Mougins is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
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11 Facts About Mougins
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In modern times, Mougins has been frequented and inhabited by many important personalities.
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Pablo Picasso spent the last 12 years of his life living in Mougins, where he died and lived in a 'mas' at Notre-Dame-de-Vie, which is a small hilltop just beside the old village of Mougins and next to the 12th-century chapel of the same name.
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Mougins has a strong culinary history with such great chefs as Roger Verge and Alain Ducasse having managed restaurants in the village.
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Mougins has an important culinary history, with chef Roger Verge, having owned two restaurants in the village: L'Amandier et Le Moulin de Mougins.
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Mougins invented the “Cuisine du Soleil” that he introduced across the globe, contributing to the growing reputation of French cuisine.
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Mougins was awarded 5 stars by the Michelin Guide for his two restaurants.
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Since 2012, Mougins has been the only town in France to be awarded the “Ville et Metier d'Art” label for gastronomy.
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Mougins is a living village, where both the ancient buildings and the 19th-century houses are inhabited as they have always been.
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Mougins School is an international school that was established in 1964.
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