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The French Riviera in Pictures – Pt 2 The Arrière-Pays

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The French Riviera in Pictures - Pt 2 The Arrière-Pays

As my previous post about Cannes and Antibes illustrated, the French Riviera is where the rich and famous hang out, but for those who prefer a less flamboyant lifestyle, then the area just inland from the coast may be more appealing.

This hinterland is commonly referred to as the arrière-pays and consists of quiet, medieval hilltop villages, rolling hills, and a completely different atmosphere to the towns of the Côte d’Azur.

In this gallery, I’ll be showing you three of those villages – Biot, Gourdon, and Vence, but there are others that will probably whet your appetite just as much. All photographs were taken when we stayed in the fortified hilltop village of Biot near Antibes in 2005.

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The French Riviera in Pictures – Pt 1 Cannes and Antibes

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The French Riviera in Pictures - Pt 1 Cannes and Antibes

As much as I like producing posts which gives some background information about a place I’ve been to, it’s impossible to write in-depth articles about everywhere, and sometimes it’s better to just put a gallery of images together rather than not produce a post at all.

The French Riviera is one of those places where a picture can paint a thousand words and I’m starting with the area around Cannes and Antibes. All these photographs were taken in 2005.

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