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Valbonne Village forms a contrast with the hectic high-tech atmosphere of Sophia Antipolis. A peaceful and welcoming village dedicated to the enjoyment of life and conviviality, Valbonne Village offers its visitors numerous opportunities to while away their stay in a high quality living environment.
It is worth looking out for a certain number of curiosities during your stroll through the village, in particular:
- The drinking trough and the fountain, built in August 1834 at the same time as a 1,012 metre long canal. So many plans were drawn up, proposals made and prospective sites explored that it took 40 years to build this fountain.
- The rings in the walls used to tie up mules, donkeys and horses in front of the houses.
- The "wheel catcher" stones sealed into the ground at the corners of streets used to slow down or stop runaway carts.
- The sundials, very frequent in the country between the mountains and the coast, some of the polychrome ones are remarkable.
- The steps, true items of "village furniture", leading up to the houses. They become impromptu benches for sitting out in the cool of summer evenings.
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