Cote D'Azur:
French Riverra Itineraries

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  1. NICE TO MANDELIEU-LA NAPOULE

    2. NICE Old Nice, Cours Saleya, Cathedral, many museums, Roman ruins, good restaurants.

    SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE (11 miles)
    Perched village, Fondation Maeght Museum and sculpture garden.

    VENCE (3 miles)
    Old town, lively market, Porte Peyra fountain, Matisse Chapel, Château Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs gallcry/sculpture garden.

    TOURRETTES-SUR-LOUP (3 miles)
    Perfect cliffside village, real artisans.

    PONT-SUR-LOUP (8 miles)
    Bridge over river, starting point for the LOUP GORGES.

    LE-BAR-SUR-LOUP (2 miles)
    Hilltop village, Danse Macabre painting in church.

    GOURDON (16 miles via Loup Gorges)
    Perched village, château, panoramic view.

    VALBONNE (9 miles)
    Bustling village, arcaded square. Nearby high-tech industrial park SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS.

    GRASSE (5 miles)
    Perfume capital, Villa Fragonard, Perfume Museum, Place aux Aires, market.

    CABRIS (3 miles)
    Delightful peak village, fantastic view.

    MOUGINS (8 miles)
    Sparkling flowered village, dozens of restaurants.

    CANNES (5 miles)
    La Croisette, grand hotels, Le Suquet old town, Forville Market, side trip Lérins Islands.

    MANDELIEU-LA NAPOULE (5 miles)
    Famous golf course, beaches, water sports, eccentric château.

    JUAN-LES-PINS (9 miles)
    Beaches, water sports, grand hotels.

    ANTIBES (1 mile)
    Old town, ramparts, Picasso Museum, tiny back streets, market, Cap d'Antibes.

    BIOT (5 miles)
    Pottery, glassmaking, old town, church and Place des Arcades, Leger Museum.

    HAUT-DE-CAGNES (9 miles)
    Château museum, medieval streets. Renoir House at Les Collettes.

  2. NICE TO MONACO

    3. VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER (5 miles)
    Unspoiled 17th-century port, rue Obscure, Cocteau chapel.

    SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT (2 miles)
    Euphrussi de Rothschild Villa museum/gardens, tiny port St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

    EZE VILLAGE (4 miles)
    Chic eagle's nest.

    MONACO (5 miles)
    Old town, Palace, Oceanographic Museum, Monte Carlo, Casino, beach.

    ROQUEBRUNE-CAP MARTIN (5 miles)
    Steep hill village, 11th-century tower, 1000-year-old olive tree.

    MENTON (4 miles)
    Old town, St-Michel church, market and Place aux Herbes, Cocteau Museum.

    SAINTE-AGNES (8 miles)
    Perched village, view, restaurant.