Saint-Paul de Vence is an old village located in south eastern France, about 30 minutes drive from Nice.
I had never heard of this place prior to the visit, but our tour guide told us that it’s a wonderful place, that there’s a saying which if Jesus is to be born onto earth again, it will be at St Paul.
The statement might be over-exaggerating, but St Paul was a lovely place indeed. The fortified village structure was something that I had never seen before; and its environment, the narrow streets and stony buildings were simply mesmerising.
The only regret I had, was that we were not able to spend much time there to fully appreciate the place. Back then, I had vowed to visit the place again… I am not so sure about the feeling now, but at that moment, I think I was in love with St Paul de Vence.
Photo of Saint Paul de Vence
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The top of the Castle Hill (La Colline du Chateau) is a must visit in Nice. Nothing much was left from the castle (Le Château) on top of the hill, but the place offered a great view of the city and harbour.
Me and my sister decided to take the elevator to go up the hill and walk down the stairs on our way back. We just didn’t have the energy to walk up hundreds of steps for the view… walking downwards offered just about the same experience, probably.
Some remains of the castle (I guess)
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After taking breakfast we decided to head to Castle Hill (La Colline du Chateau), where we could have a nice aerial view of Nice. We strolled along some narrow streets in the old town (Vieux Nice) and wandered into a market on our way to the Chateau.
We had to be careful though, there were lots of dog poo on the pavements.
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Me and my sister woke up early in the morning, in hope to catch the sunrise on the sea horizon… too bad that the sun is rising on the opposite side of the sea horizon.
The experience wasn’t bad though, sunrise is always beautiful. Besides, it was still a nice feeling spending the early morning on the quiet pebble beach… it was peaceful and tranquil.
Promenade des Anglais was quiet in early morning
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Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world, and the second smallest country in the world, after Vatican City.
We had a night visit to Monaco, which was about an hour journey from Nice. The bus dropped us by the famous F1 tunnel (tunel); we walked by some buildings and gardens on our way to the Grand Casino of Monte Carlo.
It was just a short tour at Monaco… honestly I can’t remember much of it besides some of its stories and the casino, the cruises and boats at the harbour, and the song we played on our bus journey (Kenny Roger’s “The Gambler”).
Monte Carlo Casino at
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Nice is a city at French Riviera (Côte d’Azur), one of the most famous resort areas in the world. Nice itself is famous for its unique pebble beach, colourful buildings and annual carnival.
Côte d’Azur International Airport
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Some photos during our journey from Avignon to Nice…
Mountains, trees and bushes
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Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes) was built in the 14th century during the Avignon papacy.
I was not too impressed by the Palace. Set aside its history, the only thing that worth mentioning is perhaps its enormous size. There might be some interesting stuff in the palace, but I didn’t have much time to explore it… we were just stopping at Avignon for lunch and a short break as we were heading for Nice.
Photo of Palais des Papes
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