Valbonne was built in 1519 on a Roman-style chequerboard – rare in Provence – so the whole village can be read in a half-hour walk from its arcaded square.
Photo: Office de Tourisme Villages & Vallées d'Azur
Time
Not published – a short stroll
Difficulty
Easy: no steps or steep lanes, wide streets crossing at right angles
Start
Place des Arcades
Past
Place des Arcades at the heart of the 1519 grid plan, The house-ramparts and the four gates at the cardinal points, The Romanesque abbey church, now Saint-Blaise
Season
All year; Friday-morning market on the square.
With children
No steps or steep lanes, wide streets at right angles (listing); no source covers pushchairs specifically.
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