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Antibes harbour

Antibes

We had actually already completed our to-do list for our stay on the Côte d'Azur. So we used our last full day for a trip to the small port town of Antibes. Which turned out not to be so small after all; the city has 74,120 inhabitants. However, we didn't get much of an impression of this size in the port and the old town […]
View of Saint-Tropez

Barrage de Malpasset and Saint-Tropez

Our destination for the day was the beautiful port town of Saint-Tropez. Because the drive along the coastal road is very time-consuming, we set off from Nice early in the morning. On the way to Saint-Tropez, we first visited the ruins of a dam. The Barrage de Malpasset (French for "dam") was a dam in Provence, north of […]
View from the Château de Nice - Nice

Nice

After spending the last few days exploring the city center in our rental car, we wanted to visit Nice today. Since our vacation apartment is located on a hill above Nice, the journey there was quite short. Saint Nicholas Cathedral – Nice. First, we drove to Saint Nicholas Cathedral. This is probably the most visited historical monument in Nice. […]
View of the harbor

Dismantling of the Formula 1 track in Monaco

We drove to Monaco, the second smallest country in the world, in our rental car this morning. The drive from Nice takes about 45 minutes, depending on traffic. We stopped at a viewpoint above Villefranche-sur-Mer. From there, we had a fantastic view of the bay and a cruise ship anchored in the harbor. We continued along […]
View of the old town and the harbour

Perfumery visit in Grasse and yacht show in Cannes

After yesterday's tiring and rather long day, we slept in today. After a French breakfast, we hopped into our rental car and drove to the town of Grasse and then on to the coast to Cannes. When you hear the name Grasse, you certainly think first of perfume, which the town has been known for since […]
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