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The third stop of my day tour of French Riviera was Cannes. The resort city is about 25 miles southwest of Nice. Named for the “canes of its once-reedy shore, it was settled by Ligurian tribesmen and occupied successively by Phocaeans, Celts (or Gauls), and …
I only had 2-days in the Fench Riviera and I planned on exploring every nook and cranny of this area; so we signed up for the Best of the French Riviera full-day tour. The second was Monaco with the first being Eze. We only had …
Eze is a medieval village between Nice and Monaco perched on a narrow rocky peak overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Eze is about a 30-minute drive from Nice or a 10-minute train ride for less than two euro. I would strongly recommend the drive as the …
The French Riviera (or Côte d’Azur) is on the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France. It includes famously glamorous beach resorts such as Saint-Tropez and Cannes and the independent microstate of Monaco. To visit is to fall in love! Below are some little-known facts about the …