SAINT-VALLIER-DE-THIEY / ESCRAGNOLLES / SERANON
After Grasse, faced with a long trek in the mountains, Napoleon and his troops made a short stop on Place de l’Apié near the church in Saint-Vallier. In Escragnolles, the soldiers took advantage of a chapel – Chapelle Saint-Martin – for a pause. Napoleon stopped a moment and the village priest, Abbé Chiris, prepared soft-boiled eggs for him. In Séranon, the Emperor was offered hospitality overnight at “Château Broundet,” former “Maison de Reposance.”
NAPOLEONIC LANDMARKS
- Ruins of Château Broundet
- Napoleon’s armchair – Séranon!
Useful Addresses
- Il Relai Impérial – Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: www.relaisimperial.com
- Hotel Le Pré Joli – Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: www.leprejoly.com
- Auberge du Broundet: the inn took the name of the Château where Napoleon stayed at the time
- Le Relais de l’Artuby : www.lerelaisdelartuby.com
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