🇫🇷 Villefranche-sur-Mer | Where God Spilled His Paintbox

A rainbow-hued jewel on the French Riviera 🌈 📍 Why Visit? 30min drive or 10min train from Nice Founded in the 13th century as a free port Pastel houses tumbling down to turquoise waters 📸 Must-See Spots 🎨 Old Town Candy-colored facades + peekaboo sea views ⛪ Chapelle Saint-Pierre Pink-and-yellow chapel with Jean Cocteau’s murals of local life ⚔️ Rue Obscure (1260 AD) Ancient military passageway – eerie and historic! 🏰 Citadelle Stone fortress turned cultural hub (exhibitions + events) ⛵ Port de la Santé Fishing boats bobbing under sunset-lit houses 🍽️ Eat Like a Local 🍋 Lou Bantry (📍13 Quai de l'Amiral Courbet) "Cuisine Nissarde" certified – try socca or fish stew 🏖️ Beaches Plage des Marinieres: Powder-soft sand Plage de l'Ange Gardien: Pebbly but stunning views #HiddenGems #FrenchRiviera #ColorfulTowns #TravelEurope