Èze (fr. Èze) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, approximately 13 kilometres from Nice and 9 km from Monaco.
Originally, the territory of the Principality of Monaco was considered to begin in the Èze village (outskirts of Nice), running along the Mediterranean coast to Menton, on the present Italian border.
Èze has been …
MoreCannes (Fr. Cannes) is a French commune in the Cannes Pays de Lérins agglomeration community located in the Alpes department – Maritimes, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
Ligurian fishing village during Antiquity, linked to the legends of Saint-Honorat and the man in the iron mask on the Lérins islands, a health resort and seaside resort on the …
MoreSaint-Tropez (Fr. Saint-Tropez) is a city on the TOP French Riviera, 68 km (42 miles) west of Nice and 100 km (62 miles) east of Marseille in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of Occitania, Southern France.
Guy de Maupassant, suffering from syphilis, was one of the first to come here for rest in his …
MoreToulon (Fr. Toulon) is a city and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department.
The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France’s Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and …
MoreSaint-Raphaël (fr. Saint-Raphaël) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in south-eastern France.
The town was classified as a health resort on 15 September 1914. Beaches and business tourism represent an important part of the local economy.
Together with Fréjus they form an urban location known as Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël.
A seaside resort, the town’s …
MoreThe Principality of Monaco (fr. Principauté de Monaco) is the second-smallest country by area in the world; only Vatican City is smaller. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world.
The principality benefits from a mild Mediterranean climate and has many luxury hotel facilities. The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place there every …
MoreVillefranche-sur-Mer (Fr. Villefranche-sur-Mer) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the French Riviera and between Nice city and the Principality of Monaco, which is just west of the French-Italian border.
Tourism and attractions
The town has seven monuments listed in the inventory of historical monuments and 160 places and monuments listed in the …
MoreAntibes (fr. Antibes) is a coastal city in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France, on the Côte d’Azur between Cannes and Nice.
Antibes gave its ancient name, Antipolis, to an important business area, Sophia Antipolis, located in its surroundings (mainly in the town of Valbonne), where research and development companies in the field of new technologies …
MoreBeaulieu-sur-Mer (Fr. Beaulieu-sur-Mer) is a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. It is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department and borders the communes of Èze, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Nestled amongst abundant vegetation, Beaulieu means “beautiful place” in French, and the city really proves it.
With its sandy beaches with palm trees and mild climate, Beaulieu is one of …
MoreSainte-Maxime (Fr. Sainte-Maxime) is a commune and city in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in south-eastern France 90 km west from Nice and 130 km east from Marseille. It is the most important city of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
The economy of Sainte-Maxime is mainly based on tourism. On 11 March 1922, the town …
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