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Villefranche-sur-Mer
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Overview
Heaped above an idyllic harbour, this picturesque village with imposing citadel overlooks the Cap Ferrat peninsula and, thanks to its deep harbour, is a prime port of call for cruise ships. The 14th-century old town, with its tiny, evocatively named streets broken by twisting staircases and glimpses of the sea, is a delight to amble (preferably broken with a long lazy lunch on the water's edge or bijou old-town square). Especially outside of summer season, Villefranche offers a vision of small-town Mediterranean life that's totally unexpected so close to Nice.
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Villefranche's imposing citadel is worth visiting for its impressive architecture. Built by the duke of Savoy between 1554 and 1559 to defend the gulf,鈥�
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Villefranche was a favourite of Jean Cocteau (1889鈥�1963), who sought solace here in 1924 after the death of his companion Raymond Radiguet. Several years鈥�
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Displays voluptuous bronzes by Villefranche sculptor Antoniucci Volti (1915鈥�89).
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