WHAT TO SEE & DO
Overview Table
| Name | Appeal | Type | Visit | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Village Itself & Ramparts | ✦✦✦✦✦ | Village + Ramparts | Self | Free |
| 2 | Maeght Foundation | ✦✦✦✧✧ | Museum - Modern Art | Self | Paid € |
| 3 | St. Claude Chapel | ✦✦✦✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 4 | Viewpoint North | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 5 | Viewpoint West | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 6 | Viewpoint South | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 7 | Pénitents Blancs Chapel | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Chapel | Self | Paid € |
| 8 | Saint Paul Church | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Church | Self | Free |
| 9 | Food Market | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Food Market | Self | Free |
| 10 | Chemin de Ronde | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Path | Self | Free |
| 11 | Art Galleries | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Art Galleries | Self | Free |
| 12 | CAB Foundation | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Exhibits - Comtemporary Art | Self | Paid € |
| 13 | Marc Chagall's Grave | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Grave Self | Free |
1. Village Itself & Ramparts
Appeal ✦✦✦✦✦
Type Village + Ramparts
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a timeless village perched on a hilltop. Walking through the village, you’ll encounter narrow, winding streets, beautifully restored stone houses, fountains, and cozy squares.
The place was progressively fortified from the 14th to the 17th century, and these fortifications still stand today, surrounding the village, where you can walk along them.
Starting in the early 20th century, the village gradually became a cultural and artistic hub, attracting famous artists and writers from France and abroad. And this continue to this day.
2. Maeght Foundation
Appeal ✦✦✦✧✧
Type Modern Art Museum
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght
Located outside the village, the Maeght Foundation is a modern art space that opened in 1964 with the help of famous artists like Miró, Braque, and Giacometti. It was created as a place where art, architecture, and nature could come together in harmony.
Highlights include Giacometti’s striking sculptures that welcome visitors at the entrance and Miró’s playful labyrinth in the garden. The building itself, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, fits perfectly into the surrounding landscape.
Inside, you’ll discover works by Kandinsky, Léger, Chagall, and other famous modern and contemporary artists.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
3. St. Claude & Saint-Charles Chapel
Appeal ✦✦✦✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
This very small chapel, closed to the public and located north of the village, offers the best view of it.
4. Viewpoint North
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
This viewpoint offers a similar perspective to the previous one but from a lower angle, as it is situated below the other.
It is located on the roof of an auditorium building.
5. Viewpoint West
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
This viewpoint, located just at the entrance of the village on the western ramparts, offers a view over the surrounding valley.
6. Viewpoint South
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
This other viewpoint, located at the southern end of the village on the ramparts, provides a view of the surrounding area and the cemetery.
7. Pénitents Blancs Chapel
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Chapel
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs
Chapelle Folon
This small chapel, is also known as Folon Chapel, after the 20th-century Belgian artist who decorated its interior with paintings, stained glass, and sculptures.
8. Saint Paul Church
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Church
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Collégiale de la Conversion de Saint-Paul
The village church, located in its heart, dates back to the 14th century and was enlarged and restored in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Its interior features several paintings.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
9. Food Market
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Outdoor Food Market
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
The village food market takes place on Wednesday and Friday mornings right at the entrance to the village in the Place du Jeu de Boules Square also named Place De Gaulle Square.
10. Chemin de Ronde
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Path
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Chemin de Ronde
At the base and along the entire western section of the ramparts, there is a path with several historical information panels.
11. Art Galleries
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Art Gallerie
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Saint-Paul-de-Vence is home to a number of small art galleries showcasing local and international artists.
12. CAB Foundation
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Comtemporary Art Exhibitions
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Fondation CAB
The CAB Foundation, located outside the village, is a contemporary art venue focusing on minimalist and conceptual works.
The site also functions as a hotel.
13. Marc Chagall's Grave
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Grave
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Tombe de Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, the 20th-century French-Russian artist, moved to Saint-Paul-de-Vence later in life, finding inspiration in the village’s beauty. He passed away in 1985, and his tomb has since become a quiet pilgrimage site for admirers of his work.
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