Here are some pics from my recent break in the South. Unfortunately the
Musée Picasso Nice is closed for a year but the
Musée Matisse made a fine second choice.
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The museum is housed in a beautiful 17th century villa where Matisse lived.
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Sketches I made of sculpture by Matisse.
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Cannes is dotted with buildings that have enormous cinema themed murals painted on them.
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These sand sculptures were drawing crowds on the beach at Cannes.