Cool Ways to Beat the Heat on the Côte d’Azur
Much of Europe has been gripped by a heatwave these last couple of weeks, with temperatures...
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Category: Activities, Walks, Beaches & Day Trips
A Free Walking Tour of Antibes
Walking is my preferred way to visit a city, along with local public transport, as you really get...
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Cycling in Nice – using a vélo bleu
Cycling along the seafront, along the splendid Promenade des Anglais in Nice, looking out across...
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Fun mountain activities for families near Nice
The Côte d’Azur is of course well-known for its beaches, the “azure coast” sounds so...
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TOP 12 favourite beaches on the French Riviera
The French Riviera, or Côte d’Azur as it’s called in French, is famous (and possibly infamous) for...
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Wolves in the South of France
Wolves used to be endemic to France but persecution and human encroachment on their habitat...
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A beach-a-week: Paloma Beach, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
With the best of intentions earlier this summer I set out to write about a beach a week, which...
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A beach-a-week: île Sainte-Marguerite
Continuing on our tour of beaches on the French Riviera, this week’s destination isn’t...
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A beach-a-week: la Pointe de l’Aiguille
In case you’re not aware, I’ve been running a little summer series, writing about one...
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A beach-a-week: Esclamandes, St Aygulf
Today’s beach in my series a-beach-a-week is one of the longest sandy beaches on the Côte...
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A beach-a-week: Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet beach, east of Marina Baie des Anges, is our closest stretch of coast and...
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A beach-a-week: la Réserve, Nice
In a complete contrast to last week’s beach which was wild, fairly empty and reasonably...
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