Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Saint-Paul-de-Vence (village médiéval)

Galleries in a walled hill village where Chagall is buried

Hours

Village always open; galleries and shops mostly open around 10am

Tickets

Village free; bus 655 €2.10; museums such as the Fondation Maeght cost extra

Address

A walled medieval hill village; buses stop by the square at the village entrance

A village sealed inside its ramparts floats above olive groves and cypress-dark hills. Through the gate there are no cars, just one polished stone street running the length of the village, lined almost entirely with galleries and workshops, some lanes paved with pebbles set in flower patterns. Chagall is buried in the cemetery at the far end, and La Colombe d'Or by the entrance is famous for the painters, Picasso and Miró among them, said to have paid for meals with art. Walk the ramparts for views over the hills all the way to the sea.