The search for a church/cathedral

Hi, I hope someone can help. 6 years ago I visited a church or cathedral which had a chapel in it with a relic hanging on the wall, and an atmosphere that I can only describe as %26#39;holy%26#39;. It was in a square (with cafes and, I think, a fountain) in a beautiful medieval vieux ville - very small streets.

It was not in a village perche (sorry can%26#39;t do the accents) and the area surrounding the old town was not very interesting. On the edge of the old town was a lovely little gallery in what I think was a family home.

It wasn%26#39;t a very long drive from Nice.

Earlier this year I went to Vence, because I thought that%26#39;s where it was. It wasn%26#39;t. I don%26#39;t think it was in St Paul de Vence (we had to park too far away).

I%26#39;m going back there in a few weeks with my son and I%26#39;d love to revisit that church. Can anyone suggest where it might have been?

Many thanks

DAvid

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Grasse? Biot? Haut de Cagnes? Villeneuve?

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Not Grasse, as I went there. I don%26#39;t recall Biot, but I seem to recall it wasn%26#39;t far from Cagnes sur Mer, so maybe Haut de Cagnes. Villeneuve is also a possibility. Thanks for your suggestions I%26#39;ll do some more detective work.

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Perhaps Valbonne? The town has a beautiful old church that%26#39;s on a kind of square, with the rest of the town going up a slight hill to the left.

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You might want to post your question on the Fodor site as well as here.

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Thanks - I%26#39;ll take your advice. I%26#39;m fairly sure it isn%26#39;t Valbonne, nor Haut de Cagnes (the place I visited didn%26#39;t have any real stepps around the old town. It was pretty much on the same level. I seem to remember it was a walled town, though.

This is driving me nuts, but I%26#39;m determined to solve the mystery!

Thanks for your help.

David

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There aren%26#39;t all that many walled towns in the area you are considering. But up in the hinterlands above Nice are a number of small towns that might fit the bill, if you think you went in that direction.

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Yes, it was up above Nice, but the thing that puzzles me is that many of those are perched and this one wasn%26#39;t. I keep going on web-sites for churches or galleries, and I think I%26#39;ve tried most places now - I%26#39;m starting to wonder if I imagined the whole thing!

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One (probably) final suggestion: try the AngloRiviera web site for local folks.

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