Love this adorable small town in the south of France near nice. It's a quaint village perched high…read moreon a hillside and is foot traffic only. Stunning views of the sea and surrounding area. It has narrow streets and a lot of steps. Plenty of small eateries, bakery's and gelato shops to stop for a snack. It was a perfect place to spend a few hours.

Saint-Paul de Vence is such a charming town. It is one of the oldest Medieval towns on the French…read moreRiviera. Many artists drew inspiration in this serene village. Pablo Picasso worked here. Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner were married here. Marc Chagall lived here creating many beautiful pieces. He and his family are buried in the cemetery at the end of the path. Look for the grave covered in stones to the right. Today, Saint-Paul de Vence is filled with so many art galleries. From classic to contemporary to pop art, it is fun to pop in and out of the galleries.

Part of the Star Tours, St Paul de Vence is a small town (population of 3,000) that we stopped into…read morefor 50 minutes on a Saturday in January. It is low season for the French Riveria, so most of the restaurants were closed, but quite a few of the retail shops were open. Our guide told us that there is some wine production in this region, but no winery that has wine tasting. We saw some older men playing Petanque in a dirt yard next to a drinking establishment, a game very similar to bocce ball. All the walking trails are lined with a sun motif, using similarly shaped stones.

Such a lovely quaint place to explore .. we stopped here on our Europe tour and frankly we'd never…read moreheard of it but had a lovely brief visit. Shops and galleries ..walled stone town on a hill. It was very romantic and picturesque. Then i smiled to have it mentioned it the 50 shades final book and know that I had actually been there. But we only bought a salt grinder not millions in art like they did in the book :)

From the owner: La "Cité des Violettes", entre mer et montagne, à 14km des plages. Etabli sur un éperon rocheux et…read moresurplombant des précipices, Tourrettes sur Loup est un village médiéval à 20 kms de Nice, au coeur du Moyen et Haut Pays.Site fortifié au XI ème siècle dont les maisons forment des remparts, Tourrettes possède une richesse architecturale originale.Tourrettes devient un lieu de rencontre de musiciens, peintres, écrivains, et poêtes dans les années 50. Les artisans tisserands s'y installent et attirent dans leur élan d'autres disciplines de qualité qui font de ce village un haut lieu artisanal et artistique de la Côte d'Azur. D'ailleurs, la chapelle de Saint Jean est ornée de fresques naïves (1959) du peintre R.Soupault.Aujourd'hui encore, la culture de la violette constitue l'une des principales activités du village qui est animé toute l'année par de nombreuses manifestations.

From the owner: Entouré par ses remparts et ses portes, le village médiéval, attire aujourd'hui de nombreux…read morevisiteurs venus de tous les horizons. Maisons à encorbellement, vieilles pierres, ruelles sinueuses, "pontis", façades fleuries, mais aussi relais gourmands et galeries d'art, constituent les principaux atouts de cette bourgade dominée par la demeure seigneuriale de Raynier de Grimaldi, ancêtre de la famille princière de Monaco.

From the owner: Petit coin de Paradis Dans l'arrière pays grassois, les Cascades du Saut du loup sont un véritable…read moreappel à l'évasion. Les chutes d'eau vont rafraîchissent et vous inspire. La visite vous coûte un euro. Sur place vous trouverez une base de loisirs aquatiques et de spéléologie (ouverte en juillet et août) et un snack.