Saint Paul de Vence - the Most Beautiful Medieval Village in the South of France - Charming Places

◯ Home page of the Saint Paul de Vence tourist-office : 📌 Location : Saint Paul de Vence , France Date recorded: AUGUST 3:30 PM Saturday Weather: ⛅ 35 °C | 95 °F 🌡 ✉️ CONTACT : @ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Switzerland Playlist: Italy Playlist: France Playlist: Monaco Playlist : Germany Playlist : Austria Playlist : Romania Playlist : ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶ ︎SUBSCRIBE! (thank you!!) ▶ ︎If you like our videos, please support our efforts to keep creating travel content: ▶ ︎Do you want to become a “MEMBER“ and receive advance vlogs and exclusive posts? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Saint-Paul-de-Vence can be seen from afar, with its medieval appearance surrounded by ramparts, at the top of a hill between the Mediterranean and the Grasse artists stayed there after the Second World War and brought an international reputation to the , the Maeght Foundation maintains the artistic vocation of the is certainly the most visited village in the hinterland of Nice and even one of the most touristic in fortified village of St Paul de Vence is 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. THE 19TH CENTURY: PAINTERS DISCOVER SAINT-PAUL In the 19th century, the hills were covered with flowers, vines and olive trees. The brown stones of the village, the colors of the countryside and the light of the South attract artists at the dawn of the 20th was in the early 1920s that Saint-Paul was discovered by artists. The precursors are the painters who find in this peaceful village of Provence colors and light of incomparable richness and intensity: Paul Signac, Raoul Dufy or even Chaïm Soutine come to set up their easels in the village. Their arrival was facilitated by the creation in 1911 of a tram line linking Cagnes to Vence and serving Saint-Paul. If this line helps to open up the village, it also allows agricultural products to be exported to Nice, Antibes or like to meet at Paul Roux, a multifaceted Saint-Paulois, painter, collector and owner of the “Robinson“ (which in 1932 became the “Colombe d’Or“ inn), whose walls are still adorned with their paintings today. Many other painters will follow these precursors, such as Matisse and Picasso who came to Saint-Paul “as neighbours”, one from Vence, the other from Vallauris and Cannes where he stayed for a long time. THE XXTH CENTURY: ACTORS, POETS AND WRITERS Throughout the 20th century, actors, artists and writers made Saint-Paul a bubbling cultural hotbed. While some are just passing through, others choose to live there. They each mark the village in their own way with an indelible 1950s and 1960s were the golden age of the village: Saint-Paul de Vence was then transformed into a fabulous film set on which the stars of the French and foreign 7th art met, attracted to the Côte d’Azur by the Victorine studios in Nice and the Cannes Film presence of Jacques Prévert in Saint-Paul for fifteen years helped attract many directors such as Henri-Georges Clouzot and André Cayatte. #saintpauldevence #france #Provence #travel #frenchvillage #beautiful