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
Explore · Locals Travel Tips · Rebecca Whitlocke Kids Play a Guide to Playgrounds on the French Riviera October 10, 2018I thought it was due time to update my previous blog post about playgrounds on the French Riviera. If you have children, the region has lots of options for playground fun. I have included mostly free public options. …Continue reading here for playgrounds and where kids can play for free (or mostly) along the Côte …Continue Reading
Cheryl Shufflebotham · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: A Slice of Quiet on the French Riviera November 7, 2017After much research on where to go for a “taste” of the Côte d’Azur—while wanting to avoid the crowds—we resolved that Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat was what we were looking for. After all, it is apparently a place for millionaires and European aristocracy, according to one source. Sounded good to us! As we made our way to the …Continue Reading
Explore · Jemma - French Lessons Côte d’Azur Homecoming for a Poodle August 8, 2016Contributor blog post by Jemma: “Just borrow a dog for a few hours,” a Toronto friend once told me as I contemplated future stories for this blog. It was a sure-fire way to dig more deeply here, as I do for this site (which – bonjour, New Subscribers! – aims to bring you a snapshot …Continue Reading