• Just a 10 minute drive to Grasse, famous for its perfume factories and old world charm.
   

• 15 minutes drive to the beautiful medieval villages of Tourettes sur Loup and Haut de Cagnes
   

• It’s a 15 minute drive to Cagnes sur Mer the nearest Train Station

• And.. a 20 minute drive to Nice Airport conveniently situated near all of the main attractions in the area and to the main City of Nice with flower markets, antiques and ferry trips around the coast or even a day trip to Corsica
   

• 20 minutes drive to ’Cap 3000’ the fabulous shopping mall in St Laurent
   

• 25 minutes drive to Cap d'Antibes and 25 km of glorious beaches
   

• 25 minutes drive to Cannes the tres chic resort of the French Riviera, famous for the International Film Festival, the glitzy hotels, glamour, cars and fabulous beaches.  Although it's probably the opposite of the more traditional type villages of the "arriére pays", it would be a shame to visit the South of France without experiencing Cannes
   

• 30 minutes drive to St. Tropez, set on the brilliantly blue waters of the Bay of Saint-Tropez, this modern version of a medieval town is most popular for the line of spectacular yachts berthed along its quayside and the facing line of terrace cafés. 
   

• 30 - 45 minutes drive from the Villa to Villefranche, Eze, St Jean Cap Ferrat
   

• 30 - 45 minutes drive to Cap d'Ail and Menton
   

• To the Principality of Monaco it’s just a 30 - 45 minute drive from the Villa
   

• And the Italian Border is just a 30 - 45 minute drive from the Villa

Vence is old inland town in the French Riviera surrounded by a ring of hills, that boasts a combination of fine warm weather, fabulous mountain scenery and sparkllng azure blue sea views making this area one of the most magnetic in the world. Its mountain backdrop, exquisite light and sheer chic have drawn a diversity of adherents, not least some of the twentieth century's most famous artists, writers and poets

Dufy, Matisse, Chagall, Dubuffet, Carzou, Arman, Anthony Mars and D.H. Lawrence have all been very much a part of the Vence scene.

Storyvilla is conveniently located to a huge range of attractions. Some of the most popular regions and resorts of the South of France French Riviera are all less than one hour away: 

• 7 - 10 minutes drive from the villa, you will find plenty of local eateries from inexpensive but excellent local restaurants to world-renowned one and two-star Michelin establishments.
   

• 7 - 10 minutes drive to the historic St. Paul de Vence probably the most famous and most spectacular of the medieval villages in the region.  St. Paul de Vence is a very pretty fortified village full of art galleries and near the Foundation Maeght which houses the most extraordinary collection of art works collected by the Maeghts -(Art-Dealers and friends with artists such as Giocometti, Miro, Chagall, Picasso, Braque)

• 7-10 minutes drive from the Villa will take you to the wonderful Gorge du Loup where you will discover spectacular waterfalls, walking and bathing in pure mountain waters.
   

• Matisse Chapel, is a 10 minute walk from the center of town, and the same from Storyvilla. This white chapel with its striking blue roof was designed and decorated by Matisse and is famous for its stained glass windows which spill colours onto the white marble floors. Matisse apparently considered it his masterpiece

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