4k Walking Tour Of VILLEFRANCHE.🇫🇷
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Villefranche right now! Villefranche right now! 4k walking tour of the village. Can I travel to Villefranche from U.K now? Walking tour of the whole village and and then I meet some subscribers from the U.K. who tell me how they made it here. Bars and restaurants in Villefranche and Nice, France like restaurant Acchiardo, Per Lei, Lou Bantry, La Mere Germaine, La Corderie, La Baleine Joyeuse, Acchiardo, Les Palmiers, Le Serre, Le Cosmo, Les Garcons, La Belle Etoile, Chez Betty, Roxy, Le Safari, L'aparte, La Cantine de Tiflo, Mayssa, Good Mood cafe, l'oursin bleu, Deli Bo, La Trinquette, Achilles, la Trastevere, la Grignotiere, Pizzeria Marechiaro, Espouma, and hotels like the Welcome hotel and the Royal Riviera and le Versailles and are now fully open. Nearby Beaulieu sur mer is also fully open along with St jean Cap Ferrat and Eze sur mer.
Villefranche-sur-Mer is immediately to the east of the city of Nice, along Mont Boron, Mont Alban and Mont Vinaigrier, and 6.2 mi (10.0 km) south-west of Monaco. The bay (rade) of Villefranche is one of the deepest natural harbours of any port in the Mediterranean Sea and provides safe anchorage for large ships from easterly winds. Reaching depths of 320 ft (95 m) between the Cape of Nice and Cap Ferrat; it extends to the south to form a 1,700 ft (500 m) abyss known as the undersea Canyon of Villefranche at about one nautical mile off the coastline.
The city limits extend to the hills surrounding the bay climbing from sea level to an altitude of 1,893 ft (577 m), the highest point of Mont-Leuze, reflecting on land the features found offshore. The three "Corniches" or main roads linking Nice to Italy pass through Villefranche.
History
The site of what is now Villefranche and surrounding Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has been settled since prehistoric times. Celto-ligurian tribes roamed the area and established farming communities on the surrounding hills. The Greeks and later the Romans used the natural harbour as a stop-over en route to the Greek settlements around the Western Mediterranean. After the conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar, the Romans built an extension of the Via Aurelia (Aurelian Way), which passed through the settlement of Montolivo.
By the fall of the Carolingian Empire, the area was part of Lotharingia and later part of the County of Provence. In 1295, Charles II, Duke of Anjou, then Count of Provence, enticed the inhabitants of Montolivo and surroundings to settle closer to the coastline in order to secure the area from pirates. By charter, he established Villefranche as a "free port", thus the name, granting tax privileges and port fee rights that lasted well into the 18th century.[4]
By 1388, East Provence became part of the Duchy of Savoy as a result of the disputed succession to the heirless Queen Joan I of Naples. For the next 400 years, the area known as the County of Nice was hotly disputed between the Holy Roman Empire to which Savoy was an ally and the French.
In 1543, the Franco-Turkish armies sacked and occupied the city after the siege of Nice, prompting Duke Emmanuel Philibert to secure the site by building an impressive citadel and a fort on nearby Mont Alban. In the late 17th century, the area fell to the French but was returned to Savoy after the Peace of Utrecht.[5]
During the 18th century, the city lost some of its maritime importance to the new harbour being built in Nice but remained a military and naval base. In 1744, a Franco-Spanish army under the Prince of Conti overran the Piedmontese regiments of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia at the Fort of Mont Alban in the heights above the town.
In 1793, the French returned to re-occupy Villefranche and the county of Nice remained part of the Napoleonic Empire until 1814. It was returned to the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Congress of Vienna.
In 1860, as a consequence of the Risorgimento, it was given to France by treaty following a plebiscite.
By the late 19th century, it had become an important Imperial Russian Navy base and the Russians established an oceanographic laboratory in the old lazaret.[5]
Villefranche's bay is notable for reaching a significant depth only a short distance from shore. As a result, it has become an important port over the years. Since World War I, the United States Navy has called on a regular basis, making Villefranche the home port of the U.S. 6th Fleet from 1948 to February 1966, when French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew France from NATO and required U.S. forces to leave. Just prior to 1966, the flagship of the Commander Sixth Fleet rotated between USS Springfield and USS Little Rock.[6] Since the 1980s Villefranche has been used by cruise ships. It is the most visited cruise ship port of call in France.[5]
You do a great job!!!
Merci beaucoup
I just re-watched this - I LOVE it. I'll be in Villefranche next week looking for a flat. It was great to see everything. Thank you!!!!!
I really enjoyed that. What a lovely walk along the seafront. You are so lucky to live there!
Yup and the best thing about making these videos is they make you appreciate that.
I’m so glad you didn’t take that viewer’s advice for long. I missed seeing your “craggy” face(s) in this one. It feels like taking a walk with friends when youz guyz are in them. (Seeing your face also helps me read your sarcasm). 😀 You seem to have figured out a nice balance in your latest videos, though, using a combo of environments and “talking heads” (et al). Works really well. I admire your willingness to be open to suggestions, but I'm glad you trusted your own judgement in the end.
Thanks. Yes a balance is best I think!
Was nice to turn the camera round just for once for a change. I really enjoyed that walk along the beach. You are so lucky to live there!
Run out of "Riviera Challenge" videos, so exploring.
Great tour. I think a couple of your subscribers were more impressed with themselves. Wrongly.
Thanks Richard
Tim your doing an excellent job much appreciated hope to be back in Nice in September we have been going to Nice for the last 13 years we love it
Looking forward to getting back
Regards from Ireland Pat
Enjoy the larger
Thanks Pat. I hope you have a lovely time in September
Tim, this was interesting but your typical narration offers something unique & suits your character. I say that from the perspective of knowing VF well and therefore usually pick up on what is going on in the background behind you. It is your narrative that makes the whole thing worth watching together with the currency of the content you are discussing. Plus your camera is excellent. Cheers!
Thanks Charles. Fear not I haven't abandoned the old modus! (I’m getting a wider angle lens so you can see me and it!)
Great, as usual. Love the Bougainvillaea, was it deliberately all one colour? Methinks the French out of townies that won’t go near the tourist areas are making the most of it. I would. Love to Richard.
Apparently its the acidity of the soil that makes it one colour though there are some other shades but not many here
Spectacular, indeed paradise. It would be a good time to really get the feel of the place without the crowds. Hard for small business’ for sure.
Oh it’s a time like no other and its lovely but as you say for businesses small and large its very tough. Hotel occupancy in Cannes running at between 10 and 25%..
Awww miss seeing your lovely face!! Thanks Tim.. great video 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hi Tim
A few more on the way!
Hope they like you😛😄
Sure they will.
Brian
Thanks again!
Thanks for posting ...
I am from nice and roquebilière nouveau...vesubie vallée
Oh Tim, fabulous as always and the front facing camera was great for this gorgeous walk of VF. If I had to choose I would go for the usual format. You are the most wonderful story teller and I love all the interesting facts that you tell us about. Cant wait to retire to the South of France and your vlogs are certainly helpful in getting to know the different parts. I didnt know about VF before but I do now and its certainly on the short list! Jess X
Thanks Jessica. Face returning with new lens this week! Glad you like Villefranche, it’s a gorgeous place. Maybe I should do a ‘where best to retire on the riviera video’?
@@MeandMonAmi Yes please!!
Right let's get you over the line!!
Brian
Get those mates signing up!
Hi Tim what camera you use to vlog
This was possibly a Sony XV1 but can’t remember now. Nowadays it’s a combo of iPhone and Go Pro and drone and occasional Insta 360
Hi, are you in Villefranche at the moment…?.Best regards.Marcelo
Hi Marcelo, We live here..
@@MeandMonAmi That is what i thought, anyway , just left yesterday Villefranche after 4 days there and 1 week in Nice…i thought to ask you few things about there, living there….my wife and i we are thinking ( not yet) moving somewhere in the area and we think maybe Villefranche can be the place, quiet, the beach is on the front and if we need some little life always Nice around the corner.By the way, you got a new subscribed!, we have some fun watching your videos, we really liked!.In June we are coming back to Cote Azur for 2 weeks, Cavalaire -sur-Mer and Bonne Terrasse and maybe we will take a day to visit Villefranche again but definitely back for a couple of weeks again.Best regards.Marcelo
I miss seeing your face so much, expressions are so important! Of course we need views too of whatever but the original format & everything is perfect already! I really LOVE your videos, they have everything, laughter, I love that the most, plus all the intellectual and scenic parts, I’ve learnt such a lot by watching, 10 out of 10 to you both! 🏳️🌈 John in Monmouth 🏴
Thanks John, this is a very old video..
Hi Tim ,Please don’t deny us your cheery face . Scenery was stunning but not a patch on that smile .
Incidentally have you heard about us poor brits that have had the covishield vaccine, France not accepting travellers that have had this even though it’s stated as AstraZeneca on our vacation certificate . Also France are going to start charging for Covid test to return back home .
Off now to cancel yet another ferry ticket .😩😩😩
Yes, shame they are introducing a charge, though I think it’s 28 euros so not too hefty. How do they know it’s covishield if it doesn’t say so on certificate?
@@MeandMonAmi Apparently there are 4 batch numbers that are the covishield ,customs have been told to look out for them . I wouldn’t mind but my second vacation was actually AstraZeneca . The information we have received was that I would be classed as not vaccinated. So essential travel only .
Feel a tad essential to me we purchased a property in Jan 2020 been 3 times to try and get it renovated to live in but I think we may be renovating to sell now . Good news about the cost of the tests we read they were priced at 50 € .
@@suemellor6004 I think given 10 other EU countries have now approved it and France is ‘actively working’ on getting it added to the EU travel passport their position will change. Hopefully soon!
I just came across your vlogs, so I'm randomly watching one here and another there. I fully enjoy your presentations, or shall I say your chatty conversations. It's like actually strolling along with you. Is Villefranche where you are stationed? I thought I had seen most of le cote d'azur. Going there frequently from the age of five ! But I realise I haven't. You're the perfect host!
Thanks Thomas. Yes we are based in VF.
Love the video - but miss your face ! 😄 Im looking forward to this videos every time. Greetings from Norway. 13 degrees and rain. Cecilie
Thanks Cecile. My face is coming back. With a new lens! Ps hope the weather picks up!
Love love this
Thanks Marianne
Safe trip Tim very informative as usual I will tune in on Monday
I will be in Nice in 4weeks looking forward
PK
Excellent. Hope you enjoy!
Well, we love your face here in Minnesota and look forward to buying you a few pints for when we come to Nice in September 2021!
Thanks Andrea. Face returning this week with new lens! Hope to see you then!
Miss your face
Forty minutes just flew by! Enjoyed the new perspective too. Surely 70% not facing camera and 30% facing camera is the way to go, especially when the bougainvillea is blooming. We always start the week with your vlog. Keep up the good work 👏
Thanks. I guess it depends if the subject is where I am or what I am talking about? Dunno…?
Wonderful tour Tim! Thanks. And as your lucky #1000th subscriber, I’d love to treat you to a drink sometime when my husband and I retire to our flat in Nice at the end of July.
Sounds lovely!
Think the battle of the flowers started in Nice as it was a flower growing 🌹 area carnations ?? I think.
But they do have battle of the flowers in lots of places 🤔 each to their own !!
Brian
Yes, you are right. I’m guessing it’s some kind of proxy war.. will look it up!
Congrats on reaching 1000 subs!
Thank you! And thanks for supporting the channel!
Love seeing VF - missed it on my recent flying visit to Seillans last week :( - next time.
Next time!
Congratulations on reaching 1k subscribers… Been in Nice now for 3 weeks and it’s so chilled here, saw you a couple of weeks ago in a bar along the darse it though I’d leave you to it as you appeared to be well into a bottle of rose😂🇬🇧🇮🇪🇫🇷
Thanks. Moi? I don’t drink Rose! Which bar?
Well yes Dare I say it it was yourself and (this is the risky bit) some older lady! was a bar opposite the beachfront.. we’re in Nice , self and Mrs, which coincides with friends opening a new bar in Nice old town next week!
@@gitsme6574 I was having glass of RED with an old friend! Which bar?
Oh I love it when you get “carried away”. And the Gorgeous scenery of colors
As long as I don’t get carried off!
Cheers Tim 🥂