St. Paul de Vence

On Saturday, I woke up brutally early in order to take a morning bus to St. Paul de Vence, a small artistic commune about 25 minutes away from Nice. Here you can see the enormous medieval fortifcations that still surround it.


Those huge ramparts guard things inside like this, some sort of skinny elephant sprouting a triangular prism-shaped tumor.


But they also help create views like this, which you could see if you peeked down almost any alley.


If you squint, you can see '1850' on the top ring of the fountain. This was one of the larger squares in St. Paul de Vence... and it wasn't very large!


The cement had all been designed (remember, artistic commune) with little suns, because in the south of France, the sun's always shining.


Finally, here's what it looks like from outside. I couldn't find the clocktower - the streets were too narrow and unmarked, and once you're on them, the buildings tower over you!