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Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to the French Riviera, and now comes with a bi-lingual dictionary
Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide with new bi-lingual dictionary is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in the French Riviera, from top attractions like Cannes, Monaco, Monte Carlo and Vieux Nice, to hidden gems, including Grasse's perfume factories and the canals of Port-Grimaud. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this thrilling region.
- Compact, concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-move companion when you're exploring the French Riviera
- Covers Top Ten Attractions and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions, including the Plage de Pampelonne in St Tropez, Matisse's Chapelle du Rosaire, modernist Villa Noailles and the impressive Massif d'Esterel
Nifty new bi-lingual dictionary section makes this the perfect portable package for short trip travellers
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
- Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
- Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
- Inspirational colour photography throughout
- Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience
About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
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Date de parution

01 novembre 2018

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2

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9781785731655

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

8 Mo

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to French Riviera, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of French Riviera, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in French Riviera are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of French Riviera. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
© 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd







Table of Contents
French Riviera’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour of the French Riviera
Introduction
The lie of the land
The people
The Riviera today
A Brief History
The Dark Ages
Counts of Provence
French rule
Wars and revolutions
Napoleon in the south
The 20th century and beyond
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Nice
Promenade des Anglais
Vieux Nice
Le Château and the harbour
Cimiez
Nice excursions
The Corniches
Corniche Inférieure
Grande Corniche
Moyenne Corniche
Menton
Menton excursions
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Le Rocher
Nice to Cannes
Cagnes-sur-Mer and Villeneuve-Loubet
St-Paul-de-Vence
Vence
Antibes and Juan-les-Pins
Vallauris and Biot
Grasse
Continuing inland
Cannes
La Croisette
Old town
Iles de Lérins
Cannes’ environs
The Estérel
Corniche d’Or
St-Raphaël
Fréjus
Côte des Maures
St-Tropez
The port
Old town
The beaches
St-Tropez Peninsula and the Maures
Corniche des Maures
Hyères
Iles d’Hyères
Toulon
What To Do
Shopping
Markets
What to buy
Sports and activities
Entertainment
Children
Calendar of events
Eating Out
When to eat
What to eat
Soup and salad
Fish
Meat and poultry
Pasta and vegetables
Cheese and dessert
Quick snacks
Apéritifs and wine
Reading the Menu
To help you order ...
... and read the menu
Restaurants
Antibes
Biot
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cannes
Grimaud
Hyères
Le Lavandou
Menton
Monaco
Mougins
Nice
St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
St-Raphaël
St-Tropez
Toulon
La Turbie
Vence
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation (See also Camping, Youth hostels and the list of Recommended hotels )
Airports
B
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire (see also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety (See also Emergencies and Police)
D
Disabled travellers
Driving (See also Car hire)
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies (see also Police)
G
Getting there (see also Airports)
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care (See also Emergencies)
L
Language
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Recommended Hotels
Antibes
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Cannes
La Croix Valmer
Eze
Fréjus
Grimaud
Hyères
Iles d’Hyères
Juan-les-Pins
Menton
Monaco
Mougins
Nice
Plan-de-la-Tour
Ramatuelle
St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
St-Paul-de-Vence
St-Raphaël
St-Tropez
Ste-Maxime
Toulon
Le Trayas
Vence
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Dictionary
English–French
French–English


French Riviera’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Musée Jean Cocteau Collection Séverin Wunderman
New museum in Menton celebrating the work of the avant-garde writer, artist and film-maker. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #2
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Plage de Pampelonne
Miles of sand and great people-watching in St-Tropez. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #3
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Fondation Maeght
Beautiful presentation of world-class modern paintings and sculpture in St-Paul-de-Vence. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #4
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Cannes
Serious glamour at the home of the world-famous film festival. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #5
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Domaine du Rayol
Mediterranean gardens overhang the sea. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #6
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Monaco
Gambling at the casino is far from the only attraction in the principality. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #7
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Chapelle du Rosaire
Go to Vence to witness Matisse’s spiritual testimony in fluid lines and stained glass. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #8
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Massif d’Estérel
An impressive landscape and a distinctive coastal route. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #9
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Vieux Nice
An atmospheric Italianate old town. For more information, click here .




Top Attraction #10
Villa Noailles/Olivier Amsellem

Villa Noailles
Hyères is home to Mallet-Stevens’ Modernist architectural masterpiece. For more information, click here .



A Perfect Tour of the French Riviera



Day 1

City life
In Nice, stroll along the promenade des Anglais then wander through the narrow streets of the old town, checking out the market in cours Saleya. Buy a pan bagnat for lunch before heading up the hill to the château for a picnic with great views. Catch a bus to the Musée Matisse for an afternoon visit.



Day 2

Paradise found
Take a bus or train from Nice to Villefranche-sur-Mer to see the Cocteau-painted Chapelle St-Pierre and the old town’s covered medieval streets. Walk along the coastal path to Cap Ferrat then visit Villa Ephrussi’s lovely gardens, before relaxing on Paloma Beach.



Day 3

Monaco
The best way to get from Nice to Monaco is by train (20 mins). Stroll a

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