Saint Paul de Vence was founded in the 9th century. The main
reason why people decided to move to the mountains and stay to live here was to
protect themselves and their families from the enemies coming from the sea.
Fortified village was supposed to be shelter for them.
In the first half of the 13th century the village became the
ownership of Lord of Provence. In 1227
the city market was founded in the village. This was a nice opportunity for the famous families to start coming
to St Paul de Vence.
The village was rebuilt after the unprofessional reconstruction 700 houses
were destroyed and local people were forced to leave to other villages. In 1832 they started the
reconstruction works of the fortress.
In 1870 the
village stops being a strategic point and the buildings were bought by the
Mayer’s office. Since then the city started attracting plenty of art people.
Due to its charm and
wonderful location it became a favorite place of Matiss, Shagal, Renuar, Modiliani,
Cocto and Prever.
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