Putting Picasso's French home in the frame. Where artists go, money follows.
It is a law of real estate that any quarter deemed bohemian is a step away from becoming intensely desirable and valuable. And so it is with Mougins, where the likes of Picabia, Cocteau, Man Ray and Leger used to visit. Picasso came here in 1936, and to the fury of his hotel's owner painted on the walls of his room. He was instructed to cover over his work, but he returned, by then not exactly skint himself, spent the last 12 years of his life in Mougins. He died there in 1973. A few miles inland from Cannes, Mougins offers more cultured pleasures than that sometimes tawdry place, while still gathering some of its stardust. Mougins is part of a landscape that attracted JG Ballard, where hardy peasant buildings, a fabulous climate, gorgeous light, beautiful scenery and modern leisure make a rich-poor, new-old hybrid that is neither town nor country.
EasyJet flies to Nice from Gatwick, from £150 (easyjet.com). Antibes. Eze : l'usine laboratoire. Suspended above the sea, on the Moyenne Corniche between Nice and Monaco, stands our perfume, soap and cosmetics factory equipped with the most modern laboratories and workshops.
We will be delighted to welcome you for a free guided tour during which we will reveal some of the secrets of perfume making to you. Our factory is open every day, Sundays and public holidays included, from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm (closed 12 noon to 2 pm November to January). Free guided tour in all European languages. L'Usine Laboratoire Eze-Village / FRANCE / 06360 Tél: +33 (0) 4 93 41 05 05 / Fax: +33 (0) 4 93 41 02 95 From Aix-en-Provence by the A8 : Leave the motorway at Exit 57 signed La Turbie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and take the N7 signed Monaco, Eze. From Menton and Italy by the A8 : Leave the motorway at Exit 58 signed Monaco, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. From Nice : Take the N7 signed Monaco along the Moyenne Corniche (see map).
Welcome with Gourdon - Office du Tourisme - Articles. Train touristique des Pignes : Chemins de Fer de Provence (liaison Nice - Digne-les-Bains) Tx_de_juillet_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object) Museum of Napoleon Souvenirs - Prince’s Palace of Monaco. There is a collection of more than a thousand objects and documents relating to the First Empire : objects belonging to the Emperor Napoleon 1, garments of the King of Rome, religious souvenirs from Saint Helena.
A wide mezzanine contains memorabilia relating to the history of the Principality : the Charter of Independence of Monaco, signed by King Louis XII of France, a letter written by Louis XIV to Prince Antoine I, a collection of Monaco coins, a complete collection of stamps and past uniforms of the Prince's Guards. Useful information Opening hours The museum will be closed from 31st of october 2013 How to get there Cars and bus: recommended parking at the "Parking des Pêcheurs". Admission cost.
Office de tourisme de Grasse. Official site of Monaco.