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Villefranche Sur Mer

Villefranche Sur Mer adjoins the city of Nice to the east and is 10 kilometres south-west of Monaco on the French Riviera. The bay of Villefranche is one of the deepest natural harbours of any port in the Meditarranean Sea and provides safe anchorage for very large ships, although it is necessary to tender to get to shore. The area around Villefranche has been settled since prehistoric times and Celto-Ligurian tribes roamed the area and established farming communities in the surrounding hills. Villefranche is a well known winter residence for royalty and the wealthy. The population of Villefranche is just over 5,000.

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Uploaded on January 23, 2015
Taken on June 19, 2008