Nice
IN and AROUND VALESCURE: Grasse (and its perfume factories), the Roman town of Frejus, its arenas... Aups village, the Verdon Gorges, Port Grimaud, otherwise known as the Provencal Venice, Saint-Tropez and its citadel...
SPORT and LEISURE: Watersports, tennis, squash, horse-riding, 18-hole golf course, rambling...
casino in Saint-Raphaël.
The Cote d'Azur is 120km of pure delight running from Toulon to the Franco-Italian border of Menton. It's no wonder it boasts tourist appeal resorts known the world over.
Swimmers, sunbathers, culture or sports fanatics will find what they're looking for: immaculate seascapes, bays and marinas, bright blue sky, old quaint villages, great promenades and country footpaths.
Cannes, Antibes, St-Tropez, Nice, Menton...and many more resorts to tempt and entice you.
The rural side of the French Riviera is an altogether different but as interesting place with lakes, torrents, alpine fields, prehistoric caves, villages nestling high in the hills...You'd be sorry to miss such treasures!
For active holidays or a more leisurely time spent on the Cote d'Azur, there is much in store for you.
The French Riviera is the choice destination.
Land of gourmets and culinary arts, with 340 sorts of cheese and 450 quality wines...Be a guest to France's finest table. From the North to the South, the country takes pride in its writers & poets, its world famous castles, churches, cathedrals and museums, all of which worked their magic, attracting holiday-makers from all around the globe.
France boasts some of the most magnificent and diverse landscapes which influenced and became models for paintings by impressionist and surrealist masters, arousing the curiosity of people who came to see with their own eyes what it was all about...
Whether you enjoy sports, both on land or at sea, or you have a liking for remains of the Past, or if you are simply a nature lover, France will welcome you with open arms. People from all regions, towns and villages are expecting you and may even tempt you to take up residence in a country where the living is easy.
A word of advice from Lagrange : French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep money handy.
Esterel is a 32000ha volcanic massif, 13000 of which are part of a protected area. It is located between the Mediterranean and Provence.
The first eruptions took place 300 millions years back and shaped through the years the present outline of the coast with indented landscapes and steep creeks of red earth. The terrain is ideal for ramblers and mountain bikes.
