Villefranche & to Monaco
Today's adventure winds along the eastern shores of the Cote d'Azur where you will discover several small seaside towns and a tiny country with the world's richest inhabitants. The train can take you along most of today's route, but you will find it easier and more interesting to take the bus out and return back by train. Distances are short -- you could travel all the way from one end to the other, Nice to Menton, in 35 minutes by train, so the brief bus rides linking each place are easy to handle and will give you better access to some of the sights.
Begin at the main bus station of Nice, the Gare Routier, located a few blocks east of Place Massena along Boulevard Jean Jaures. Buses leave every 15 minutes, but you might take note of the bus schedules while here, or check on-line at rca.tm.fr. Plan on the 9:10am departure to get a good start on this action-packed day, which will deliver you in just 15 minutes to your first stop, Villefranche, providing a scenic ride along the way with views of the old port of Nice and passing coastal villas.
VILLEFRANCHE
The bus lets you off in the new part of Villefranche, which you don't need to see, so walk downhill towards the Café de la Paix (ask a local if in doubt), then take the steps leading down into the Old Town along Rue l'Eglise. The steps will lead you into a small pedestrian maze of alleys, with shops, galleries and cafes scattered everywhere. For general bearings just keep heading downhill, which leads you towards the waterfront in a few minutes. Along the way notice the arcaded street, Rue Obscure, a historic landmark one block inland from the marina, which is a picturesque boat harbor along the water's edge, lined with a row of outdoor restaurants.
This entire stroll can be done in 45 minutes if you just keep walking, or you could take 2 hours for a more thorough exploration of the side lanes and plazas. Villefranche is a popular cruise port as well, and it's only about 15 minutes away from Monaco, either by bus or by train, but there are a few other villages along the way worth visiting.
You now face the choice of either exploring the adjacent Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, with its nature walk and impressive mansions, or moving further along the coast.
Cannes on the French Riviera
We are exploring more of the beautiful French Riviera traveling by train from Nice to Cannes. Touring strategies can be summed up in a nutshell: walk from the train station to the waterfront, stroll along the shore to the Old Town, eat and shop, then meander back to the station through the pedestrian area. It’s an easy four-block walk from the Cannes train station to the shore where you can have a peek at the high life exemplified in the extraordinary hotel palaces lining the grand Boulevard de la Croisette. Cannes is one of the most famous of the towns along the French Riviera, especially noted because of the International Film Festival held here every year in the month of May. The sidewalks all around the festival hall are dimpled with many impressions from the big stars – their handprints and footprints and signatures. They flock here during the festival to show off and promote their latest flicks. The main boulevard of Cannes is the Croisette, which is like any luxury Boulevard in Europe – it’s lined with the big fancy hotels. And there's the beach on one side and a row of luxury shops -- you’ve got Louis Vuittin, and Valentino, Chanel and so on, and those top hotels. So this is one of the great neighborhoods of the city that you just absolutely must come and spend some time at.
We continue walking a few more blocks on this beautiful Rue d'Antibes. It's just a great street and yet you might easily miss it in your visit to Cannes because it's not that waterfront boulevard with the great hotels and the Film Festival Hall, and it's far from the old town about a mile down the other side – so be sure to look for this street because you'll enjoy taking a stroll here. By this point you have seen all the main highlights of Cannes except for the Old Town which is up on the hill. Now we are entering the old town of Cannes. It's just up on this hill at the end of the road, overlooking the boat harbor. You don't want to miss this, so when you are in Cannes be sure to walk down to the end of town, it just takes 15 to 20 minutes to walk down here, and have a little stroll through old Cannes. The Old Town’s pedestrian zone gently rises via staircases and the upward sloping pathway of Rue Saint-Antoine to the top of the small hill, and that provides a great view looking back across the boat harbor to the beaches, elegant hotels, marina and Festival Hall down below.
VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER L'UNE DES PLUS BELLES RADES DE LA CÔTE D'AZUR
Surplombant l’une des plus belles rades du monde, lieu de mouillage privilégié des plus prestigieux paquebots de croisière, Villefranche-sur-Mer a conservé son cachet historique avec son port, sa vieille ville et sa citadelle. Vivre à Villefranche-sur-Mer est une chance… la découvrir se mérite. Il faut quitter la grande route pour se glisser dans les ruelles qui convergent vers sa rade étincelante. Le climat d’une douceur exceptionnelle permet en toute saison de profiter du spectacle théâtral que constituent les façades colorées de maisons anciennes se reflétant dans les flots. Son port est à la fois un petit port de pêche avec ses filets et ses barques colorées et un port de tourisme lieu d'escale de nombreuses croisières. Vous pourrez flâner le long des quais bordés de restaurants et de terrasses et si vous continuez jusqu'au bout vous arriverez à la longue plage de Villefranche qui est agréable dès les premiers beaux jours. Ancien fort Saint Elme, la citadelle qui surplombe la mer, date du 16ème siècle et semble continuer à défendre la cité. La vieille ville, quant à elle, abrite des rues en gradins et escaliers aux noms évocateurs : rue Obscure, rue du Poilu. Des passages couverts et étroits succèdent à des maisons anciennes redevenus pimpantes et qui en été, laissent s'échapper par les fenêtres ouvertes les conversations et les odeurs de cuisine méditerranéenne.
Présentation de la rue obscure à Villefranche sur mer.
Un endroit particulier chargé d'histoire dans ce lieu magnifique baigné par le soleil.
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Joseph
Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Villefranche sur Mer
Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Villefranche sur Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a very picturesque Medieval beach village on the Mediterranean coast just a few km east of Nice. Once a fishing village and deep-water harbor, Villefranche retains its pastel colored buildings and narrow streets, along with long sandy beaches, terrace cafés and restaurants and an active yacht basin.
From the main road above, you can look down across the red tile roofs of the old town, with the distinctive church and bell tower in the center. Like the medieval villages of the back country, the narrow cobblestone and bricked streets slope steeply down (in this case towards the sea) or traverse along the slope, with vaulted passages beneath the houses. There's quite a medieval feeling here, with just the many little restaurants to remind you you're in tourist country. There are also quiet little squares, like the Place Félix Poullan beside the church, and the Place de l'Eglise just below, with a bench circling a beautiful big tree.
The most extreme example we've seen anywhere of a vaulted passage is the Rue Obscura, a street about a block in from the seafront that's completely covered for about half its length. Lighted only by white, wire-gridded lamps in the roof, the obscure street reminds you of the days when the town's population sheltered here from bombardments. Cross streets open out onto the sunny upper village or the even brighter seafront below.
The focal point of Villefranche-sur-Mer is the quai, where a line of terrace café-restaurants face the yacht harbor and out across the blue Mediterranean, backed the lovely village houses. Villefranche was once a fishing village attached to the town of Nice, and you can sometimes see some of the little pointu fishing boats in the harbor. Robert De Niro sat at one of these cafés, as Sam in the movie Ronin (1998), amidst action and car chases across the South of France.
The 16th-century military fortress, Citadelle Saint-Elme, sits at the south edge of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in easy walking distance from the port. The citadel was built in 1557 to protect the this port as well as the towns along this part of the Mediterranean. The fortress worked in conjunction with Fort Mont Alban (on the hilltop between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Nice), a defensive tower at Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and the military battery at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Citadelle Saint-Elme was occupied by the famous French mountain troups, Chasseurs Alpins until 1958. The site now hosts the Town Hall (Mairie) and some museums. Entry to the site is free, to walk around the fortified interior, visit the museums, and a very nice and shady park.
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, French Riviera [4K] (videoturysta.eu)
[EN] Villefranche-sur-Mer is located on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), on the Mediterranean coast, only about 9 km east of Nice and 4 km west of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. The town, although not too large, belongs to the most famous and prettiest tourist destinations on the French Côte d'Azur. In the past it was simply a fishing village and a deep seaport, but today the town encourages tourists to visit beautiful sandy beaches, colorful houses as well as pleasant cafes and restaurants.
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[FR] Villefranche-sur-Mer est situé sur la Côte d'Azur, sur la côte méditerranéenne, à environ 9 km à l'est de Nice et à 4 km à l'ouest de Beaulieu-sur-Mer. La ville, bien que pas trop grande, appartient aux destinations touristiques les plus célèbres et les plus jolies de la Côte d'Azur française. Dans le passé, c'était simplement un village de pêcheurs et un port de plaisance profond, mais aujourd'hui la ville encourage les touristes à visiter de belles plages de sable, des maisons colorées ainsi que des cafés et des restaurants agréables.
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[PL] Villefranche-sur-Mer znajduje się na Lazurowym Wybrzeżu Francji, na wybrzeżu Morza Śródziemnego, tylko około 9 km na wschód od Nicei i 4 km na zachód od Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Miasto, mimo że nie jest zbyt duże, należy do najbardziej znanych i najładniejszych miejscowości turystycznych na francuskim Côte d'Azur. Kiedyś była to po prostu wioska rybacka i port morski o dużej głębokości, natomiast obecnie miasto zachęca turystów do odwiedzin pięknymi piaszczystymi plażami, kolorowymi domami oraz przyjemnymi kawiarniami i restauracjami.
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Places to see in ( Villefranche sur Mer - France )
Places to see in ( Villefranche sur Mer - France )
From the main road above, you can look down across the red tile roofs of the old town, with the distinctive church and bell tower in the center. Like the medieval villages of the back country, the narrow cobblestone and bricked streets slope steeply down (in this case towards the sea) or traverse along the slope, with vaulted passages beneath the houses. There's quite a medieval feeling here, with just the many little restaurants to remind you you're in tourist country. There are also quiet little squares, like the Place Félix Poullan beside the church, and the Place de l'Eglise just below, with a bench circling a beautiful big tree.
The most extreme example we've seen anywhere of a vaulted passage is the Rue Obscura, a street about a block in from the seafront that's completely covered for about half its length. Lighted only by white, wire-gridded lamps in the roof, the obscure street reminds you of the days when the town's population sheltered here from bombardments. Cross streets open out onto the sunny upper village or the even brighter seafront below.
The focal point of Villefranche-sur-Mer is the quai, where a line of terrace café-restaurants face the yacht harbor and out across the blue Mediterranean, backed the lovely village houses. Villefranche was once a fishing village attached to the town of Nice, and you can sometimes see some of the little pointu fishing boats in the harbor. Robert De Niro sat at one of these cafés, as Sam in the movie Ronin (1998), amidst action and car chases across the South of France.
The 16th-century military fortress, Citadelle Saint-Elme, sits at the south edge of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in easy walking distance from the port. The citadel was built in 1557 to protect the this port as well as the towns along this part of the Mediterranean. The fortress worked in conjunction with Fort Mont Alban (on the hilltop between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Nice), a defensive tower at Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and the military battery at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Citadelle Saint-Elme was occupied by the famous French mountain troups, Chasseurs Alpins until 1958. The site now hosts the Town Hall (Mairie) and some museums. Entry to the site is free, to walk around the fortified interior, visit the museums, and a very nice and shady park.
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Escale estivale 14 Juillet 2017 Villefranche Sur Mer Petit Clin d'oeil à Pierrot
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plage des marinières à Villefranche 1982
film super 8 tourné dans un café à la plage des marinières de Villefranche sur mer.Vues du village et de la rue obscure.
CANNES LE VIEUX PORT ET SA CROISETT E
A l’aube du XXIème siècle, Cannes n’a plus rien de cette obscure bourgade des années 1830 où les pêcheurs échouaient leurs embarcations sur le rivage devant le port. Aujourd’hui, en un plus d’un siècle, cette ville mosaïque démultiplie les possibilités en vous offrant au fil des saisons, une pléiade d’activités pour toutes vos envies ! De renommée Mondiale, à la fois authentique, moderne et élégante, la ville de Cannes n’en fini plus de séduire. Compléments pittoresques à son aura prestigieuse, le vieux port dont la plus ancienne partie, le quai Saint Pierre qui date de 1838, nous invitent à une savoureuse balade sur la Croisette. En 1850, la Croisette n’était qu’un simple chemin longeant la mer, au milieu des d’unes de sable. Aujourd’hui, la Croisette est une avenue connue pour ses enseignes prestigieuses et ses grands palaces luxueux qui ont fait l’histoire de Cannes tels que : le Grand Hôtel, le Carlton, le Martinez où encore le Majestic... Depuis la pointe de la Croisette, vous découvrirez les splendides jardins de la Roseraie avec un espace pour les enfants. L’installation récente d’une table d’orientation vous permettra d’admirer un point de vue unique sur l’île Sainte Marguerite et la baie de Cannes. Devenu définitivement célèbre grâce au Festival de Cannes, la mythique promenade de la Croisette longe la baie de Cannes sur trois kilomètres, du Palais des festivals au Palm Beach. Les villas ont laissé pour la plupart leur place à des immeubles luxueux, au côté des palaces et des boutiques de luxe.
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2019 Circuit du Mont Alban (abbreviated) & Discover Villefranche-Sur-Mer
Sharing here how to do the Circuit du Mont Alban by taking the bus to Col de Villefranche in Nice and walk to the Fort du Mont Alban then take the trail Sentier de la Rade - Parcours Sportif du Mont Boron to Villefranche-Sur-Mer and tour all the must see places in Villefranche (namely the Old Town, Rue Obscure, the Port, the beach, and the Citadelle with its art galleries/museums) and how to take the bus back to Nice.
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Antibes
Antibes (/ɒnˈtiːb/, French: [ɑ̃.tib]; Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes. The Sophia-Antipolis technology park is northwest of Antibes.
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Les Murmures de La rade Film sur Histoire Villefranche sur Mer
La Darse de Villefranche sur Mer - Ep.4 : Renovation (French version with English sub-titles)
The French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Heritage Protection Association of Villefranche-sur-Mer present 'The Port of Villefranche sur Mer', a film directed by Yann Coatsaliou, which displays the exceptionally rich heritage of this port.
Episode 4 - Renovation (French version with English sub-titles)
Massive Staircase in Villefranche Sur Mer, France
We decided to walk all the way up the mountain along the Escalier de Campo Quadro in Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France.
Music: I don’t wanna wait by Nana Kwabena
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Présentation de la Chapelle Cocteau à Villefranche sur mer.
Adorable, la chapelle Cocteau se trouve sur la rade de Villefranche sur mer, une des plus belle du monde.
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