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    Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.



    Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this Insight Guides pocket-sized book is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in the French Riviera, from top attractions like Fondation Maeght, to hidden gems, including Domaine du Rosaire.



    - Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring the French Riviera

    - Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Vieux Nice, Cannes and Monaco and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions

    - Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture

    - Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around

    - Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience



    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789192797
    Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook)
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      Insight Guides Pocket French Riviera (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to French Riviera, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of French Riviera, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in French Riviera are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of French Riviera. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      French Riviera’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Tour of the French Riviera

      Introduction

      The lie of the land

      The people

      The Riviera today

      A Brief History

      The Dark Ages

      Counts of Provence

      French rule

      Wars and revolutions

      Napoleon in the south

      The 20th century and beyond

      Historical landmarks

      Where To Go

      Nice

      Promenade des Anglais

      Vieux Nice

      Le Château and the harbour

      Cimiez

      Nice excursions

      The Corniches

      Corniche Inférieure

      Grande Corniche

      Moyenne Corniche

      Menton

      Menton excursions

      Monaco

      Monte Carlo

      Le Rocher

      Nice to Cannes

      Cagnes-sur-Mer and Villeneuve-Loubet

      St-Paul-de-Vence

      Vence

      Antibes and Juan-les-Pins

      Vallauris and Biot

      Grasse

      Continuing inland

      Cannes

      La Croisette

      Old town

      Iles de Lérins

      Cannes’ environs

      The Estérel

      Corniche d’Or

      St-Raphaël

      Fréjus

      Côte des Maures

      St-Tropez

      The port

      Old town

      The beaches

      St-Tropez Peninsula and the Maures

      Corniche des Maures

      Hyères

      Iles d’Hyères

      Toulon

      What To Do

      Shopping

      Markets

      What to buy

      Sports and activities

      Entertainment

      Children

      Calendar of events

      Eating Out

      When to eat

      What to eat

      Soup and salad

      Fish

      Meat and poultry

      Pasta and vegetables

      Cheese and dessert

      Quick snacks

      Apéritifs and wine

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order ...

      ... and read the menu

      Restaurants

      Antibes

      Biot

      Bormes-les-Mimosas

      Cagnes-sur-Mer

      Cannes

      Grimaud

      Hyères

      Le Lavandou

      Menton

      Monaco

      Mougins

      Nice

      St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

      St-Raphaël

      St-Tropez

      Toulon

      La Turbie

      Vence

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation (See also Camping, Youth hostels and the list of Recommended hotels )

      Airports

      B

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire (see also Driving)

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety (See also Emergencies and Police)

      D

      Disabled travellers

      Driving (See also Car hire)

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies (see also Police)

      G

      Getting there (see also Airports)

      Guides and tours

      H

      Health and medical care (See also Emergencies)

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening times

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites and internet access

      Recommended Hotels

      Antibes

      Bormes-les-Mimosas

      Cannes

      La Croix Valmer

      Eze

      Fréjus

      Grimaud

      Hyères

      Iles d’Hyères

      Juan-les-Pins

      Menton

      Monaco

      Mougins

      Nice

      Plan-de-la-Tour

      Ramatuelle

      St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

      St-Paul-de-Vence

      St-Raphaël

      St-Tropez

      Ste-Maxime

      Toulon

      Le Trayas

      Vence

      Villefranche-sur-Mer

      French Riviera’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      SuperStock

      Musée Jean Cocteau Collection Séverin Wunderman

      New museum in Menton celebrating the work of the avant-garde writer, artist and film-maker. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Plage de Pampelonne

      Miles of sand and great people-watching in St-Tropez. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Shutterstock

      Fondation Maeght

      Beautiful presentation of world-class modern paintings and sculpture in St-Paul-de-Vence. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      iStock

      Cannes

      Serious glamour at the home of the world-famous film festival. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Alamy

      Domaine du Rayol

      Mediterranean gardens overhang the sea. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      iStock

      Monaco

      Gambling at the casino is far from the only attraction in the principality. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      SuperStock

      Chapelle du Rosaire

      Go to Vence to witness Matisse’s spiritual testimony in fluid lines and stained glass. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      Massif d’Estérel

      An impressive landscape and a distinctive coastal route. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      iStock

      Vieux Nice

      An atmospheric Italianate old town. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      Villa Noailles/Olivier Amsellem

      Villa Noailles

      Hyères is home to Mallet-Stevens’ Modernist architectural masterpiece. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Tour of the French Riviera

      Day 1

      City life

      In Nice, stroll along the promenade des Anglais then wander through the narrow streets of the old town, checking out the market in cours Saleya. Buy a pan bagnat for lunch before heading up the hill to the château for a picnic with great views. Catch a bus to the Musée Matisse for an afternoon visit.

      Day 2

      Paradise found

      Take a bus or train from Nice to Villefranche-sur-Mer to see the Cocteau-painted Chapelle St-Pierre and the old town’s covered medieval streets. Walk along the coastal path to Cap Ferrat then visit Villa Ephrussi’s lovely gardens, before relaxing on Paloma Beach.

      Day 3

      Monaco

      The best way to get from Nice to Monaco is by train (20 mins). Stroll along Port Hercule to reach place du Casino and the opera house. Enjoy a drink or lunch in the Café de Paris , then flex your credit card in Le Métropole Shopping Center or catch a bus up to see the Palais Princier.

      Day 4

      Antibes and Grasse

      After spending the night at Mas Djoliba , amble through the old town of Antibes and visit the Musée Picasso. Marvel at the size of the superyachts in the port before catching a bus inland to Grasse to sniff around the Musée International de la Parfumerie. A locally grown rose or jasmine scent purchased from Fragonard, Molinard or Galimard makes an ideal souvenir.

      Day 5

      A-list activities

      Take the bus or train to Cannes, explore Forville market then stroll along the Croisette admiring the private beaches and luxury hotels. Indulge in a spot of shopping on rue d’Antibes then break for lunch at Aux Bons Enfants . Catch a ferry over to one of the Iles de Lérins and drink in the views back over the coast.

      Day 6

      Roman around

      After taking the train to St-Raphaël, catch a bus or taxi to Fréjus and check into Hôtel L’Arena . Visit the Roman arena and archaeology museum before hiring a bike to explore the Estérel hills.

      Day 7

      St-Tropez

      Hop on a ferry from St-Raphaël or Ste-Maxime to St-Tropez, then enjoy a port-side coffee in Le Senequier before admiring the paintings in Musée de l’Annonciade. Spend the afternoon soaking up the sun on one of the public or private beaches on the Ramatuelle peninsula, before catching the train from St-Raphaël to Toulon and continuing on the bus to Hyères.

      Day 8

      Hyères

      Explore the old town of Hyères, including the triangular garden at Villa Noailles. Book a windsurfing lesson on the Giens peninsula or take the boat over to Ile de Porquerolles to ramble through the pines and eucalyptus trees, and picnic on the Caribbean-esque Plage d’Argent.

      Introduction

      The French Riviera, Côte d’Azur, South of France – call it what you will – this, for more than a hundred years, has been one of the world’s most idealised travel destinations. Written about, discussed at length, painted and photographed, it has as much glamour, prestige, charisma and wealth as any other coastline.

      Real-estate values equal any in Europe, if not the world, and with good reason. Parts of the Riviera

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