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wordsmith1 Jul 18th, 2016 05:16 AM

Tour of St. Paul de vence
 
We can take a 4 hour tour out of Monaco o Antibes, St. Paul de Vence. We are in St Paul for 1 hour. Enough time?

Cathinjoetown Jul 18th, 2016 06:11 AM

An hour is enough time to walk the ramparts and poke in a few shops. St Paul is tiny. You will miss Fondation Maeght which is an excellent modern art museum just outside the village.

greg Jul 18th, 2016 07:12 AM

St. Paul itself is a small town. One hour is enough to go around. By that time, you might have had enough up with so many tour groups inundating this small town.

Pepper_von_snoot Jul 18th, 2016 07:13 AM

There is a bus #400 that leaves from rue Verdun in Nice that goes right to St. Paul. It costs a pittance.

I would never pay for a tour of St. Paul. You can walk around on your own.

Chagall's grave is here, some nice shops, Colombe d'Or restaurant, the Maeght.

Thin

Surfergirl Jul 18th, 2016 07:40 AM

One hour, to me, isn't enough time to explore the town, the shops, and have a snack. Agree with Pepper as to taking a tour, unless you mean a bus that gets you up there and takes you back. Also agree that taking the bus from Nice is the best way to go (super cheap!).

I personally love to get lost in the maze of paths and window shop.

TrendGirl2 Jul 18th, 2016 08:57 AM

Totally agree with THIN......Bus from Nice very easy.
I would not take a tour of this lovely small town.

It is very charming to walk around the town, even though very crowded with tourists.....but it is so pretty. & smells fantastic with all of the Lavender products & flowers!

Chagall grave is touching to see if a fan of The impressionist painters. Even if you are not going to have a meal at the wonderful Colombe d'Or...try to walk over to see this special restaurant.
Enjoy!
TrendGirl2

wordsmith1 Jul 18th, 2016 11:40 AM

We are in Monaco and want the transportation to and from St.Paul de Vence.

dreamon Jul 18th, 2016 01:41 PM

Does the tour go just to St Paul de Vence? There may be buses direct from Monaco - easily checked online or you could take the train to Nice and bus from there. Of course you could spend just an hour but we spent a leisurely long afternoon - just depends on how quickly you like to move on.

wordsmith1 Jul 18th, 2016 07:02 PM

Cannes as well---pictures in Antibes, but we are going t Antibes on our own the next day.


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