
Today we spent the morning at St. Paul de Vence. This is a hanging village built on the side of a mountain to avoid Saracen attack in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in 1537 and then again many times a people have lived there continuously. This is a town completely surrounded by a rampart wall and has only a few streets. Many painters have spent time in this town including Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, and Renoir. Marc Chagall died there and is buried in the town cemetery, where there are splendid views of the countryside. There are many artist shops in town along with many dogs in the street that are not picked up after. Watch out for landmines!

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