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France > Wayne Wendel  > Provence, the South of France; Villages, Landscapes,People, and Culture > Coaraze, The Village of Sundials
Coaraze is described as one of the "most beautiful villages" in Provence. After visiting it I would have to agree. To get to Coaraze from Vence you drive east on the A8 and exit, drive north then east and up a mountain. I just followed the GPS directions. Coaraze is easily recognized as it sits perched on a hilltop. You don't drive into Coaraze. You park outside and walk in. It has a huge wall surrounding the village that protected them from the marauding Muslims and other pirates of the Med. Coaraze has a lot of sundials. I photographed six and I know I missed some. The streets are narrow, winding, up, down, and tunnels everywhere. The village is surrounded by olive trees. We met a kind old gentleman I will just call "Frenchy" who allowed me to take his photo.
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Coaraze from afar
Coaraze a little closer
Coaraze fountain at the entrance to the village
Coaraze fountain at the entrance to the village and a place to wash your clothes (lavoir)
Plat du Jour or what's on the menu and the blue plate special
One entrance into Coraze is to climb these steps
I photographed 6 different sundials.  This is the first. They were all wrong on the time.
A sleeping cat catches no rat.
Looking down the valley from Coaraze
Coaraze from afar
Coaraze from afar
Coaraze from afar
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