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French Riviera Côte D'azur 10 20 FRENCH RIVIERA CÔTE D’AZUR SUGGESTIONS OF EXCURSIONS FROM THE PORT OF SUGGESTIONS D’EXCURSIONS AU DÉPART DU PORT DE NICE EXCURSIONS FROM DEPARTURE EXCURSIONS AU DÉPART DE NICE ­wE WELCOME YOU TO THE FRencH RIVieRA Nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue sur la Côte d’Azur www.frenchriviera-tourism.com The Comité Régional du Tourisme (Regional Tourism Council) Riviera Côte d’Azur, has put together this document, following the specific request from individual cruise companies, presenting the different discovery itineraries of the towns and villages of the region pos- sible from the port, or directly the town of Nice. To help you work out the time needed for each excursion, we have given an approximate time of each visit according the departure point. The time calculated takes into account the potential wait for public transport (train or bus), however, it does not include a lunch stop. We do advice that you chose an excursion that gives you ample time to enjoy the visit in complete serenity. If you wish to contact an established incoming tour company for your requirements, either a minibus company with a chauffeur or a large tour agency we invite you to consult the web site: www.frenchriviera-cb.com for a full list of the same. Or send us an e-mail with your specific requirements to: [email protected] Thank-you for your interest in our destination and we wish you a most enjoyable cruise. La Turbie Menton Eze Monaco/Monte-Carlo Vence Cap d’Ail Villefranche-sur-Mer Saint-Paul-de-Vence Nice Baulieu-sur-Mer Tourrettes-sur-Loup Grasse Cagnes-sur-Mer Villeneuve-Loubet Biot Antibes Cannes Saint-Tropez www.cotedazur-tourisme.com Le Comité Régional du Tourisme Riviera Côte d’Azur, à la demande d’excursionnistes croisiéristes individuels, a réalisé ce document qui recense des suggestions d’itinéraires de découverte de villes et villages au départ du port de croisières de Nice. Afin de vous aider à mieux cerner le temps qu’il vous faut prévoir pour chaque excursion, en fonction de votre escale, nous avons indiqué le “temps global de l’excursion”. Le calcul prend en compte la possible attente des transports en commun (train ou bus) mais, par contre, n’inclut pas de pause repas. Nous vous conseillons, cependant, d’être vigilant et de choisir une excursion que vous pourrez découvrir en toute sérénité. Si vous souhaitez faire appel à une excursion guidée et organisée par l’intermédiaire d’une agence réceptive maritime, d’une société de grande remise ou d’une société de minibus avec chauffeur, nous vous invitons à consulter le site www.frenchriviera-cb.com ou adresser un e-mail à [email protected] Merci de l’intérêt que vous portez à notre Destination, belle escale et à bientôt. 2 3 SUGGESTIONS OF EXCURSIONS FROM THE PORT OF SUGGESTIONS D’EXCURSIONS AU DÉPART DU PORT DE NICE p. 5 ANTIBES p. 15 BEAulieu-Sur-mer p. 19 BIOT p. 29 CAGNES-SUR-MER p. 35 CANNES p. 43 CAP DAIL’ p. 49 EZE p. 55 GRASSE p. 63 LA TURBIE p. 71 MENTON p. 85 MONACO - MONTE-CARLO p. 103 NICE p. 117 SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE p. 127 SAINT-TROPEZ p. 133 TOURRETTES-Sur-lOUP p. 139 VENCE p. 147 VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER p. 153 VILLENEUVE-LOUBET . Seuret) Y ntibes/Juan les Pins - A OT ntibes, Vauban-gare (© Vauban-gare ntibes, A EXCURSIONS FROM DEPARTURE EXCURSIONS AU DÉPART DE NICE ANTIBES AppROXIMATE TIMES OF THE EXCURSION FROM DEPARTURE NICE: 6H00 NOT incLUDinG A LUncH BREAK TeMPS GLOBAL DE L’EXCURSION AU DÉPART DE NICE : 6H00 HORS PAUSE REPAS . Vincendeau) . D ntibes/Juan les Pins - A OT arché Provençal (© arché Provençal M ntibes, A 4 5 EXCURSIONS FROM DEPARTURE EXCURSIONS AU DÉPART DE NICE Nice 30km Antibes HOW TO GET TO ANTIBES FROM THE PORT OF NICE? COMMENT ACCÉDER À ANTIBES DEPUIS LE PORT DE NICE ? BY TRAIN PAR TRAIN How to get to the train station from the port of Nice? Comment se rendre du port de Nice à la gare SNCF Nice-Ville ? The easiest and probably fastest way to get to the central Nice train station is L’accès le plus facile et le plus rapide pour se rendre à la gare SNCF est le bus. Au to take the bus. The bus stop is facing the church. Take the N°30 line that runs départ du port de Nice l’arrêt de bus est situé face à l’Eglise du Port. Prendre la every day except Sunday. ligne 30 qui fonctionne tous les jours sauf le dimanche. Length of trip: approx. 20 minutes Durée du parcours : 20 minutes One way fare: e1 Tarif aller : 1 e Return fare: e2 Tarif aller-retour : 2 e Destination Stop: Gare SNCF (Nice Train station) Arrêt : Gare SNCF Departure station Gare SNCF: Nice-Ville Gare SNCF de départ : Nice-Ville Arrival station: Antibes Gare d’arrivée : Antibes Length of trip: around 30 minutes Durée du parcours : environ 30 minutes One way fare: e3.90 Tarif aller : 3,90 e Return trip: e7.80 Tarif aller-retour : 7,80 e BY BUS PAR BUS How to get to the bus station from the port of Nice? Comment se rendre du port de Nice à la gare routière de Nice ? Coming out of the port of Nice, pass in front of the church, then take the En sortant du port de Nice, passer devant l’église, puis emprunter la rue rue Cassini until the place Garibaldi, the bus station is on your left: address Cassini jusqu’à la place Garibaldi, la gare routière se trouve sur votre 5 boulevard Jean Jaurès. gauche, 5 boulevard Jean Jaurès. Length of trip by foot: 10 to 15 minutes Durée du trajet à pied : 10 à 15 mn Name of the bus to get to Antibes: ligne 200 Cannes - Antibes -Nice Nom du bus : ligne 200 Cannes - Antibes -Nice Name of the bus station from departure Nice: Gare routière Nom de la station de bus de départ Nice : Gare routière Name of the stop to get off in, in Antibes: Place de Gaulle Nom de l’arrêt de bus à Antibes à l’aller : Place de Gaulle Name of the stop to get the return bus: Place de Gaulle Au retour : Place de Gaulle Frequency of the bus service: every 20/30 minutes Fréquence de la ligne : toutes les 20/30 minutes Length of the trip: around 40 minutes Durée du parcours : environ 40 minutes One way fare: e1 Tarif aller : 1 e Return fare: e2 Tarif aller-retour : 2 e ANTIBES YOUR DISCOVERY ITINERARY OF OLD ANTIBES ITINÉRAIRE DE DÉCOUVERTE DU VIEIL ANTIBES Antibes, Les Remparts (© OT Antibes/Juan les Pins) Length of excursion: 4 hours Durée : 4 heures Cross the Avenue de Verdun and the Square 8 Mai 1945 to reach the Boulevard Traversez l’avenue de Verdun (qui longe le Port Vauban) et le square du d’Aguillon. Follow this road until you arrive at the crossroad Vauban and take 8 Mai 1945 pour rejoindre le Boulevard d’Aguillon. Suivez ce boulevard jusqu’au the Avenue Thiers. Then walk until the crossroad Diables Bleus where you’ll Carrefour Vauban et poursuivez sur l’Avenue Thiers. Une fois sur l’avenue take Avenue Robert Soleau. You’ll arrive Place de Gaulle very shortly. Thiers, continuez votre route jusqu’au Carrefour Diables Bleus et emprunter l’avenue Robert Soleau. Vous arriverez Place de Gaulle. LA PLACE DE GAULLE AND THE PORTE DE FRANCE LA PLACE DE GAULLE This attractive rectangular square, dating back to the beginning of the 20th ET LA PORTE DE FRANCE century, was redesigned in 2005, and now boasts numerous fountains and Cette belle place rectangulaire agrémentée de fontaines date du début clean lines. It symbolises the new town of Antibes in contrast with that of the du 20ème siècle et fut remaniée en 2005. Elle symbolise la ville nouvelle Old Town, which was built in 1900, just after the destruction of the 16th century d’Antibes en opposition au Vieil Antibes puisqu’elle fut construite en 1900 ramparts that protected Antibes, and on the exact site of the advanced forti- juste après la destruction des remparts du 16ème siècle qui protégeaient fications (half-moon, trenches and bastion) added by Vauban. Antibes sur l’emplacement même des fortifications avancées (demi-lune, Having taken the rue de la République, once called the “Grande rue” fossé et bastion) ajoutées par Vauban. and the main shopping artery, you will find yourself in the Old Town and A présent, rentrez dans le Vieil Antibes en empruntant la rue de la approaching the Porte de France. This Royal gate dates back to the 16th century République, ancienne “grande rue” et artère principale et commerçante de la and up until the ramparts were levelled it was the only entrance into the town cité. Vous longez alors la Porte de France. Cette porte royale datant du 16ème of Antibes from the land. Its triangular fronton was sculpted in the 18th century siècle fut jusqu’à l’arasement des remparts la seule entrée possible dans la by Jacques Dolle, an Antibes sculptor. A copy of the fronton can be observed on ville de l’intérieure des terres. Son fronton triangulaire fut sculpté au 18ème the interior of the door on the Old Town side, in the place Guynemer. siècle par Jacques Dolle, sculpteur antibois. Une copie de ce fronton est From here, you can take the rue Vauban on your left that leads down to the visible sur la face interne de la porte, côté Vieil Antibes, place Guynemer.
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