Location: Fountains – 49 postcards.
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.
If you have any questions about any of the cards featured here, if you see any errors or if you would like more information, drop me an email at steve@steveandcaroleinvence.com.
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La Fontaine du Peyra
(Anciens Etab.)
(Anciens Etab.)
(Edit. d’Art Munier)
(Edit. d’Art Munier)
(Editions d’Art Munier)
(Editions d’Art Munier)
(Imp. Foucachon)
(Imp. Foucachon)
(Les Editions « MAR »)
(Les Editions « MAR »)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation – different type on back)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions “La Cigogne”)
(variation)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
Editions S.M.D. CIM
Editions S.M.D. CIM
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(Photochromie A.D.I.A.)
(Ste. Altari)
(Ste. Altari)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(unknown manufacturer)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(Édition Picard)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(variation)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(” Les Editions d’Art YVON “)
(variation – number and slightly different layout)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(unknown manufacturer)
(Braun & Cie)
(Edit. Servelle)
(Braun & Cie)
(Edit. Servelle)
La Basse Fontaine (Fontaine Saint-Michel, Fontaine Antony Mars)
(Edition Cagnoli)
(Edition Cagnoli)
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)
(Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
(Rostan & Munier – Édition d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Munier Editeur d’Art)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy Fils et Cie)
(Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
(Levy et Neurdein Reunis)
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Les Editions “MAR”)
(Editions CAP)
(Éditions d’Art Yvon Paris)
(Editions CAP)
(Éditions d’Art Yvon Paris)
(Editions S.M.D. CIM)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Editions S.M.D. CIM)
(Etablissements Frédéric Laugier)
(Heliogravure Combier Macon)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Heliogravure Combier Macon)
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)
(Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
(alternate – full card photo)
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)
(Phototypie A.D.I.A.)
(alternate – slightly different back)
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)
La Fontaine du Grand Jardin
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions Photoguy)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
(Editions S.E.P.T.)
Le Lavoir
(Ste. Altari)
(Ste. Altari)
