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EXPERIENCE Provence and the Côte d’Azur 3 4 "

ST-PAUL-
(Chapelle des
Pénitents Blancs)
DE-VENCE Folon Chapel
⌂ Place de l’Église
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800 m (875 yds) 500m (550 yds)
Set in alpine hinterland with panoramic views of the Belgian-born artist Jean- CHEMIN FONTETTE
Riviera coast, the breathtaking location of St-Paul-de- Michel Folon (1934–2005)
Vence first drew painters in the 1920s. The outstanding spent much of his life in PLACE DU
St-Paul-de-Vence and worked
art collection of the Fondation Maeght is St-Paul-de- with local artisans to adorn Place du Jeu TILLEUL L’Art et le Vin
de Boules
Vence’s most powerful magnet, and a stroll through this historic 17th-century RUE DE LA
the town’s maze of medieval streets is a real delight. chapel with vividly coloured, POURTOUNE
joyous stained-glass windows, Porte de Vence VERDALETTES
1 heart of the village. From here, graceful sculptures, murals and Ramparts
RUE DES
and rich mosaics. The enchant-
you can walk around the
Église
Place du Jeu de Boules ramparts – originally built to ing chapel is immaculately R. DES BAOUQUES Collégiale
Venerable plane trees spread resist assault from Savoy and preserved as a celebration Saint Paul Folon Chapel
(Chapelle des
their leaves over the place Piedmont – for a panoramic of his life and work. RU E GR ANDE PLACE DE Pénitents Blancs)
du Jeu de Boules. Any visit to view of the vineyards and olive L’EGLISE
St-Paul-de-Vence must start groves that cloak the hilly Ramparts Galerie 337 Musée d’Histoire
Locale
in this atmospheric space, countryside around the village. MAIRIE PL. DE LA RUE DE
where locals still like to meet HAUT FLOUR L’ALLÉE
RUE DU
for a friendly game of pétanque Place de la Ramparts
Grande
when the square is not 3 Fontaine
crammed with visitors. Rue Grande PONTIS R. DU
Rue Grande RUE DE FAN G A S
Lined with the studios and
2 workshops of local artists and R . G R A ND E R. DU
artisans, the rue Grande is
Porte de Vence St-Paul’s main thoroughfare. PONTIS
and Ramparts Running between the Porte de
RUE DU
SOLDAT
A 14th-century tower stands Vence and Porte de Nice, it R EMPA RT S O CO URT IN E SAI N T- P A UL
guard over the Porte de Vence, resembles an open-air art RUE DU
an impressive gateway that museum where you can ogle CASSE COU R U E GRANDE
leads through St-Paul-de- the work of cutting-edge Place de la Grande
Vence’s formidable ring of talents in the windows of Fontaine in St-Paul- L’HOSPICE
PLACE DE
16th-century ramparts into the upscale commercial galleries. de-Vence PORTE
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