"Around 15 minutes by train, or a short drive from Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer is quite different from its famous neighbour. The lower town, Cros de Cagnes has 3.5km of pebble beaches where the temperature of the sea is said to be so mild you can swim there year-round. Inland, Les Collettes is where painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir built his dream home and lived out his last years."
"Success was slow in coming to this giant of impressionism, though by the 1880's his fortunes were on the rise. Approaching his 50's and living in Paris, he was beginning to suffer from arthritis in his hands and thought the warmer climate of southern France would be beneficial, so he started to spend more time in Provence. In 1907 he purchased a farm in Cagnes called Domaine Les Collettes and had a purpose-built house and studio constructed."
Cagnes-sur-Mer sits on the Mediterranean coast between Nice and Antibes, about 15 minutes by train from Nice. The lower town, Cros de Cagnes, features 3.5 km of pebble beaches with year-round mild sea temperatures suitable for swimming. Les Collettes is an olive-grove estate where Pierre-Auguste Renoir purchased Domaine Les Collettes in 1907, built a house and studio, and spent his remaining years. He painted the olive trees repeatedly and worked despite arthritis. Haute-de-Cagnes is a medieval upper town that attracted painters, poets and bohemians.
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