Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Our Ideas for Spending a Day in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat June 9, 2023From humble beginnings as a fishing village on the French Riviera, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has a reputation as a playground for the rich and famous. Billed as one of the most expensive places on the Côte d’Azur and is reinforced by grand villas, magnificent gardens, and luxury hotels. These are only a few famous names who have …Continue Reading
Explore · Guest Post · Villages Towns and Cities Feeling at Ease in Villefranche-sur-Mer and French Riviera September 23, 2020Guest Writer: Solo on the French Riviera Of all the places, I choose Villefranche-sur-Mer on the French Riviera as my holiday escape for two weeks a year. As a working woman, in my fifties, I am conscious that travelling alone is not always easy. Short of not being able to convince anyone to go with …Continue Reading
Explore · Rebecca Whitlocke How to survive summer on the French Riviera with kids August 7, 2015Contributor blog post by Access Riviera: Say what you will about the French Riviera in the summer. Sure, there are traffic jams, crowded public transport, longer queues at attractions, sweatier tourists, and pricier airfares, but there’s also ice-cream on the seafront, dining al fresco in village squares, open-air concerts and firework displays in the warm …Continue Reading
Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Provencal Recipes · Villages Towns and Cities Nice, France 10 Must-See Places When Visiting the French Riviera City May 27, 2024Thankfully, “gap year” was not something I had ever heard of when I was in school. Otherwise, I would have lobbied to spend a year, or a lifetime, in Europe. Instead, I followed the traditional and well-beaten path, graduating and then travelling through Europe on a Eurail pass for as long as possible, spending the …Continue Reading