Of all the hilltop villages of the Riviera, St-Paul-de-Vence is by far
the most famous. It gained popularity in the 1940s and ‘50s, when artists
including Picasso, Chagall, and Matisse frequented the town, trading their
paintings for hospitality at the Colombe d’Or inn. Art is now the town’s
principal attraction, and the winding streets are studded with contemporary
galleries and museums. Circling the town are