St Paul De Vence Hotels

St.-Paul-de-Vence is a city in France. A perfectly preserved medieval village perched on a hillside several kilometers from the Mediterranean, St. Paul became an art mecca in the early twentieth century and remains home to countless galleries and studios. Saint-Paul-de-Vence is found on the French Riviera, a little way inland from Cagnes-sur-Mer and close to Vence. The 'correct' name for the town is simply 'Saint Paul' although 'Saint-Paul-de-Vence' has now been widely adopted. St-Paul-de-Vence is one of the most beautiful and most visited villages in France. A beautiful perched village of Provence, it has attracted many artists during the last century - starting with Modigliani on the 1920's - and now has a very high reputation as an artistic village, and as a place of great natural beauty. Picasso, Braque and Miro are among the other well known artists who stayed at St-Paul-de-Vence. This legacy continued into the 1960's when the village was host to many renowned French film actors and directors. Many of the artistic community, when less well known, stayed and eat at the Colombe d'Or hotel - which frequently accepted works of art as payment in kind, and now has one of the finest private art collections hanging on its walls. This artistic legacy has given rise to an especially fine art museum on the edge of the town, the Fondation Maeght. The modern art museum (founded by art dealers from Cannes who dealt with many of the painters on show) features an exceptional collection of painting, sculptures and artworks of the 20th century - the areas featuring Miro sculptures and Giacometti sculptures in natural settings are among the many highlights.