In Picasso's footsteps – the tourist office's Thursday walk
Picasso lived in Vallauris from 1948 to 1955, made some 4,000 ceramics with the Ramiés at the Madoura pottery and married Jacqueline Roque in secret at the town hall – this walk ties the places to the story.
Photo: Office de Tourisme de Vallauris Golfe-Juan
Time
10:00–12:30, every Thursday
Difficulty
Easy
Start
Vallauris tourist office, 4 avenue Georges Clemenceau (meet at 09:45)
Past
The Nérolium cooperative, Picasso's bronze L'Homme au Mouton on Place Paul Isnard – his first sculpture placed in a public square, given to the town in 1949, The Musée national Picasso, with a guided look at War and Peace
Season
All year, Thursdays at 10:00, by reservation only.
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