Vence Studio


Driving and Parking Information

From the Train Station in Nice

Go to the Promenade des Anglais, the street bordering the water. Turn right when you get to the water. You go quite a while before you pass the airport, which will be on your left. Immediately past the airport, take the first right to A8/Cannes. Stay in the right lane and follow the next sign to A8/Cannes. Follow this direction until you come to Exit 48 to Cagnes sur Mer/Vence. This takes you to a toll both. You need euro coins or you will need to go to the booth marked “Tout Autre” which will make change. Go through the tollbooth and follow the signs to Vence (D36); be careful of the roundabouts since people enter and exit quickly. If you miss the turnoff, just take your time and go around the roundabout again until you get over to your exit.

From the Nice Cote d’Azur Airport

As you exit go in the direction of Sophia Antipolis or Cannes. Once you are out of the airport, immediately take the first right to A8. Immediately past the airport, take the first right to A8/Cannes. Stay in the right lane and follow the next sign to A8/Cannes. Follow this direction until you come to Exit 48 to Cagnes sur Mer/Vence. This takes you to a toll both. You need euro coins or you will need to go to the booth marked “Tout Autre” which will make change. Go through the tollbooth and follow the signs to Vence (D36); be careful of the roundabouts since people enter and exit quickly. If you miss the turnoff, just take your time and go around the roundabout again until you get over to your exit.

In Vence

Once you get into Vence, I suggest you park your car at the parking lot in the Grand Jardin. Then locate the building before re-parking. To do this, find the Tabac, look to your left and you will see a huge tree. Proceed in that direction down the hill (past the Emile Hughes Foundation and the Auberge des Seigners). At the bottom of the hill, you will see that there is a street that goes down the hill to your right. This is the Descente des Moulin.  My building is the next building down the hill. The name Les Remparts is on the building wall; however, sometimes trees obscure the name that is written on the side of the building. You will see an entry gate with the name "Bass" on the call board. From here, you can go back up the hill to get your car, then drive right around the wall of the city.  Keep driving through two intersections. When the road branches, go down the main street (the branch to the left). At the point where the street curves to the right, you go straight ahead into the small parking area on the Traverse des Moulin. This parking area holds three cars and you use a key to lower the entry bar. The key fits on the center bar of the gate. It is located about 1/3 of the way down on the side of the center bar. My parking space is in the center. A key will let you through the back gate. Please be quiet when entering or leaving the parking lot, especailly if you have luggage as you will be crossing someone's patio to get to my unit. The name "Bass" is on the door. Be sure to relock the gate.

If you have trouble finding Les Remparts, please call Erika for assistance.