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Villefranche-sur-Mer

A painted fishing town on one of the deepest bays of the Mediterranean, just east of Nice.

Open: Always; the chapel keeps its own hours
Price: Free; a small fee for the chapel
Time Needed: 2 hours
Address: Quai de l'Amiral Courbet, 06230 Villefranche-sur-MerDirections
Getting There: About 10 minutes by train or bus from Nice.

Why Go

Old houses in yellow and red step down to the harbor, where Jean Cocteau painted the little fishermen's Chapel of Saint-Pierre. A covered medieval street runs under the houses, and a 16th-century citadel guards the bay, often filled with cruise ships and yachts.