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Locations The French Riviera

 

Nice is located in the heart of one of the most popular tourist regions in the world: the Côte d'Azur or French Riviera. This central position is a major asset for discovering the region. The best known places to visit along the coast and in the hillside are within a radius of 60 miles at most from the Place Massena!

 

 

Antibes:

• Port Vauban;

• The old Provençal town: its narrow streets and flower-covered squares, the cathedral, the ramparts;

• The Picasso Museum, Peynet Museum, Naval and Napoleonic Museum.

CAP d’ANTIBES: the road follows the Cape along 16 miles between the sea and pine groves (splendid views) and a trail along the water's edge connects La Garoupe beach and the tip of the Cape

 

 

Cannes:

• La Croisette and the Festival Hall; well known also for the Cannes International Movies Festival
• The elegant city centre and luxury boutiques;

• Old Cannes and the Suquet hill (Tower, Castre museum, panorama over the bay of Cannes and the Estérel mountains).

 

 

 

The Principality of Monaco:

• On the "rock": the Prince's Palace (changing of the guard), the Oceanographic Museum, old town.

• In Monte–Carlo: the casino, the Grand-Prix, National Museum of Automats, Japanese garden.
• In Fontvieille: HSH the Prince of Monaco's collection of antique cars.

 

  casino square