Riviera Village
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Riviera Village
Artist
Jennie Breeze
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Photograph - Original Img_8969
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This photograph was taken from a bus on our way to Monaco, France from Cortemilia, Italy. The further east you head along the coast of the Riviera away from Italy, the more spectacular the scenery becomes, especially once you hit the beautiful border town of Menton. The mountains just blend in with the Mediterranean Sea and the hills behind the town contain some spectacular treasures, in particular the gorgeous medieval villages of Gorbia and Sainte Agnes. Both of these are easily accessible from Menton, Monaco or Nice but a car is more than advisable to enjoy the scenery with maximum freedom. The quaint and small villages are ideal to be visited all year round as they are rarely snowed in during the winter and they offer a cooler alternative to the coastline in the summer. Despite its geographical location, the village of Gorbio is culturally closer to Nice, especially when it comes to the local dialect, than the other nearby settlements like Menton or Sainte-Agns, which are culturally closer to Monaco and Italy. It remained part of the County of Nice for several centuries, notably as part of the Savoy kingdom, until it was reattached to France in 1860 along with the rest of the area.
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February 28th, 2017
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