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Walk around the exterior of Entrevaux
Toshioohsako Says: Walk around in all directions to take picture. You have a coffee in a cafe right next to the entrance of the village. Go also further to the opposite hillside and take pictures. You take both close up and far-distance photos.
sirgaw Says: If you love motor cycles - or wish you did, then a trip to the 2 story motor cycle museum is a must. Entrance by donation, the small museum contains around 100 motor cycles from all eras of the machine - and they are all in working order too.To find the museum, just follow...
sirgaw Says: Built in the 1600's the entrance to the cathedral is guarded by 2 olive trees. Enter the door, turn left and activate the light switch. Within a few minutes the interior of the magnificent cathedral (small) is bathed in light.The cathedral houses a large painting of the...
NiceLife Says: The village is a maze of narrow alleyways, and densely packed dwellings. From this stems the cohesion and community of village life. You can't ignore your neighbours. You live together.
Rooftiles in the traditional style
NiceLife Says: Of the many towns, cities and villages I can recall , the best sight is often the view from above of the jigsaw of terracotta rooftiles, a natural disorder of human endeavour and difference. While roofs cannot be seen from the ground, the character of a place often comes...
Local products made in the tradition of Provence
NiceLife Says: Flavoured lemonades - flowers of orange, caramel, roses, cherries, lemon, blackcurrant, and varieties of honey, all made in traditional style.
NiceLife Says: Four hundred year old firepower - a reminder that for centuries war was the rule rather than the exception. Fortification, armies of conquest and ambition, villages put to the sword, the temporal power of the church, monarchy not democracy, old Europe - it is all written in...
Toshioohsako Says: I went to Entrevaux on Christmas Eve thinking all restaurants and cafes are closed. But Cafe Bar Yo was open until 7pm. I could not eat anything inside the village of Entrevaux and was hungry. Luckily, I had a ham sand-witch and a nice cup of cafe au lait. Open always and...
Hotel Vauban: small and the only place to stay
sirgaw Says: Altough quiet a small hotel, the Vauban owners and staff will look after you. Great views of the historic town and fort from the hotel rooms
Helpfulness
It is easy to go from Nice. Be careful the train does not go from the Nice Central Station (Gare Nice Ville). It starts from the station ten minutes' walk from the Central Station, called "Chemins de Fer de Provence". The train has only one compartment and you can find a seat but later it will be crowded. Before you go, make sure to check the time for your return trip. Its better to busy a round trip ticket. It cost a round trip €18. Sit on the right side of the train facing the moving direction because you can see nice views later (one photo attached). The nice views start about 30 minutes later.
Station address: 4 bis rue Alfred Binet, 06000 Nice
Updated Dec 31, 2007
Phone: 04 97 03 80 80
Website: http://www.trainprovence.com/pages/en/161/carte-interactive.html
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While wandering in the main square of Historic Entrevaux my wife noticed a sign "Fromage de Chevre" and an arrow pointing down a narrow twisting side street - hey they're all narrow twisting side streets. Her translation was "horse cheese" so licking my lips in anticipation of yet another French cheese, we followed the sign.
Walked into the small shop and saw a potpourri of delicious looking jars and bottles and then met the very friendly owner of the shop - who was Dutch. Luckily her English was great and so we asked to try the horse cheese - NO, it's goat cheese and she resisted the obvious temptation to call us a couple of old goats for the translation error.
Had a taste and yes its salty and great. Bought a small jar of the cheese packed in olive oil and eventually opened and enjoyed about 2 weeks later. Not wanting to waste a drop of the oil infused with cheese, that was eaten with bread with a sprinkling of peccorino cheese.
About the photo - shop owner happily poses wearing my Aussie bush hat with Sandra making sure we buy the cheese.
Written Mar 14, 2008
Address: Rue du Marche, 04320, Entrevaux
Phone: 04 93 05 49 89
Toshioohsako Says: One can never get tired of the view of the village. I spent one whole day just looking at and walking around the village. It was a stunning experience.
Sweet_Marina Says: When you go to visit Entravoux, dont forget to wear good walking shoes -- the road is stone, and wearing high heeled shoes will not suit... though will look special! Unforgettable view from the top! In all directions!!!
Historic Entrevaux - Worth the trip
What is it they say about real estate - position, position, position. Lets go back almost a thousand years and you're the person in charge of making the decision on where to put up a fortified town....
A medieval city, Entrevaux has 2000 years of history, built by Louis XIV, was a border of France until 1860. Its about one and a half train ride from Nice and really worth visiting, even for 2-3...
Sixty kilometres north of Nice, enter the fortified medieval village of Entrevaux in the Var valley, Provence. Sited on one of the three strategic points of the region in the 1600's, the village -...
When you are going along the highway from Nice up to the mountains you can't miss this very historic and peculiar place. Stop and look at it. The best view is from the road in front of it that leads...
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