Promenade des Anglais - soak up the french riviera travel guide at its best while wandering along the promenade. Great for people watching, just watch out for learners on rollerblades and small dogs!
Vieux Nice - the old town is a maze of pedestrian lanes and alleys surrounded by pastel coloured buildings. These streets are superb for wandering – ditch the map and soak it all up! Saturdays are especially vibrant, the lanes are bursting with locals doing their grocery shopping.
Parc du Château - there are only a few sections of wall of the ancient castle remaining but there is a nice park and the view over Nice, the Bay of Angels and the port from the top is well worth the walk up the zig zag steps. Although don’t worry as there is a small elevator that goes to the top too.
Cours Saleya - this is a gorgeous baroque square in the old town that is the setting for a great flower and vege market. Surrounded with cafes and restaurants it is a really vibrant spot for lunch. Markets are held every day except Monday.
Monaco - it’s only 30 minutes by train from Nice and the journey offers spectacular scenery of the Mediterranean. Once you arrive you can easily get around on foot, (it is only 1.95 square kilometres!) a day is plenty of time to see the Palace, Cathedral, centre of town and of course the Monte Carlo Casino.
french riviera travel guide Close to Juan Le Pins and located near the Cap d'Antibes Peninsula, this tranquil haven on the French Riviera provides a mixture of private and public beaches. The private beaches enable you to rent a mattress for the day so you can relax in style. But the public beaches are just as gorgeous with the Old Antibes beach being a fantastic location for all the family.
The largest public beaches are Plage du Ponteil and Le Salis Beach, a long stretch of beach which is very popular in peak season, so early rising is a must if you want to get a prime spot! On the other side of the peninsula are the beaches of Juan Le Pins. There seems to be an endless choice so you are guaranteed to find your perfect sunbathing spot.
The coastal walks up through the Cap d'Antibes boast some of the most glorious views of the Mediterranean sea. french riviera travel guide are a good hike so not for those who are looking for a simple stroll. The lighthouse at the top is open to the public and gives you the perfect view from the ideal look-out point.
If activity is what you are after then the beaches at Juan Le Pins offer plenty of water sports and there is rumour that water skiing was even invented there.
The water here is calm, clean and warm and is suitable for all the family. Slightly more relaxed and laid back then its St Tropez counterpart, the beaches of Antibes are the ideal way to soak up the sun on the Cote D'Azur.
