Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MOUNTAIN VILLAGES
1. ST-PAUL-DE-VENCE
The prettiest and best known of the region's
villages perchés
(for further details see
Perched Villages
)
, St-Paul was first built as a refuge from Saracen raiders. From its
ramparts there are terrific views down to the sea (for further details see
St-Paul-de-
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2. PUGET-THENIERS
The village stands where the Roudoule river meets the Var, overlooked by the ruins
of the
Château-Musée Grimaldi
. The Romanesque church has a beautiful 16th-cen-
tury altarpiece (for further details see
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Puget-
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3. ST-CEZAIRE
This hill village has been settled since the Roman era and has medieval walls and
watch towers. Nearby are the grottoes of St-Cézaire, an underground wonderland.
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Grottes de St-Cézaire • rte de Grasse • Open 10:30am-6:30pm daily (Sep-May:
10:30am-noon, 2-5:30pm) • Closed mid-Nov-Jan • Adm
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4. GOURDON
From the village square, where the hillside drops into a limestone gorge, you can see
all the way down the Loup valley to the coast.
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