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<body class=content> <h1 class=title>The Area</h1> <p class=red>This site uses frames. Your browser does not support frames, or it has been configured not to display them. Either way, accessing the full contents of the site is still possible, though navigation will not be as convenient. <b>NOTE:</b> If your browser has Javascript enabled <b>and</b> frames disabled, you will not be able to navigate this site. Turn on frames or disable Javascript to correct the situation.</p> <p class=just>In this section, we try to provide a glimpse of the area we live in. Note our use of the word "glimpse" -- as in "visual"! Our emphasis is definitely on images. Other web sites and guide books already provide ample text notes on the places covered in this section. Do you have a favorite spot you would like to see included? <a href="mailto:daniel@kiechle.com?Subject=Request&Body=">Send us a request!</a></p> <p class=center>(entries appear in chronological order; those prefixed with an * are optimized for Retina displays)</p><br> <table align="center" width="600" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="map/map.htm" target="_self">Area Map</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Showing our neck of the woods</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="valbonne/index.htm" target="_self">Valbonne</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A few photographs of the village of Valbonne</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="chateau/index.htm" target="_self">Le Château</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Views of the "château" in Nice</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="eze/index.htm" target="_self">Eze-Village</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>One of the most beautiful villages of the Riviera</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="biot/index.htm" target="_self">Biot</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Right around the corner from where we live</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="stpaul/index.htm" target="_self">Saint-Paul de Vence</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Photos of one of the most visited villages in France</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="cannes/index.htm" target="_self">Cannes</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Strolling down the famous <i>Croisette</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="roquebrn/index.htm" target="_self">Roquebrune-Cap Martin</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Featuring, among other things, a very old olive tree</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="sttropez/index.htm" target="_self">St-Tropez</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>This could well be the most famous of them all</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="tourrett/index.htm" target="_self">Tourrettes-sur-Loup</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Home of the world's best croissants?</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="stagnes/stagnes.htm" target="_self">Sainte Agnès</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The highest coastal village in Europe</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="cimiez/cimiez.htm" target="_self">Cimiez</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The fancy part of Nice -- since Roman times</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="vieuxnice/index.htm" target="_self">Le Vieux Nice</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The old part of Nice and the old market</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="antibes/antibes.htm" target="_self">Antibes</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The nearest town from where we live</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="peillon/index.htm" target="_self">Peillon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A village that tourism hasn't discovered yet</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="beuil/beuil.htm" target="_self">Beuil</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Summer photos of the oldest ski resort in the area</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="entvaux/entvaux.htm" target="_self">Entrevaux</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>This medieval village is a must-see</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="gourdon/index.htm" target="_self">Gourdon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>In Queen Victoria's footsteps...</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="moustiers/index.htm" target="_self">Moustiers-Sainte-Marie</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Worth a visit whether one likes faïence or not</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="monaco/monaco.htm" target="_self">Monaco</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Finally! Photos of the principality at our doorstep</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="esterel/esterel.htm" target="_self">The Esterel</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Photos of a wonderful hike through the Esterel</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="verdon/verdon.htm" target="_self">Gorges du Verdon</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Following the <i>sentier du pêcheur</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="loup/loup.htm" target="_self">Gorges du Loup</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Hiking around this amazing Canyon</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="piccour/piccour.htm" target="_self">Pic de Courmettes</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Or: The Twin Peaks Hike</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="victoire/victoire.htm" target="_self">Montagne Sainte Victoire</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The most spectacular hike yet</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="picroux/index.htm" target="_self">Pic du Cap Roux</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>The best view from any Esterel peak</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="cassis/index.htm" target="_self">Cassis</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Cassis and its famous <i>calanques</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="barnabe/index.htm" target="_self">Saint Barnabé</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A huge plateau and a most elusive hamlet</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="honorat/index.htm" target="_self">Saint-Honorat</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Sixteen centuries of religious history</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="nice/index.htm" target="_self">Nice by iPhone</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A stroll without a camera... except the iPhone!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="aven/index.htm" target="_self">Aven & Plaine de Cavaillore</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A hike and an unexpected rescue operation</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="capantibes/index.htm" target="_self">The Cap d'Antibes</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Walking along the western shore of this beautiful cape</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="antibes2/index.htm" target="_self">Antibes Revisited</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A few more recent photographs of this picturesque city</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="festival/index.htm" target="_self">2010 Film Festival</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Stroll along the <i>Croisette</i> during the Festival!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="sef/index.htm" target="_self">Le Suquet en fleurs</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Checking out one of the newer festivals in Cannes</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="straphael/index.htm" target="_self">Saint-Raphaël</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Long overdue page about this resort town</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold><a href="marguerite/index.htm" target="_self">Sainte-Marguerite</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Photos from a visit to the larger of the <i>Iles de Lérins</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="cannet/index.htm" target="_self">Le Cannet</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Better two decades late than never!</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="villefranche/index.htm" target="_self">Villefranche-sur-Mer</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A winter visit to a seaside resort east of Nice</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="castellane/index.htm" target="_self">Castellane</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Climbing up to <i>Notre Dame du Roc</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="thoronet/index.htm" target="_self">Thoronet Abbey</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting a nicely restored Cistercian Abbey</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="mougins/index.htm" target="_self">Mougins</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A long overdue visit to a neighboring village</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="peille/index.htm" target="_self">Peille</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A village of <i>Via Ferrata</i> fame</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="suquet/index.htm" target="_self">Tour de la Castre</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A bird's-eye view of Cannes</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="aix/index.htm" target="_self">Aix-en-Provence</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A long overdue visit to this beautiful place</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="menton/index.htm" target="_self">Menton</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A visit to <i>The Pearl of France</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="grimaud/index.htm" target="_self">Port Grimaud</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Visiting <i>The Venice of Provence</i></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="polygone/index.htm" target="_self">Polygone Riviera</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>A shopping theme park right at our doorstep</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="auribeau/index.htm" target="_self">Auribeau-sur-Siagne</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Sharing narrow footpaths with over 1,500 cyclists</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="ephrussi/index.htm" target="_self">Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild's home on Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="mandelieu/index.htm" target="_self">Mandelieu–La Napoule</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Taking a boat trip to have lunch... and see a castle</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="frejus/index.htm" target="_self">A day trip to Fréjus</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left>Worth a visit for things other than its Roman heritage</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ff9c05" align="center" width="20" height="20"> </td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p class=table-left-bold>* <a href="moustrs2/index.htm" target="_self">Two-Day Photo Shoot around Moustiers-Sainte-Marie</a></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="20" height="20"></td> <td width="10"></td> <td> <p 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