{"id":34297,"date":"2023-01-27T08:59:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T07:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=34297"},"modified":"2023-06-20T11:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:22:22","slug":"analogue-adventures-part-12-cote-dazur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/analogue-adventures-part-12-cote-dazur\/","title":{"rendered":"Analogue Adventures – Part 12: C\u00f4te d’Azur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 Aporia | f\/8.0 | Portra 160<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I already shared some of these pictures in my other articles, but I received some comments that you would also sometimes like to know where the pictures in the articles have been taken, so I decided to do that here.<\/p>\n

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The journey actually started with a stop-over in Lyon (pleasantly surprised by that city) and the first real stop was Lac du Serre Poncon, but I didn’t shoot film at these locations, so we start with:<\/p>\n

Verdon Gorge and Quinson<\/h2>\n
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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/8.0 | Gold 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 2022 wasn’t a great time to visit this part of France, as there was very little water left. So instead of renting a boat to explore the gorge we could actually walk it a bit.<\/p>\n

We did enjoy some of the shorter forest walks to lookouts along the road though.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 Aporia | f\/8.0 | Gold 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We stayed in a small town named Quinson in a very original hotel with a huge garden.<\/p>\n

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The town itself was very calm and mostly untouched by mass tourism, which cannot be said about the next destinations.<\/p>\n

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Nice, Viellefranche and Menton<\/h2>\n
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Of course we were visiting the most famous sights, but in Nice there is something to see at every corner.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 24mm 2.0 Aporia | f\/8.0 | Portra 160<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I was trying to focus at the pigeon in the front, but in the end I am happy that at least one is in focus:<\/p>\n

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The balcony of our accomodation had quite a nice view, especially at night, so I decided to load the ISO 3200 B&W film here.<\/p>\n

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Villefranche sur Mer is a small town but there are some nice corners, I especially liked the church \u00c9glise Saint-Michel de Villefranche-sur-Mer.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/8.0 | Tmax 3200 | 3-stop ND<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The problem with shooting analogue: your are stuck with the film you loaded. So to be able to shoot with the ISO 3200 film during day hours I used a 3-stop ND filter.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/8.0 | Tmax 3200 | 3-stop ND<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you plan on visiting these towns in late July or August be aware that it might be impossible to find a parking spot, after finding that out the hard way we travelled to some of these towns by train instead.<\/p>\n

Menton is a town we both enjoyed very much. I liked the narrow, car-free alleys, which have been kept surprisingly original…<\/p>\n

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…my wife enjoyed the beach and the view at the town from there.<\/p>\n

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Sainte Maxime and St. Tropez<\/h2>\n
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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/2.0 | Portra 160<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We stayed in the small town Sainte-Maxime as it was way cheaper staying there than in St. Tropez itself. It also has a very convenient ferry connection to St. Tropez which we made use of.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/8.0 | Portra 160 | cropped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The most famous beach in the St. Tropez area is the Pampelonne beach, but we were visiting the Pearl Beach instead, as it was in walking distance. We didn’t regret going there.<\/p>\n

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Leica M6 | MS-Optics 35mm 1.4 Apoqualia | f\/5.6 | Gold 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way back to town we walked through the harbour area where there was a very nice sunset that day.<\/p>\n

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Avignon and L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue<\/h2>\n

The last stop was Avignon and also here I greatly enjoyed the architecture and the historical buildings.<\/p>\n

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There are also a plethora of small Cafes that look lovely in the evening.<\/p>\n

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One word of advice: don’t pay the entry fee for the famous Pont Saint-B\u00e9n\u00e9zet. I am a bridge engineer and even I felt being ripped off there. There was an old ferris wheel close by which gave a nice view though:<\/p>\n

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We also did a short trip to L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a small village 25 km from Avignon, famous for its antique shops. I found the prices to be very high – everything I found looks cool was at least 800\u20ac – so I didn’t buy anything there, but it was definitely worth a visit to see (and take some pictures).<\/p>\n

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If you have any questions about these places don’t hesitate to ask in the comments section, but I am by no means an expert on southern France having been there only once, so don’t expect too much \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n