French Riviera: seemingly the birthplace of luxury and glamour
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Getting there: Rail Europe has daily departures from Paris' Gare de Lyon train station to Cannes; the trip takes about five hours. Raileurope.com.
Where to stay: The Riviera offers many types of accommodations, including luxury five-star hotels and intimate Relais & Chateaux inns. In the first category, Hôtel Negresco in Nice has welcomed prominent guests from Cornelius Vanderbilt to Elton John. The glass dome in the Salon Royal was designed by Gustave Eiffel, and La Rotonde restaurant has a carousel theme, complete with painted wood horses. Hotel-negresco-nice.com.
In the second category are two charming inns: Le Mas Candille (Lemascandille.com) sits on a hilltop in Mougins overlooking Cannes and the foothills of the Alps; it has 10 acres of gardens and the Shiseido Spa. Le Mas de Pierre (Lemasdepierre.com) in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in a Provençal-style building, is situated in a garden of century-old olive trees, and its 48 rooms all have private terraces or gardens.
Learn more: Frenchriviera-tourism.com, Franceguide.com.
CAP D'ANTIBES, France — As I wander the cobbled streets of this luxurious resort town on the Cóte d'Azur, the sun warm on my face even in early December, I can't help but wonder: Has there ever been a sexier slice of real estate in the world?
Just the words French Riviera conjure images of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly taking the hairpin curves of Monaco's Grand Corniche in the film To Catch a Thief , or of 1960s screen siren Brigitte Bardot sunbathing topless in Saint-Tropez.
Some might credit the modern jet set with discovering the Riviera — which extends east from Saint-Tropez to the Italian border and includes the principality of Monaco, with its glittering, gambling Monte Carlo.
It might come as a surprise, however, to learn that before Bardot, before Cary and Grace, others had found this sun-kissed region in the south of France to be a traveler's paradise.
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By Patti Nickell — Contributing Travel Writer In Nice, the Promenade des Anglais features the prestigious Hôtel Negresco. The dome, which houses the Salon Royal, was designed by Gustav Eiffel. Getting there: Rail Europe has daily departures from Paris
“The race was fantastic, out and back along the Promenade des Anglais, with the Art Deco hotels on one side and the Mediterranean on the other.” Peter finished in 58:24, while Ursula came home in 52:29. The race was won in 28:47 by French long-distance
A Promenade dos Anglais, avenida que beira o litoral de Cannes, é uma prova da badalação ea aura que caracterizam a cidade do famoso festival. Saint-Tropez e Nice são alguns dos destinos prediletos em território francês. Mas nada supera Mônaco em luxo.