Rue Saint-François

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-12

Identity

A street in Nice where Marie encounters Prince Tchetvertinski, Mlle de Galve, and M. Zveguinzoff riding horses.

Diary References

1874

• March 12: Marie sees the riding party: "je les ai rencontrés à la rue Saint-François et même dans notre ruelle" (I met them on rue Saint-François and even in our alley).

Context

• Street in Nice's old town
• Part of riding circuit for society members
• Close enough to Bashkirtseff residence ("notre ruelle")
• Named after Saint Francis

Research Notes

• Rue Saint-François-de-Paule likely reference
• Major street in Vieux Nice (Old Nice)
• Near Place Masséna and opera house