Welcome to Tourrettes sur the village there is another entrance with a the subsequent fl ight of César, the last The Olive Oil Mill Aqueduct business of growing violets. These are all clock overhead. of the Villeneuves, it has served as the 1 destined for the perfumeries. town hall for the people of Tourrettes. 19th C. Rue de la Bourgade Between the two gates there is «the This former mule track to Vence is Every year in early March, there is Barbacane», a fortifi ed stronghold. The monumental 17th century spanned by an arch forming part of the a festive celebration, the «Fête des staircase was built by the Villeneuves ancient olive oil mill aqueduct. A number Violettes». The season for the violets is 7 The Tour de l’horloge family as a defi antly proud showpiece of private residences have been created between November and March. (12th - 14th - 16th C.) for their cousins in Vence and Grasse. from the mill building. There were Place de la Libération It was restored at the end of the 20th The Church of Saint Grégoire formerly two more mills below and these 5 The entrance under the 16 century Clock century. remaining buildings also attest to the (12th -16th - 19th C.) Tower, improved during the Middle Ages, importance of the olive oil industry in this Place de la Libération was for a very long time the only way into 10 The old Hospital (18th C.) region in the 19th century. The present church was built in 1551 the fortifi ed village. It leads via a sharp Rue de l’hôpital using the design and building materials From here there is a beautiful view turn and a double locking system to the The XVIIth century Hospital was open of the previous Romanesque church. of the village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup Grand’rue. The 16th century tower above until 1936. The entrance porch is a mixture of houses the clock. perched atop its rocky defence Romanesque and Renaissance in style. 11 The Portail Neuf Rue du Portail Neuf The Lavoir (1900) Pl. de la On the southern façade, the oldest, there 8 The Remparts (15th C.) 2 Fontaine are some recycled stones bearing ancient Grand’Rue & Ch. de ronde This southernmost entrance, the New symbols of Christianity, such as the fi sh Gate, leads to a path which crosses The trough was dug out of the rock and The Grand’rue forms the second line of and the double dove. The upper part of over a Roman bridge, then passes has a vaulted roof supported by two defence for the village whilst the fi rst one the church is more recent; noticeably the under the viaduct partially destroyed pillars. Its water comes from a natural is the Chemin de la Ronde around the construction method in the belfry is more by the Germans in 1944 and fi nishes at spring. The drinking fountain, a trough perimeter. The houses along these streets regular. It served initially as a watchtower a former station of Railways for animals and an open accessible wash constituted the ramparts in the Middle and was renovated in 1861. on the - Draguignan line. Towards basin were created in 1900. Ages as was characteristic of the fortress- the west the Chemin de la Ronde Inside: The Altar of Mercury, an villages of the region. The Saint Jean Chapel circles the village and ends in the Place 3 engraved 3rd century limestone The Château (1959) Route de Saint Jean de la Libération via the Rue de Frêne block.The Triptyque, an oil painting 9 (12th - 15th - 18 th - 19th C.) whilst to the east it is impassable and The interest of this chapel lies in its on wood, is in the tradition of the Place M. Escalier has been covered with falling rocks, interior decoration which is the work of 15th century Brea School, typical debris and vegetation. Ralph Soupault, a naïve painter whose of the Nice and Genoa regions. It It is thought that there was a wooden tower erected on the former castellaras. frescos integrate the life and landscape shows Saint Antony with Saints The Oratoire and Guichard de Villeneuve received the 12 of Tourrettes with scenes from the Old Gregoire and Claude fl anking him. the Belvédère and New Testaments. The daily life of fi efdom of Tourrettes after his victory in From here there is an incomparable its inhabitants is represented - such as 1377 over some Niçois. His descendant view over the Côte d’Azur going from the gathering of violets, a local industry The Porte Est built the castle 57 years later in 1430. 6 the Estérel in the west to in the linked to the perfumeries of Grasse. Place de la Libération However, the tower supporting the belfry east with a ceramic orientation map. This building which projects over the is older and dates approximately from the The oratoire: the newly restored icons The «Bastide aux Violettes» entranceway to the village controlled 12th century. The castle itself is large, 4 dedicated to Saints Mark and Michael. (Opening in 2010) access to the castle and the Grand’rue. covering 400 m2 at ground level and To this day there are still some local The remains of a drawbridge or a includes 3 fl oors. It was knocked down, families involved in the labour-intensive portcullis can be seen. On the west side of then restored. Since the Revolution and

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