The French Riviera is located in the southern region of the country. They stretch along the southeastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. The Côte d'Azur is a magical place that has managed to combine everything: magnificent landscapes, wonderful climate, the sea and the best hotels. And, of course, a wide variety of entertainment that is suitable for both young tourists and couples who have lived together for many, many years, and for the smallest generation.
Rest on the Cote d'Azur is affordable, as a rule, only for we althy people who come here for loud festivities and discos, casinos and restaurants.
You can get here by high-speed train, which runs 3-4 times daily from Paris to each resort town. As a rule, the trip takes approximately 5-6 hours.
In most resorts: in Antibes, Saint-Tropez, Cannes and Juan-les-Pins - the beaches are sandy, but in Nice and other recreation areas - pebbly.
They are all at the disposal of the authorities, so the entrance there is free. On the municipal beaches there is no equipment for recreation and there are always a lot of people. But quite often they are rented out to hotels or rich people. In this case, the entrance to the beach can cost about 20 EUR per day. The price for one ticket includes payment for the use of a mattress, a sunbed, an umbrella and a shower. However, not everything is so sad. Most 4-star hotels are ready to offer their customers a 50% discount on entry.
As a rule, the beaches here are not wide. Even in the capital of these places, namely in the city of Nice, the Cote d'Azur reaches only 30-40 m.
Almost every hotel has a high level of service. Each room has air conditioning, but the pool in hotels, unfortunately, is a rarity. Even some 4-star hotels cannot boast of having it.
But the Cote d'Azur is rich not only in restaurants or casinos. Here, as in every normal country, there are attractions. Due to the small distances between the resort towns, tourists can easily visit all the interesting objects. If you wish, you can take a car and quickly drive to neighboring Italy and take a walk there, visit San Remo or Genoa.
However, let's go back to the Côte d'Azur and talk about their own attractions. It will be interesting for every tourist to get acquainted with the ancient town of Eze, go to Beaulieu-sur-Mer or Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, organize an excursion to Marineland, where you can ride water slides or sea waves, look at dolphins and killer whales, as well as test your own nervous system by walking along the seabed withsharks.
But if you do not want extreme sports, then you better go to Saint-Paul-de-Vence. This is an ancient city-fortress, where the world-famous hotel "Golden Dove" is located. This hotel is a real gallery where you can see the paintings of all the famous artists who have ever stayed here. Near it is the Museum of Musical Instruments, built in 1750. It is also very interesting to take a walk around the Maehta Foundation complex, where moving sculptures are collected.
