French Riviera: Uniquely Chic
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | In this program, we follow in the footsteps of 19th-century aristocrats along Nice's Promenade des Anglais. Then we listen to the graceful reshuffling of personal fortunes at the casino in fairy-tale Monaco, and visit the picturesque artist hangouts of Chagall, Matisse, and Picasso.
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Des racines et des ailes - Cote d'Azur
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Nice, France, along the Côte d'Azur - the complete movie
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We are taking you to Nice along the beautiful shores of the French Riviera. We will walk the little lanes and look at some shops, we will show you the beach, the open market Cours Saleya and bring you on a walking tour through the old town. We will be spending three days in Nice, because there is so much to see in the city and also in the nearby towns along the Côte d'Azur. This is a longer version of three previously uploaded movies.
The south coast of France along the sunny Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most beautiful destinations dotted with colorful seaside towns and inland villages. You'll find that Nice makes the perfect home base from which you can easily reach those other destinations like Cannes and Monaco. Nice has got the biggest collection of hotels, it's got a wonderful old town, a very attractive new town, great transportation with the tram and the major train station and just a beautiful place to be.
One of the great street markets of France is located here in the wide Cours Saleya. This plaza features fresh produce and flowers throughout the day and many the stalls are open right into the early evening, except on Mondays when it becomes an antique market and some other used goods peddled by colorful vendors.
Just inland from the Cours Saleya you'll find the Old Town of Nice. For many visitors it will be the highlight of the city, wandering through these narrow pedestrian lanes lined with historic buildings and shops, lots of restaurants, bars, town squares with fountains and statues, a church here and there. It's just a great spot to explore and hang out. The old town consists of narrow labyrinths, not really streets, more of a maze with blocks of shops of every kind along these narrow twisting lanes.
The old town of Nice is something very special - not so much because of historic monuments or great churches or important single buildings that are inside the old town, but just the total atmosphere, the environment, the simple walking lanes, the shops and the people. There are actual locals living here, there are kids out playing, the residents are upstairs looking down from their windows and you really get a feeling of community here, of authenticity, especially in the off-season when it's not too crowded with tourists walking through the lanes - that helps quite a bit.
You'll find souvenir shops with the typical Provençal items especially the colorful fabrics and the pottery. There's also lots of food in the stores, go for the cookies maybe. We’re just rolling along together, this is part of our visit to the south of France a small group of us traveling together and sharing in the sites.
We especially enjoyed the local cuisine of this casual restaurant. They specialize in crepes and socca and salads and that's really all you need for a very nice lunch. Creperie Breton.
We're also going to have a look at the very attractive downtown of Nice. We'll take you down the main shopping street, show you some of the side lanes and do a little winetasting.
You'll obviously take time to explore Nice’ s main commercial Street, Avenue Jean Medicin, stretching about 10 blocks from Place Massena north to the train station and packed with many boutiques and anchored at the lower end by the large department store, Galleries Lafayette.
This is the kind of really local and authentic neighborhood that's often overlooked by typical guidebooks and video tours, but this is really part of the heart and soul of Nice. This is where locals hang out, where they go shopping, where they get a bite to eat, go to the café, have a beer, which makes it a good place for shopping and for people-watching.
It's so amazing how these pedestrian streets have transformed the cities of Europe. Just a decade ago these kinds of streets would've been filled with cars and trucks in pollution and noise, and the movement swept through the continent to convert these little streets in the heart of the town into pedestrian malls.
Then we're taking you to an evening viewpoint to watch the sunset along the shore, and then up to the top of Castle Hill for a spectacular view looking down over the town.
To get this view you walk along the east end of the waterfront promenade on the Quais des Etats Unit, and to the end you'll have this rocky outcrop with a terrace, with a commanding view looking back along the pebbly beach of Nice.
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Route Napoleon Gorges - France
A little run through the gorge during the Route Napoleon Tour in May 2017 with @guidedmotorbiketours
Manoir Clement by Drone | French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) | Oliver's Travels
Amidst verdant hillside gardens and olive groves, just a 15 minute stroll from the quaint old town of Peymeinade lies the idyllic Manoir Clement - an atmospheric family holiday home with a heated private swimming pool offering unique views of the surrounding valleys.
This is a much loved property offering traditionally stylish and cosy spaces inside and many tranquil terraces outside, dotted with picturesque blossoms, shrubs and lawns. The natural beauty that surrounds the property means guests will want to spend plenty of time out on the terraces using the BBQ or playing table tennis.
Manoir Clement is perfectly located just a half hour from the coast, and there are many pretty villages to be discovered in the surrounding mountains. The glamour of the beach towns of Cannes and Antibes are a must see, and Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, is within ten minutes’ drive.
Golfe-Juan, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France [HD] (videoturysta)
[EN] Golfe-Juan: it's a place where Napoleon landed after his escape from Elba in 1815. Currently it's a seaside resort with nice beaches and marina.
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[FR] Golfe-Juan: il est un endroit où Napoléon a débarqué après son évasion de l'île d'Elbe en 1815. Actuellement, il est une station balnéaire avec de belles plages et de la marina.
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France - Côte d'Azur - Grasse
FRENCH RIVIERA TRAVEL VLOG: GRASSE, CANNES & ST. TROPEZ ROAD TRIP| Ep. 6 | illustratedbySade
In our final days in France, we decided to rent a car and hit the road exploring the French Riviera. We visit the perfume capital of the world, Grasse; the location of the renowned film festival, Cannes; and where the rich and famous vacay, St. Tropez. I loved every moment of this road trip. The country and coastline of France is incredible. I hope that this day trip will inspire you to also road trip the south of France. Thanks for watching! See ya in the next city, xo.
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Menton, French Riviera, France [HD] (videoturysta)
[EN] Menton is the most easterly town of the Côte d'Azur, situated on the Mediterranean. It is located practically on the French-Italian border. Italian influences in the city are clearly visible, beginning from the architecture, which is similar to the Italian towns of Cinque Terre, and ending with the waiters who prefer to talk to each other in Italian.
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[FR] Menton est la ville de la Côte d'Azur, situé plus à l'est. Il est situé pratiquement sur la frontière française-italienne. Influences italiennes dans la ville sont clairement visibles, à partir de l'architecture, ce qui est similaire aux villes italiennes de Cinque Terre, et se terminant avec les serveurs qui préfèrent parler à l'autre en italien.
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[PL] Menton jest najdalej wysuniętym na wschód miastem Lazurowego Wybrzeża, leżącym nad Morzem Śródziemnym. Praktycznie znajduje się on na granicy francusko-włoskiej. Wpływy włoskie w mieście są doskonale widoczne, poczynając od samej architektury, która jest podobna do włoskich miasteczek z Cinque Terre, a kończąc na kelnerach, którzy wolą rozmawiać między sobą po włosku niż francusku.
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Roadtrip Côte d'Azur - Italy
Roadtrip through the south of France and Italy, July 2017.
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Provence in 18 Minutes
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Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
Toulon is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence. The Commune of Toulon has a population of 165,514 people (2009), making it the fifteenth-largest city in France. It is the centre of an urban area with 559,421 inhabitants (2008), the ninth largest in France. Toulon is the fourth-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille, Nice and Montpellier. Toulon is an important centre for naval construction, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes, and electronic equipment. The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. During World War II, after the Allied landings in North Africa (Operation Torch) the German Army occupied southern France (Case Anton), leading to the scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon (27 November 1942). The city was bombed by the Allies in November of the following year, with much of the port destroyed and five hundred residents killed. Toulon was captured by the Free French Forces of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny on 28 August 1944. In 1974 Toulon became again the préfecture, or administrative centre, of the Var. Five years later the University of Toulon opened. Toulon was one of four French cities where the extreme-right Front National won the local elections in 1995. The Front National was voted out of power in 2001. The old town of Toulon, the historic centre located between the port, the Boulevard de Strasbourg and the Cours Lafayette, is a pedestrian area with narrow streets, small squares and many fountains. Toulon Cathedral is located here. The area is also home of the celebrated Provençal market which takes place every morning on the Cours Lafayette, which features local products. The old town had decayed in the 1980s and 1990s, but recently many of the fountains and squares have been restored, and many new shops have opened. The Old Town of Toulon is known for its fountains, found in many of the small squares, each with a different character. The original system of fountains was built in the late 17th century; most were rebuilt in the eighteenth or early 19th century, and have recently been restored. Mount Faron (584 metres) dominates the city of Toulon. The top can be reached either by a cable car from Toulon, or by a narrow and terrifying road which ascends from the west side and descends on the east side. The road is one of the most challenging stages of the annual Paris–Nice and Tour Méditerranéen bicycle races.
At the top of Mount Faron is a memorial dedicated to the 1944 Allied landings in Provence (Operation Dragoon), and to the liberation of Toulon. Toulon harbour is one of the best natural anchorages on the Mediterranean, and one of the largest harbours in Europe. A naval arsenal and shipyard was built in 1599, and small sheltered harbour, the Veille Darse, was built in 1604–1610 to protect ships from the wind and sea. The shipyard was greatly enlarged by Cardinal Richelieu, who wished to make France into a Mediterranean naval power. Further additions were made by Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Vauban. The upper town, between the Boulevard de Strasbourg and the railway station, was built in the mid-19th century under Louis Napoleon. The project was begun by Baron Haussmann, who was prefect of the Var in 1849. Improvements to the neighbourhood included the Toulon Opera, the Place de la Liberté, the Grand Hôtel, the Gardens of Alexander I, the Chalucet Hospital, the palais de Justice, the train station, and the building now occupied by Galeries Lafayette, among others. Haussmann went on to use the same style on a much grander scale in the rebuilding of central Paris. Le Mourillon is a small seaside neighbourhood to the east of Toulon, near the entrance of the harbour. It was once a fishing village, and then became the home of many of the officers of the French fleet. Mourillon has a small fishing port, next to a 16th-century fort, Fort Saint Louis, which was reconstructed by Vauban. In the 1970s the city of Toulon built a series of sheltered sandy beaches in Mourillon, which today are very popular with the Toulonais and with naval families. The Museum of Asian Art is located in a house on the waterfront near Fort St. Louis.
# 8 My Europe Trip on the Motorbike - South France - Menton, Canne, Monte Carlo, Nice... 12/06/2015
Truly Stunning Roads_ Route de Thorenc - France
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Places to see in ( Antibes - France )
Places to see in ( Antibes - France )
Antibes is a resort town between Cannes and Nice on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur). Antibes is known for its old town enclosed by 16th-century ramparts with the star-shaped Fort Carré. This overlooks luxury yachts moored at the Port Vauban marina. The forested Cap d’Antibes peninsula, dotted with grand villas, separates Antibes from Juan-les-Pins, a chic resort with buzzing nightlife and the Jazz à Juan music festival.
Antibes is a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France, on the Côte d'Azur between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is in the commune of Antibes and the Sophia Antipolis technology park is northwest of it.
The Gare d'Antibes is the railway station serving the town, offering connections to Nice, Cannes, Marseille, Paris and several other destinations. The railway station is in the centre of town. The nearest airport is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.
Alot to see in ( Antibes - France ) such as :
Marineland
Musée Picasso
Fort Carré
Jardin botanique de la Villa Thuret
Antibes Cathedral
Route Napoléon
French Riviera
Aquasplash
Antibes Land
Kid's Island
Parc Exflora
Adventure Golf
Casino JOA La Siesta
Musée Peynet et du Dessin humoristique
Plage de la Garoupe
Musée d'Archéologie
Eden Beach Casino
Phare de la Garoupe
Espace Mer et Littoral - Batterie du Graillon
Plage du Ponteil
La Garoupe
Musée de la Carte Postale
Casino Juan Les Pins
Royal Kids
Absinthe Museum
Musée de la Tour
Amis du musée Picasso d' Antibes
Esplanade du Pré aux Pêcheurs
Plage de la Salis
Plage des Ondes
Beach Port Galice
Musée De L Ecole
( Antibes - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Antibes . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Antibes - France
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Komm mit ... nach Frankreich — über die ROUTE NAPOLEON zum ELSASS … (#5 Herbst 2019) ???????? ????
Irgendwann endet muss jede Reise enden. Der Abschied von der Cote d'Azur fällt uns schwer. Begleitet uns auf der Rücktour über die Route Napoleon, die Franche Comté, sowie den Elsass. Viel Spaß! ????
Route Napoleon
A little view of our vacation at the Cote d'Azur driving the N85 (Route Napoleon)
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Menton
Septembre 2014 - Menton est une commune française du département des Alpes-Maritimes située à la frontière franco-italienne, proche de la principauté de Monaco (7 km), et une célèbre station touristique de la Côte d'Azur.
Menton est située à la frontière italienne (la ville frontière du côté italien est Vintimille) et elle est surnommée « Perle de la France » (cette appellation est dûe au géographe Élisée Reclus dans sa Géographie universelle). La ville est ouverte sur la mer Méditerranée et possède un campanile.
Le citron est un des symboles de la ville de Menton où, grâce à un climat méditerranéen très doux, des citronniers fructifient ; créée en 1928, la fête du citron a ainsi lieu dans la ville. Elle se déroule entre les trois derniers week-ends de février
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La vieille Ville, ses ruelles et façades colorées, la Basilique St Michel, Monument incontournable à voir absolument.
- La rue Longue et ses Ateliers D'art.
Source de la liste des quartiers en bord de mer de l'ouest à l'est :
Madone-Carnoles
Bioves-Casino, avec les jardin Bioves et le casino
Hôtel de Ville
Saint-Paul Garavan, surtout remarquable par les belles propriétés et les jardins somptueux qui les entourent. Les fruits tropicaux y parviennent à maturité grâce à son climat, le plus tempéré de France.
Un peu en retrait :
Riviera, du nom d'un grand hôtel
Terres Chaudes
Dans les hauteurs :
Vallée de Gorbio, conduisant au village de Gorbio.
Haut Borrigo du nom de la petite rivière du Borrigo, canalisée et recouverte.
Carei Monti, du nom de Carei une autre petite rivière canalisée et recouverte et de Monti un hameau sur la route de Sospel.
Mont-Gros, du nom du sommet proche de même nom.
Ciappe - Fossan, avec les hauteurs des Ciappes et la vallée du Fossan.
Les fouilles des Rochers Rouges de Grimaldi, à la frontière italienne, attestent une présence humaine dès le paléolithique supérieur.
La via Julia Augusta, (ancienne voie romaine qui reliait Vintimille à Nice-Cimiez) et à Rome, devait traverser Menton. On n'a jamais pu identifier de traces archéologiques dans la ville, même si l'on a pensé qu'elle pouvait suivre la rue Longue.
C’est sur la colline de Pépin, à l’ouest de la ville actuelle, que se groupait sans doute l’agglomération primitive, autour de son château fondé sous l’impulsion du comte de Vintimille. La seigneurie de Puypin (Podium Pinum) échut avec celle de Menton au xiiie siècle aux Vento, famille génoise qui y construisit un autre château : celui-ci donna naissance à la ville actuelle. La première mention de la ville date du 21 juillet 1262, dans le traité de paix entre Charles d'Anjou et Gênes. Sa position à la limite du comté provençal angevin et de la république de Gênes - qui revendiquait alors Monaco comme sa limite occidentale - en fait une position relativement convoitée.
Acquise en 1346 par Charles Grimaldi de Monaco, Menton resta sous la suzeraineté des princes monégasques (cf. la liste des souverains de Monaco) pendant cinq siècles, jusqu’en 1848, époque où elle se proclama Ville Libre avec sa voisine Roquebrune, en se plaçant sous la protection du roi de Sardaigne. Menton n’a jamais fait partie du comté de Nice historique.
Menton fut rattachée à la France durant la Révolution et le Premier Empire et fit alors partie du département des Alpes-Maritimes (qui incluait alors Monaco et Sanremo). Elle faisait partie de l’arrondissement de Sanremo.
La principauté de Monaco fut reconstituée en 1814, mais passa en 1815 sous le protectorat des rois de Sardaigne et les princes durent rendre l’hommage féodal pour Menton à ces rois — de façon anachronique (mais non pour Monaco proprement dit).
Rue piétonne, rue Saint-Michel vue dans le sens est-ouest.
1848 fut l’année des révolutions en Europe, Menton (tout comme Roquebrune) fit sécession de la principauté de Monaco avec sa voisine. Il est vrai que le prince Florestan Ier de Monaco s’obstinait à percevoir une taxe sur l'exportation des citrons, principale ressource de la ville. Les deux cités se constituèrent alors en Villes libres, demandèrent la protection du Royaume de Sardaigne et furent administrées de fait par la maison de Savoie. Ces deux villes libres devinrent françaises un an après le rattachement du comté de Nice, en 1861. Au plébiscite organisé cette année-là, Menton se prononça massivement en faveur du rattachement à la France. Consultation qui fut clairement pilotée par les Français et par la Maison Royale italienne (Savoie). Napoléon III paya un dédommagement d’un montant de 4 millions de francs au prince Charles III de Monaco pour le préjudice territorial causé à la principauté.
Roads to Alps 2017 Day 4 June 29, Sisteron France - Nice - Cannes - Moulinet France