A walk through the Gardettes woods and the Malvan valley to a second medieval town – with Matisse's chapel as the reward halfway.
Photo: Elisabeth Rossolin
Distance
7.9 km
Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Difficulty
357 m of ascent
Start
Carrefour Sainte-Claire, 30 route de Vence – the steps between the Chapelle Sainte-Claire and the restaurant
Past
The old Sainte-Claire oil mill and its 18th-century aqueduct, The Couvent de Passe-Prest, Marc Chagall's former property in the Gardettes woods, Vence old town, its cathedral and Matisse's Chapelle du Rosaire
Season
All year (listing).
With children
Long for small children; you can stop in Vence and take bus no. 400 back to Saint-Paul from the Maréchal Juin bus station.
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