Saint Paul-de-Vence and Chateauneuf-du-Pape

 

After leaving Nice, we traveled to St-Paul-de-Vence, which is a medieval village perched high above the Riviera beaches.  We walked through its winding streets, beautiful old fountains, vine-covered stone walls and enjoyed views of mountains and the sea. 

This was a sculpture of petanque balls at the petanque court

 

Wow! Look at the designs on the walking paths through town!

 

One of their beautiful old fountains







 

 

After St Paul de Vence, we traveled to the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape (“New castle of the pope”) which is a wine making region and stopped for a wine tasting at the Skalli Winery.  There, Mark bought wine to be delivered back home!  At this part of Chateuneuf-du-Pape region, the wineries make blended wines.

Vineyards of Chateauneuf-du-Pape





 





 

Wine tasting

 

The grapes used by the region to make their blended wines

 

Afterwards, we traveled up the hill to the original Chateau-du-Pape ruins and took pictures of the beautiful valley – in the distance we could hear thunder!