Provence - Raiding the French Riviera

Roaming around Marseille, Cassis, Antibes, Cannes, Nice, Tourrettes sur Loup and other strange places.

  • Desolace

    Desolace

    [Batterie de Cavaux at Ile de Ratonneau]

  • Firestarter

    Firestarter

    All we need is a disco ball hanging from the power line.

    [Le Panier, Marseille]

  • None shall pass

    None shall pass

    The 10th century city walls give the town a unique flair.

    [Antibes]

  • The violet hold

    The violet hold

    The village Tourrettes-sur-Loup is placed upon a hill surrounded by ramparts, offering stunning views of the landscape while protecting the local violet ice cream.

    [Tourrettes-sur-Loup]

  • Through the eye

    Through the eye

    [Ile de Ratonneau]

  • Easy living

    Easy living

    I could get used to this.

    [Tourrettes-sur-Loup]

  • Marooned

    Marooned

    [Ile de Ratonneau]

  • There is always a bigger boat

    There is always a bigger boat

    [Vieux Port, Cannes]

  • Not Alcatraz

    Not Alcatraz

    The Chateau d'If used to hold many prisoners, including Mirabeau and a rhinoceros. This was also the location for the fiction book The Count of Monte Cristo.

    [Chateau d'If, Marseille]

  • The guardian

    The guardian

    The imposing basilica is situated at the highest point of Marseille, 162 meters above sea level.

    [Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille]

  • Crumbling

    Crumbling

    These stairs in the old quarter could be seen in the beginning of 1971 movie French Connection.

    [Rue des Moulins, Marseille]

  • Passing through

    Passing through

    [Rue Docteur Severin Icard, Cassis]

  • The knights that say Oui

    The knights that say Oui

    The Chateau d'If used to hold many prisoners, including Mirabeau and a rhinoceros.

    [Chateau d'If, Marseille]