Saint Paul de Vence - The Most Beautiful Villages in France - Character Provencal Village

Saint Paul de Vence - The Most Beautiful Villages in France - Character Provencal Village

The fortified village of St Paul de Vence is microscopic.

It only takes a few minutes to cross the village from side to side but you can spend a few hours there discovering the fantastic views of the ramparts, the architecture of the houses, the squares, the amazing art galleries and the few museums.

This charming village perched between the Col de Vence and the Mediterranean offers magnificent panoramas to its visitors. On the sea side, the unobstructed view extends to the Cap d'Antibes: a painting that inspired more than one painter charmed by these Provençal colors. Modigliani, Matisse, Soutine or even Utrillo were seduced by the light of this medieval city and placed these impregnable viewpoints on their easels. At the entrance to the village, in the shade of tall plane trees, the famous boules square, immortalized by the petanque games of Lino Ventura and Yves Montand, remains a must.

The impressive list of stars who have their home in Saint Paul de Vence includes:

French actress Simone Signoret.

Yves Montand.

Lino Ventura.

world famous painters like Pablo Picasso.

Modigliani.

Pierre Bombard,

Famous literary figure Jean-Paul Sartre.

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