Road-trip on the Côte d’Azur
What do we call the Côte d'Azur?
The Côte d’Azur, an expression that we owe to Stephan Liegeard in his book “La Côte d’Azur”, published in 1887.
Being a non-administrative name, the Côte d’Azur does not have an indisputable definition. But we agree that the Côte d’Azur is the eastern part of the French Mediterranean coast, that is to say the majority of the Alpes-Maritimes department (Source: Wikipedia).
So, from one of our locations-06 lodges, you can easily explore the Côte d’Azur. The Côte d’Azur, known worldwide for its very pleasant climate and its towns and villages, both on the coast and in the hinterland, will inspire you.
Leaving Bar sur Loup, I start my road trip by going to Nice to the flower market on Cours Saleya. It is classified by the National Council of Culinary Arts among the exceptional markets of France.
There we discover the legendary carnation of Nice and all the flavors and scents of Provence.
Then, we head into the small streets of this neighborhood that the people of Nice call “le babazouk”. It’s the Vieux-Nice. There, I like to go for a walk at Place Rosseti, enjoy the freshness of the streets, admire the buildings with their Italian-inspired ocher facades, go to Place St François to see the traditional fish market, then meditate at the Ste Réparate Cathedral .
At midday, I can take a break on one of the famous blue chairs of the Promenade des Anglais or from the Quai desUnis and look at the sea while tasting a portion of pissaladière purchased from a certified merchant “Cuisine Nissarde”“, then a part of chard pie (never as good as the one made by my grandfather from Nice, Odon Cleri).
Then, I take a detour to Port-Lympia and its colorful 18th century houses with Sardinian architecture.
Road-trip in Nice
Road-trip in Antibes
I then take my car to go to Antibes by the seaside road and Cagnes sur Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet and the famous Marina-Baie des Anges to arrive at the Fort Carré d’Antibes.
In Antibes, the 2nd largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes, I walk on the ramparts and admire the yachts in the port. I go to the Picasso museum then I tour Cap d’Antibes, so popular with billionaires.
In the second part of the day, I go to Cannes via Golfe-Juan.
Cannes, a city known throughout the world for its International Film Festival and the sandy beaches of the Croisette. I go up to Suquet, the old district of Cannes to admire the view of the bay of Cannes and the Croisette. To discover this panorama, I go up through the old streets so typical of Mediterranean architecture.
Then, to discover Cannes, I recommend the little tourist train which offers you a guided tour of everything you need to see in the heart of Cannes: the Croisette, the Majestic Hotel, the Palm Beach, the casinos, rue d’Antibes and its luxury boutiques (it seems that it is the largest concentration of luxury boutiques in the world).
Then, finally, I return to my lodge locations-06.
Road-trip in Cannes
