Portalet Street

This curved street, with the eponymous square and the "Mules" square, formerly "Merlenô," leads to Rue Longue in the village of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée. In the Saint-Étienne language, "lou pourtale(t)" means "gate," with the final "t" not pronounced. This square, formerly "Gajola," was the heart of the village. Mules were tied there when they came for the fair, and people ate in the nearby restaurants. This west-east facing street is dark and narrows in the middle.

You can see the facade...