16 September 2008 - Valbonne

Some pictures taken in the early evening during a business visit to the Sophia Antipolis region of the south of France.

This photo taken outside my hotel doorway is of Rue Grande.

The Place des Arcades. The square in the centre of the village. The village was constructed in the early 1500’s. Follow this link for a history of the village.

Another view from the opposite of the square. Les Armories is where I was staying.

Looking back down from the top of Rue Grande

This little shop is the village Chocolatier

One of the very similar village streets. The village has been built on a Roman rectangular plan. Follow this link for a map of the village.

The church.

There were some lovely children’s toys for sale in this shop.

This building is now a museum of ceramics.

One of the many unique doors.

Several of the restaurants had tables outside still.

The free car park .

Rue Emile Pourcel which leads into the village square.

Back in the Place des Arcades with the tables laid for evening diners.

The flagstones were very shiny with all the wear over the years.