Walking tours in La Colle-sur-Loup

Set a small distance inland from the coast, la Colle-sur-Loup is typical of the rich Provencal villages of old, where a thriving economy was associated with culture, small industry (the production of lime), retail sales, and artisan craft.

Until 1792, the community was primarily a market town dependent upon Saint-Paul de Vence. A chronicler from the period of King René described the small rural village as being "covered by vines, olive trees, fig trees, fruit trees, wheat"