weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

In this set I present photos I took while we were vacationing at the very beginning of our summer trip with the families of our two children in the small village of MONTAUROUX located in the hills slightly to the west and inland from Nice/France. Almost all these images were taken in the department Var, except for the two at VILLEFRANCHE-sur-MER, which was right at the Côte d'Azur or, as it is called in English: the French Riviera. We have spent with our families quite a few vacations at houses that we rented, but I have to admit, nothing comes even close to the place we had here in these hills: It was an absolutely grand venue. Unfortunately I have no images in this selection, other than of a fountain in the garden, but will present some when I get to do the full albums sometime in the future.

Beside Villefranche-sur-Mer, the images in this set come from 5 different, small villages, including Montauroux, up in these hills. I append links to further write-ups on a few of these:

VILLEFRANCHE-sur-MER - A preeminent resort town with substantial historical roots and a deep, natural harbor that has made it the most visited cruise ship port of call in France. More information from Wikipedia at - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villefranche-sur-Mer

This link to the hill town CALLIAN provides at the end of its brief text sub-links to MONTAUROUX, FAYENCE, MONS and SEILLANS - https://www.francethisway.com/places/callian.php


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to this series. Please use the link below if you would like to review this intro:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-797460-1.html

2022 TRIP INFO: Set # 19 provides more information on the two trips of the year to Europe
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-798237-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Côte d'Azur/Villefranche-sur-Mer - Town center and the marina of the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer

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2 - Côte d'Azur/Villefranche-sur-Mer - Colorful buildings at the seashore just north of the center of town close to the beach

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3 - Var/Montauroux - Small fountain near the entrance of our Villa Domaine des Cypres

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4 - Var/Montauroux - Rustic and colorful door to a home in the old town core

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5 - Var/Montauroux - Sunlit front of a restaurant on Rue de la Rouguière

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6 - Var/Callian - View from Montauroux to the tightly clustered old town core of Callian with the Château de Callian on top and the Notre Dame de l'Assomption church at right

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7 - Var/Callian - Restaurant with a colorful outdoor setting

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8 - Var/Mons - One of the narrow streets with plenty of ambience in this beautiful little Provençal village built on a high plateau, at rear the tower of the village church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

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9 - Var/Seillans - View over the town core and surrounding landscape, the town is a "ville perché" (perched hill-top village) overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the sea

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10 - Var/Fayence - One of the many hill-top towns in this area, Fayence has a tightly clustered core with charming old streets

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

Map of the Côte d'Azur/French Riviera including the flight and our drives plus all the location of the places shown in this set

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Neat set!

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nicely done.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Your usual excellent color work, Joe! #1 is striking.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you, Bill!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Ken!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Mike, there is just that "special something" about sun-drenched Mediterranean towns.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

I was surprised, (shouldn’t be) at how crowded and populated this area is. No skyscrapers, hallelujah! You did a beautiful job on these.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

One more great series, Joe.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Another really nice set Joe, and again some really colorful shots. That opening photo of the Town center and marina is really neat. They have homes and buildings packed in every where it appears, especially on those cliffs on top. WOW!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Barbara, I would say that there is "high location value" at these places along the Mediterranean coast, and particularly at the French Riviera, so density in these often-narrow spots tends to be quite high but, as you have rightly commented: no skyscrapers, hallelujah! and Amen!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Earnest for your kind words.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Vince, there is only a very narrow to none at all flat strip, the hills come more or less right to the shore, so the buildings have to go up on the hillside, which can make for some difficult navigation with the cars, luckily though this area is without snow. But think of the great views practically all properties get as you are staggered up on these hills!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Utterly magnificent place to visit or live - and I seriously think your spectacular photographic talents know no bounds whatsoever 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇