Location: Vence < Cote d'Azur - French Riviera < France
Nearest Airport:
Nice at 14
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Nearest Ferry:
Nice at 14
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Nearest Train:
Cagnes Sur Mer at 8
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Nearest Motorway:
Cagnes Sur Mer at 8
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 8.0
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Car: recommended
The apartment is 10mins walk into Vence and 4mins from Matisse's chapel. Vence with its daily markets of food and clothes is one of the first historic Roman Provencal towns outside Nice and yet remains in the Cote d'Azur. Only 3K from St Paul de Vence legendary home to stars of French cinema; painters Picasso and Matisse, and now the Maeght Foundation of Modern Art whose winding tiny cobbled streets are crammed with seductive boutiques and art galleries. Vence's medieval city tucked inside the modern town is thickly walled with arched gateways; a magical fairy tale labyrinth of such narrow streets,the houses almost touch each other. Full of hidden squares and restaurants to suit every palate the old city bustles even on a Sunday. Vence is a perfect centre for sightseeing with regular bus services to Nice,and Cagnes sur Mer (Renoir's house). From Cagnes the train takes you to west to Cannes and St Tropez and east into Italy where Ventimiglia's market is a bargain hunter's paradise