Roquebrune

Cap-Martin

In 1954 the English writer Lesley Blanch wrote her seminal work on the lives of four extraordinary Victorian women and their love of wilder climes. At the time I was reading it, we happened to be driving along the Côte d’Azur and, seeing a sign pointing up to the medieval perched village of Roquebrune, we decided to take a look.
While wandering its narrow, labyrinthine streets I came across a sign saying, “Here, at numbers 4 to 6 from 1950 to 1957 lived the writer Romain Gary with his English writer wife Lesley Blanch. Quelle coïncidence!!
This beautiful village with a breathtaking view is the perfect stopover if you are on your way to Italy.
And make sure you take a copy of Lesley’s book with you!