Search Results for: nice

Jemma - French Lessons · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Nice: Paradise Lost

July 19, 2016

Contributor blog post by Jemma: The cover of our local newspaper tells the story of Paradise Lost: The artist Mesia puts it even more touchingly: Such a bleu-blanc-rouge waves outside Bellevue, too. The flag is an ever-present sentry at the tip of a quay jutting into the Mediterranean bay. …Continue reading here for Jemma’s post. Via:: French

Continue Reading

Margo Lestz · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Letter from Nice France

July 18, 2016

Contributor blog post by Margo Lestz: Dear Readers, Today’s post is a letter to let you all know that I am fine and to thank you for your concern, and your thoughts and prayers. Jeff was away, and I went to the July 14 fireworks display with some friends. About three minutes before the truck

Continue Reading

Barefoot Blogger · Explore

Heading for a Beach in France? Nice!

June 30, 2016

Traveling by train from Uzes to Nice for a weekend at the beach is a piece of cake. The low cost train fare makes the trip a “must.” Now that I’m planning to travel a lot by train in Europe, I’m glad to have the “senior” rail pass …Continue reading here for Deborah’s train trip to the

Continue Reading

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours

Food and Walking tours of Nice in Italian and English

June 24, 2016

Bilingual guide Chiara Orlandi grew up in the heart of Italy, in Umbertide, a place that she still holds dear in her heart even after several years away in the United Kingdom and Edinburgh, Scotland. Orlandi studied event management at Edinburgh’s Napier University, her second Masters (her previous degrees are in politics and piano). Orlandi

Continue Reading

Inspire · Shopping & Gifts

The Golden Ring of Vintage Shopping in Old Nice

June 14, 2016

Contributor blog post by Allison @Best of Nice: If you like vintage glamour, second-hand chic, discount designer duds and unique fashion finds, put on your shopping shoes and head to Old Nice.  Here is a circuit over just a couple of blocks where bargain hunters will find their bonheur in boutiques ranging from vintage to retro thrift stores. …Continue reading here for the

Continue Reading

Explore

Hot Spots – New Ways to Stay Web Connected in Nice

June 8, 2016

Our need to stay connected has become insatiable… especially on vacation. Good news: after years in the digital dark ages, Nice is finally catching up to the modern world! After years of false starts, we finally have free 4G high-speed wifi all along the Promenade du Paillon, in Place Massena, Place Garibaldi, Cours Saleya, Palais du Justice, and at

Continue Reading

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Hotels Provence & Cote d'Azur · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence

Updated Luxury at Marseille’s Le Petit Nice

April 13, 2016

It has been almost a century since this boutique hotel first opened its doors on the shores of the Mediterranean. Germain Passedat purchased the Villa Corinthe in 1917 and chose the name “le Petit Nice” as a tribute to the villa’s stunning location on the azure shoreline. Even today, 100-years later, the property is a

Continue Reading