Vallauris
Vallauris is known for its pottery and really deserves the reputation it has. The shops that assures the production and sale of these products, makes the reputation of the town. The 200 master potters that works the clay, gives life to this tradition that goes back to the Roman period.
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Much later, in 1946, it was Pablo Picasso that revived this art form by settling down in the commune for about ten years. He had a passion for ceramics and decorating the pottery with paint. He started to do more works of this type. Before his departure for Mougins, he bequeathed a sculpture in bronze; "Man with Sheep" that can be found on the "Place Isnard". In 1952, he realised the fresco "War and Peace" on the Chapel which is coiled up in the walls of the priory.
This same priory is a Renaissance castle of the 16th century that houses the Ceramics Museum and the Picasso Museum today. It is really worth a visit, even if it is just to see the fresco.
Architecturally, Vallauris has nothing typical to offer as the village was completely rebuilt in the 16th century after having been destroyed in 1390 because of the plague. |
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