On the road between Vence and Grasse is the perched village called Tourette-sur-Loup, Loup being the name of the valley that it is oversees. (Loup is pronouced loo as the p is silent). Originally, it was known as Tourette-les -Vence, but this name was dropped after the French revolution. St Paul, the nearby village, is also sometimes called St Paul de Vence. Provence was the papal province, administered out of Avignon in medieval times. Villages in this area were under the administration of the Bishop of Vence and hence identified as being part of the Vence region by adding Vence after their names..

Approaching the village by car, there is a pretty square, outside of the old village with a town hall and the local church. The old village is made up of medieval and Romanesque buildings crisscrossed with narrow streets. Most of the shops were closed during our visit as it is still off season, Everything revolves around tourism. From what we can tell looking into the darkened shop windows they are focusing on selling art, jewellry, and handicrafts such as pottery - mostly made in the village.

Like St. Paul, it is picturesque if not a partcularly big village and can be explored in less than an hour - especially if you are not window-shopping for art or keepsakes, but it is worth a visit. We enjoyed an excellent ice-cream from one of the few open stores in the old village and Magnus left his mark in several places..