If you stroll through Vence on any given day you are likely to find people waiting in line to fill containers with fresh water from one of the many fountains that are located throughout the town. Since the middle ages Vence has been known for the high quality of its water. Surrounded by three rivers (the Malvan, the Lubiane and the Cagne), our town is also lucky enough to have two springs (the Foux and the Riou). The Foux spring supplies a multitude of fountains that can be found in and around the city.
Altogether there are well over twenty fountains sprinkled throughout Vence. No matter what part of town you find yourself in you are never very far away from a fountain with cool, fresh, invigorating water. Sadly, only a few of these fountains are represented here in these postcards. La Fontaine du Peyra and La Basse Fontaine are the most popular, and deservedly so. However, in addition to these two the ONLY other fountain found here is the old “flower fountain” on the Grand Jardin. I’m really surprised to see ALL of the other fountains missing. Several others of them are quite picturesque and would make great postcards.
Most distressing of all is the fact that there is only one postcard featuring the beautiful lavoir (washhouse) of Vence! This incredible structure is so elegant and wonderful I can’t imagine why it was not used in more postcards.
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La Fontaine du Peyra
1321 – Fontaine du Peyra (Anciens Etab.)
1321 – Back (Anciens Etab.)
2 – Fontaine du Peyra (Edit. d’Art Munier)
2 – Back (Edit. d’Art Munier)
2 – Fontaine du Peyra (Editions d’Art Munier)
2 – Back (Editions d’Art Munier)
2 – Fontaine du Peyra (Imp. Foucachon)
2 – Back (Imp. Foucachon)
La Fontaine du Peyra (Les Editions « MAR »)
Back (Les Editions « MAR »)
7.858 – La Fontaine du Peyra (Les Editions “MAR”)
7.858 – Back (Les Editions “MAR”)
2 – Fontaine du Peyra – from a booklet (Munier Editeur d’Art)
2 – Back – from a booklet (Munier Editeur d’Art)
2147 – Vence Fontaine et Porte du Peyra (Editions “La Cigogne”)
2147 – Back (Editions “La Cigogne”)
2147 – Vence Fontaine et Porte du Peyra (Editions “La Cigogne”) (variation)
2147 – Back (Editions “La Cigogne”) (variation – different type on back)
2147 – Vence Fontaine et Porte du Peyra (Editions “La Cigogne”) (variation)
2147 – Back (Editions “La Cigogne”) (variation)
AE 57 – Peinture naïve de Chantal Sellan (Editions Photoguy)
AE 57 – Back (Editions Photoguy)
88 28 – La place du Peyra et la Fontaine (Editions S.E.P.T.)
88 28 – Back (Editions S.E.P.T.)
0615700022 – Fontaine de Peyra Editions S.M.D. CIM
0615700022 – Back Editions S.M.D. CIM
1105 – Porte et Vieille Fontaine (Peyra) (alt. 293m) (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
1105 – Back (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
La Fontaine du Peyra (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
Back (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
La Place du Peyra (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
Back (Establissement de photographie Giletta)
3937 – Fontaine du Peyra (Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
3937 – Back (Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
4205 – La Fontaine du Peyra (Ste. Altari)
4205 – Back (Ste. Altari)
1009 – La Fontaine du Peyra (Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
1009 – Back (Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
568 – La fontaine provençale et Place du Peyra (unknown manufacturer)
568 – Back (unknown manufacturer)
19 – Place du Peyra (typo! should be “Peyra”) (Édition Picard)
19 – Place du Peyra (typo! should be “Peyra”) (Édition Picard)
19 – Back (Édition Picard)
19 – Back (Édition Picard)
Vieille Fontaine (Fontaine du Peyra) (” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
149 – Vieille Fontaine (Fontaine du Peyra) (” Les Editions d’Art YVON “) (variation)
Back (” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
149 Back (” Les Editions d’Art YVON “) (variation – number and slightly different layout)
CE 107 – Fontaine du Peyra (Editions Photoguy)
88/209 – La fontaine de la Foux (La fontaine du Peyra) (Editions S.E.P.T.)
CE 107 – Back (Editions Photoguy)
88/209 – Back (Editions S.E.P.T.)
4 – La Fontaine du Peyra et le Portail (Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
556 – Place et Fontaine du Peyra (unknown manufacturer)
4 – Back (Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
556 – Back (unknown manufacturer)
313 – La Fontaine du Peyra (Braun & Cie)
Fontaine du Peyra (Edit. Servelle)
313 – Back (Braun & Cie)
Back (Edit. Servelle)
La Basse Fontaine (Fontaine Saint-Michel, Fontaine Antony Mars)
Place Victor Hugo et Vieille Fontaine (Basse Fontaine) (Edition Cagnoli)
Back (Edition Cagnoli)
La Place Victor-Hugo (Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
Back (Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
26 – Place Antony Mars (Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
26 – Back (Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
26 – Place Antony-Mars – from a booklet (Munier Editeur d’Art)
26 – Back – from a booklet (Munier Editeur d’Art)
33 – La Fontaine (La Basse Fontaine) (Levy Fils et Cie)
33 – Back (Levy Fils et Cie)
15 – Vieille Fontaine du XVIe siècle (La Basse Fontaine) (Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
15 – Back (Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
1027 – La Place Victor-Hugo (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
Back (Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
11666 – Une Porte du Rempart et Fontaine (Porte Signadour and la Basse Fontaine) (Les Editions “MAR”)
11666 – Back (Les Editions “MAR”)
A 876 – Fontaine Antony Mars (XVIe s) (Basse Fontaine) (Editions CAP)