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View from Napoleon road

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:49:11 +0000

On March 1st of 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on a white sandy beach on France's southern shore of the Mediterranean from 10 months exile on the Island of Elba with a rag-tag fleet of seven boats and 1,200 loyal soldiers. The people of France were dissatisfied with King Louis XVIII, and Louis had stopped paying the annual 2 million Francs the former Emperor had accepted for his "retirement stipend". Within a week, faster than news could travel, the returned Emperor Napoleon and his men marched across the French Alps to Grenoble, then to Paris. The little colonel now returned Emperor ruled for another 100 days before his final defeat at Waterloo after reinvading Belgium (See Waterloo). The road from the French coast to Grenoble followed by the returning warrior king and his men is now famously known as the Route Napoleon or Napoleon road. French national road N85. It was designated the Route Napoleon as a scenic touring road in 1932. He passed through Grasse on 2 March 1815, but didn't have time for vacationing. Nevertheless, this fact is mentioned in all tourists' brochures, and a bar, hotel and road named after Napoleon..
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

View from Napoleon road

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:49:04 +0000

Napoleon Road

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:42:15 +0000

Napoleon Bar

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:42:10 +0000

On March 1st of 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte landed on a white sandy beach on France's southern shore of the Mediterranean from 10 months exile on the Island of Elba with a rag-tag fleet of seven boats and 1,200 loyal soldiers. The people of France were dissatisfied with King Louis XVIII, and Louis had stopped paying the annual 2 million Francs the former Emperor had accepted for his "retirement stipend". Within a week, faster than news could travel, the returned Emperor Napoleon and his men marched across the French Alps to Grenoble, then to Paris. The little colonel now returned Emperor ruled for another 100 days before his final defeat at Waterloo after reinvading Belgium. The road from the French coast to Grenoble followed by the returning warrior king and his men is now famously known as the Route Napoleon or Napoleon road. French national road N85. It was designated the Route Napoleon as a scenic touring road in 1932. He passed through Grasse on 2 March 1815, but didn't have time for vacationing. Nevertheless, this fact is mentioned in all tourists' brochures, and a bar, hotel and road named after Napoleon..
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

A building in city centre

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:19:17 +0000

A building in city centre.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

Streets of Grasse

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:12:10 +0000

This alley is very close to the city center, where parking lots, a bus station, and Office du Tourisme are located.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

Streets of Grasse

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:09:13 +0000

Streets of Grasse.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

A roof of the parking lot in city centre

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:09:05 +0000

Elevation above sea level at this point - about 350-400 meters.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

View to Grasse from the parking lot in city centre

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:39 +0000

Elevation - about 350-400 meters above sea level at this point.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

View to Grasse from the parking lot in city centre

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:32 +0000

Elevation - about 350-400 meters above sea level at this point.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

A house in Grasse

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:48:56 +0000

A house in Grasse.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

Houses of Grasse

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:48:51 +0000

Houses of Grasse.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

View to city of Grasse

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:40:32 +0000

View to city of Grasse.
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

Panoramic view from the Princess Pauline's Garden

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:23:34 +0000

Princess Pauline Bonaparte, the Emperor's sister, spent some time here in Grasse, recuperating her mental and physical strength. She ordered to build this garden specially so she could sit in an arbour and see her homeland, Corsica, on a fine day. We couldn't see Corsica. Nevertheless a view from Princess Pauline's Garden on the roofs and walls of the old town and beyond is superb..
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.

Panoramic view from the Princess Pauline's Garden

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:23:26 +0000

Princess Pauline Bonaparte, the Emperor's sister, spent some time here in Grasse, recuperating her mental and physical strength. She ordered to build this garden specially so she could sit in an arbour and see her homeland, Corsica, on a fine day. We couldn't see Corsica... Nevertheless a view from Princess Pauline's Garden on the roofs and walls of the old town, Cannes in the distance, and beyond is superb..
Grasse, France, photo by Inga.