The hilltop village of Saint-Paul de Vence, between Nice and Cannes in the French Riviera, has long been a magnet for artists, writers and actors. Picasso, Modigliani and Matisse all lived there for a time; Marc Chagall – who took inspiration from the village’s rocky topography for his dreamscapes – is buried in the local cemetery. Jean-Paul Sartre and James Baldwin trod its cobblestone laneways. Greta Garbo wanted to be alone there, while Bono, Michael Caine and Quentin Tarantino seemed happy to be snapped by paparazzi on their visits.