Vence

The old town of Vence on the hill to the right. The foothills of the Maritime Alps to the left. Nice in the distant. Brilliant weather - for December!

The old town is still a medieval walled village. The church tower belongs to the old Vence Cathedral, the formerly the seat of the Bishopric of Vence, that existed from 374 (!) to 1801.

Vence, only about 10 kms inland from the Mediterranian Sea, has been a very favourable spot for (tourists and) artists since the early 20th. century. Matisse, Dufy, Dubuffet, Chagall, just to name a
few, have lived and worked here, as well as the authors D. H. Lawrence and R. Schickele.