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History & Heritage
Medieval walls encircle narrow streets and capture the heritage of more than a thousand years. Picking out the marks of history, either alone or with a guide, is to enter into the soul of Saint-Paul de Vence.
The fountain at the heart of the village fills St-Paul's medieval vaults with music. To quote the poet Verlaine: "The fountain's silvery murmur plays on."
The cobbles on rue Grande
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The streets of Saint-Paul de Vence were bare until the beginning of the 1950s, when Mayor Marius Issert had them laid with cobbles positioned on their sides in the Provencal tradition.
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The first cobbles came from the beach at Cagnes sur Mer.