Almost Nice: Valbonne 2

Looking towards the Place Des Arcades from the main road that skirts the village. The photos worth enlarging.
The village does its best to remain a "real" village where people live and work and though the streets are filled with estate agents, restaurants and art galleries they all provide employment in an area that was once very poor.

Thank you for the support and encouragement for my local photos. They're not strictly Nice, I know, though we're only 30 minutes away. The villages all have their own charm and it's satisfying to be able to show them off a little. None of them could really provide enough material for a Daily Photo on its own.

Almost Nice: Valbonne

I've moved 5 kilometres down the road today to show you Valbonne, an old village built on a grid pattern that always looks strange on maps.
The village is hugely attractive and is full of tourists all year round. The square here, the Place des Arcades is a lovely place to sit soaking up the sun and watching the world go by.
Bits of several movies and TV programmes have been shot here though the only one I can think of now is French Kiss with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline and how Meg Ryan wouldn't give anyone her autograph...