Côte d'Azur

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Facts and information about Côte d'Azur

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General facts

Trip Preparation

Trip preparation

Language

French is the language of the Cote d’Azur although English is usually understood.

Best travel time

The Côte d'Azur can be cold in winter and very hot in summer. Generally, the winter temperatures are around 14C and the summer average is about 28C although it can go up to 36C. Occasionally, the Mistral wind in winter brings a blast of freezing weather including snow.

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Country and People

Country and People

Traditions and Culture

The Cote d’Azur has been home to many visitors over the centuries and influences of past visitors from Greece, Rome, Britain and America can be readily seen. The international flavour gives the Cote d’Azur a unique role within France and, apart from the weather, explains why it is the most popular destination for both artists and holidaymakers. Glamour is the great tradition of the Cote d’Azur also known as the playground of the rich. There is nowhere else on earth that offers the combination of sea, sand, sophistication and culture, quite so successfully as France’s Cote d’Azur. Life along the Cote d’Azur is good for those people who live and work in the area. There is no doubt that the international financial crisis has impacted on the Cote d’Azur to some extent but the super rich, by and large, have been unaffected by the global crisis and still anchor their massive yachts off-shore, stepping onto dry land to eat and be seen in some of the Cote d’Azur’s finest restaurants in Saint Tropez and Cannes.

Religion

Various invaders have brought their own customs and religions but Roman Catholicism is definitely the most widely practised religion today

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Getting around

Getting around

By bus

Trains, coaches and local buses serve the Cote d’Azur well and so, for those on a limited budget or who cannot drive, getting around is not a problem.

By plane

Nice Airport is France’s third busiest airport and serves the whole of the Cote d’Azur although there is a small private airport at Mandelieu. Renting a car at Nice Airport is not a problem although it is wise at the height of the season to book in advance.

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Discover and Enjoy

Discover and enjoy

Sights

The British during the reign of Queen Victoria were the prime movers in converting the south of France into a tourist destination. In the hills above Nice in Cimiez is an elaborate monument to Queen Victoria who spent many long winters living in the region. The Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild was built during the first decade of the 20th century by Baroness Beatrice de Rothschild. She filled the rose-coloured villa with paintings and sculptures and a fine collection of rare porcelain. Following her death, the property was left to the Academy of Beautiful Arts and is open to the public.

Food

The Cote d’Azur restaurants are used to serving visitors from all over the world and often cleverly devise menus that reflect France’s reputation for haute cuisine but modify the choice for a wide variety of international palates including those from the Far East, Middle East, Britain and America.

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