1. historical sites & castles: « chaque homme est une ... · -jules michelet. the ramparts and...
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1. Historical sites & Castles:
« Chaque homme est une humanité, une histoire universelle »
(“All men are one humanity, an universal history”)
-Jules Michelet.
The ramparts and the fort Carré d’Antibes
Address: Avenue du 11 Novembre, 06600 Antibes
Phone Number: 04 92 90 52 13
Open every day except Monday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from
13:30 to 16:00
The castle of Roquebrune-Cap Martin and their Medieval village
Not to be missed in the Roquebrune village: the wash-house,
the deux Frères (two brothers) Square, the Sainte Marguerite
Church, the forge republic, Montcollet Street, Captain Vincent
Square, the Millennial olive tree and, of course, the castle. The
views are breathtaking.
Address: 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Phone number: 04 93 35 07 22
The castle is open:
-From the 1st of October to the 1st of January: from 10:00 to
12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:00
-From the 1st of February to the 31st of May: from 10:00 to 12:30
and from 14:00 to 18:00
-From the 1st of June to the 30th of September: from 10:00 to
13:00 and from 14:30 to 19:00
-Closed on the 1st of May; on the 1st and the 11th of November,
on the 25th of December and on the 1st of January.
-Closed on Fridays between the 1st of November and the 31st of
January
Prices: Adults: 5€; People over
the age of 60 or groups of more
than 10 people: 4€; Children and
students: 3€
BIOT: Situated on a rocky peak, the
old village of Biot it’s famous for
the traditional craft of pottery,
blown glass and the Fernand-
Leger Museum. This village is also
officially one of the “Most
beautiful stops of France”
The jar is the symbol of the village.
For several centuries, Biot used to be one of the most important
centers of pottery and the most important center of jar-crafting in
the whole Mediterranean region
Villa Kérylos
Address: Impasse Gustave Eiffel,
06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Address: 1 Avenue Ephrussi de Rothschild,
06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
2. Activities around the nature
« Regardez profondément dans la nature, et alors vous
comprendrez tout beaucoup mieux ».
(“Look deeply in the nature, and then you will understand
everything better”)
-Albert Einstein.
Exotical Garden of Eze
Address: 20 Rue du Château, 06360 Èze
Exotical Garden of Monaco
Address: 62 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco
Mercantour National Park (1 hour from the Hotel****Alain Llorca)
The Mercantour National Park is one of the ten national parks of
France. It’s situated in the Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-
Provence department.
It’s mostly known for being one of the wildest parks in France, and
one of the most variegated for the landscapes, with remarkable
contrasts: its geographical situation brings some Mediterranean
touches on the Alpines Mountains.
It is here where the wolf came naturally back to France in 1992,
from Italy.
Gourdon is one of the most beautiful villages in France and it’s a
true Medieval Fortress; Gourdon overlooks over the green “Vallée
du Loup” (Wolf Valley)
L
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Vallée des Merveilles (Valley of Wonders)
This site presents itself as a wide glacial circus, dominated by
Mount Bégo (2873 meters), with several lakes and big rocky
slabs, polished by the glaciers, on which carvings are found
Hiking: You must consider 2 hours and 30 minutes of walk, with
a 700 meters slope to reach the site entrance (refuge CAF des
Merveilles, beside Long Lake), then 2 hours and 30 minutes are
necessary to see the carvings.
From Nice, take the A8 highway until Vintimille, in Italy, and
then go through the “vallée de la Roya”, following the “Tende”
direction. At “Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende”, a village situated some
kilometers before “Tende”, take a route on your left to the
village of Casterino. After driving for 20 minutes, you will reach
the different starting points for hiking (2 hours away from
Nice). A first parking, at the place called the “Lac des Mesches”,
will be the starting point for the “Vallée des Merveilles”
3. Museums:
« L’art lave notre âme de la poussière du quotidien. »
(“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”)
-Pablo Picasso.
Fondation Maeght
623, chemin des Gardettes 06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence,
France
+33 (0)4 93 32 81 63
Picasso Museum:
Address: Promenade Amiral de Grasse, 06600 Antibes
Phone Number: 04 92 90 54 28
Renoir Museum
Le “Musée Renoir de Cagnes-sur-Mer” or “Domaine des Collettes à
Cagnes-sur-Mer” is dedicated to the Impressionistic painter
Auguste Renoir
Address: 19 Chemin des Collettes, 06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 20 61 07
Bonnard Museum
Address: 16 boulevard Sadi Carnot -
06110 LE CANNET
Phone Number: +33 (0)4.93.94.06.06
Matisse Museum
The “Musée Matisse de Nice” is dedicated to the works of the French
painter Henri Matisse. It regroups one of the most important collections
in the world of his works.
Museum’s address: 164 Avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 81 08 08
Visit the “Chapelle du Rosaire” (Rosary Chapel), also called “Chapelle
Matisse” à Vence. It’s a small chapel built from 1949 to 1951 and
entirely decorated by Henri Matisse
Address: 466 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06140 Vence
4. Shopping
"Pleurer, c'est bon pour les femmes ordinaires.
Les belles femmes font du shopping."
(“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping”)
-Oscar Wilde
Historical Factory: Fragonard Perfumery
A beautiful factory, in a 19th Century building, in the heart of
the old town, where every day, our perfumes and soaps are
produced.
It’s in 1926, in honor of the famous painter Jean-Honoré
Fragonard, that the factory took the name of “Parfumerie
Fragonard”.
Through a free guided tour of our ateliers and laboratories, you
will discover the creation of our products, realized using the
best raw materials in perfumery.
Open to public every day between 9:00 and 18:30, last tour is
available 1 hour before closing time.
Address: L'usine historique, 20, bd Fragonard 06130 Grasse
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 36 44 65
« Espace Terroir »
Address: 45, Chemin des Castors,
Quartier Saint Antoine,
06130 Grasse – France
Opening Hours: from Monday to Saturday, from 9:30 to 19:00
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 77 83 23
Mail: [email protected]
Centre commercial « Polygone Riviera »
Address: 137 Avenue des Alpes, 06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer
Find out all the shops and boutiques on the website:
https://www.polygone-riviera.fr/
Confiserie FLORIAN des Gorges du Loup - Pont du Loup
Address: Le Pont du Loup, 06140 Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 59 32 91
Confiserie FLORIAN de GRASSE
Address: 3 Rue Jean Ossola,
06130 Grasse
La Verrerie de Biot: le souffle de
la création (The Biot Glass
factory: the blow of creation)
Address: 5 Chemin des Combes, 06410 Biot
Phone Number: 04 93 65 03 00
5. Sport
« Le sport c’est une très mauvaise idée: ça fait grossir quand
on arrête ».
(“Sport is really a bad idea: it makes you fat when you
stop”)
Golf:
Golf De La Vanade
Address: Route de Grasse, 06270 Villeneuve-Loubet
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 92 02 24 61
Golf Opio Valbonne
Address: Route de Roquefort,
06650 Opio
Phone Number: 04 93 12 00 08
Golf de Biot
Address: 1379 Route d'Antibes, 06410 Biot
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 65 08 48
Equitation:
Horse or donkey ride
Address: Bergerie du couleret, 5120 Route de Coursegoules - Plan
des Noves
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 58 62 40
Equitation de la Colle sur Loup (rides on
reservation)
Address: 1456 Route du Pont de Pierre,
06480 La Colle-sur-Loup
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 58 39 47
CAVETIERE (LA) – FERME EQUESTRE PEDAGOGIQUE (Pedagogical
Riding Stable)
Addrese:Col de Vence, route de Coursegoules VENCE
Phone Number:+33 (0)6 16 22 78 92 / (0)4 93 73 62 48
Tennis:
Tennis Padel Vence
Address: 10 Chemin de la Plaine, 06140 Vence
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 58 15 50
SPCOC Tennis
Address: 167 Chemin de l'Escours, 06480 La Colle-sur-Loup
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 32 68 08
6. Divertissements
« Le sourire est l’institut de beauté du visage ».
(“The smile is the beauty salon of the face”) BOWLING NICE ACROPOLIS
Address: 5, Esplanade Kennedy
NICE
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 55 33 11
CIRCUIT OCEANE
Address: Route de Biot (in front of
Marineland)
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 97 21 99 81
Baby go-carting, baby quads and
baby motor biking.
LASER GAME
Address: 1er étage
Forum Lingostière,
604, Route de
Grenoble NICE
Phone Number: +33
(0)4 92 29 19 00
MINIGOLF
Address: avenue Mozart, 06600 ANTIBES
Phone Number: +33 (0)892 426 226 (0.34€/min + appel local)
CANYONING
Website: www.azurcanyoning.com
Phone Number: +33(0)6 11 87 52 82
7. Activites for children
Marineland
NAGEZ AVEC LES DAUPHINS
(Swim with dolphins) Address: Quai Rambaud, Port
Vauban 06600 ANTIBES Phone Number: +33 (0)6 03 53
82
KID’S ISLAND Address: Avenue Mozart, 06600 ANTIBES
Phone Number: +33 (0)8 92 30 06 06
LUDI PARC
Address: Route de la Colle-sur-Loup, 06330 Roquefort-les-Pins
Opening Hours: 10:30-19:00 (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
HAPPINEST
Address: 34 chemin du Val Fleuri
Phone Number: +33 (0)9 52 07 55 95
Gyms, children activities, artistic
and creative training
8. Taste the French Riviera ...
La Biscuiterie d'Antibes (Biscuit factory of Antibes)
Come visit the “Biscuiterie d’Antibes” and dive into the core of
biscuit making, by discovering the different steps of the
making of these gourmet biscuits, realized in the respect of the
traditional recipe.
Address: 2047 Route de Nice
06600 ANTIBES
Phone Number: +33 (0)04 93 34
06 85
Opening hours: 9h-19h30
Vineyards of the French Riviera high hills:
ST JEANNET
Address: 800, chemin des Sausses
06640 ST JEANNET
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 24 96 01
The method of the fabrication of the Saint-Jeannet wine is one
of a kind. This wine, described as “tuilé”, it is left for months in
glass carboys in the sun. It is transferred then in an oak barrel
where it attains its final ripeness.
La petite Cave de Saint-Paul de Vence
Address: 7, rue de l'Etoile
06570 SAINT-PAUL DE VENCE
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 32 59 54
Frédéric Theys, passionate sommelier, welcomes you in an
authentic 14th Century cellar, in order to make you discover the
wines of Saint Paul de Vence.
Domaine de la Source Vin de Bellet
Address: 303 Chemin de Saquier, 06200 Nice
Phone Number: +33 (0)4 93 29 81 60
Château de Bellet
Address: 482 Chemin de Saquier, 06200 Nice
Phone Number: + 33 (0)4 93 37 81 57