromage and glass of rosé on the terrace of L'Epicerie. In fact, we lingered so long in the shade that we had no time left to tour the village before our departure to St-Paul-de-Vence. But I consider a leisurely lunch an important (and very pleasant) strategy for coping with the high temperatures of summertime in Provence.
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| L'Epicerie, Tourrettes-sur-Loup |
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| Salade au Fromage |
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