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Places
to visit
 Information
about the local area (if you want an original painting of the local
area click here).
Bauduen
Lac de Sainte-Croix
Gorges du Verdon
Aups
Tourtour
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Lavender fields
Bauduen
Bauduen
is a little village perched on the side of a hill overlooking the
Lac de Sainte-Croix. There are three restaurants, a hotel, post
office, bakery and grocery store.  There
is also a weekly market. Many of the buildings, including the church
and clock tower, date back to the 16th or 17th century.
There
are two tennis courts and watersport hire facilities and Bauduen
is on one of France's 'grandes randonnées' - long hiking routes.
Fetes
are held in the village on various dates throughout the summer.
Lac
de Sainte-Croix
This lake is so large it can be seen from the air as you fly in towards Nice. It is great for sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, pedalo or swimming. You can reach it for a swim, within five minutes' drive or fifteen minutes' walk from the house, and the nearest sports hire facilities are located at Bauduen. At either end of the lake you enter the spectacularly steep Gorges du Verdon.
 Les
Gorges du Verdon
The 'grand canyon' of France is 21km long and up to 700m deep. You
can see it from the top - taking a hike, which involves ladders
up some of the steeper areas. Or you can see it from the bottom,
taking a canoe through its shady interior. You can view more photos
of the gorge here
Aups
This is the nearest town, which has a range of restaurants and bars,
and a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It also has two supermarkets,
Casino, in the main square and the larger, Intermarché, on the other
side of town.
Tourtour
Nicknamed the "village dans le ciel", or village in the sky; this
picturesque village is about 10km away.
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
This village is about 30km away and is set in the rocks with a mountain
stream rushing through it. Famous for pottery.
 Lavender
fields
Head for the town of Riez, 24 km away, to be at the heart of the
famous Provençal lavender fields.
Further
afield (within two hours' drive):
Ski
slopes of the Hautes-Alpes
Italian
border - Ventimiglia/Sanremo
Art Galleries
Provence – the ideal place to be inspired by famous artists. You can take day trips to the following galleries from the villa.
Renoir Museum
 The Museum is located on a magnificent property in Cagnes-sur-mer with a peaceful garden full of ancient olive trees. Exhibits include 10 original paintings and his personal possessions. This is where Renoir lived during the last years of his life. Nearby is Matisse's chapel – well worth a quick visit. The picture to the right is of Renoir's
Church at Cagnes-sur Mer.
www.cagnes-tourisme.com/renoir-museum.php
Picasso Museum
 The museum is housed in the Chateau Grimaldi in Antibes, where Picasso stayed from mid-September to mid-November 1946. He donated 23 paintings and 44 drawings to the town of Antibes. From 1952 onwards, many donations and purchases, including donations from Jacqueline Picasso in 1991, have greatly enriched the Picasso collection in the museum.
Work by Nicolas de Stael, Hans Hartung, Anna-Eva Bergman and important artists of the 20th century is also on display.
A remarkable collection of sculpture by Germaine Richier and work by Miro, Bernard Pagès and Anne and Patrick Poirier is on permanent view on the terrace.
www.antibes-juanlespins.com/eng/culture/musees/picasso/index.html
 The Maeght Foundation
The Maeght Foundation owns one of the largest private collections of 20th century paintings, sculptures, drawings and lithographs. It is situated in the beautiful village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
www.fondation-maeght.com
 Chagall Museum
Numerous paintings, sculptures, stained-glass windows, mosaïcs, including the artist's 17 major works of biblical content.
www.musee-chagall.fr
 Museum of Modern Art in Nice
Collections of works from the plastic arts avant-garde movements, from the early 60s to the present day.
www.mamac-nice.org/english/index.html
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