Self-catering 06 Gîte 06 rental on the Côte d’Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes.
The village of Biot Visiting The village of Biot Here’s a nice discovery idea: Biot which is a town located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, whose inhabitants are called Biotois. The Sophia Antipolis technology park (the largest in Europe) occupies approximately 1/3 of the municipality’s territory. I like to walk there, […]
Visit to the Gardens Born in 2007 under the name of “Bastide du Perfumer”, the Gardens of the International Perfume Museum, or for short “les Jardins du MIP” is a conservatory of perfume plants from the Pays Grassois. In this 2.7 hectare conservatory garden, nestled at the foot of the olive and cypress hills of
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The five most beautiful villages in the Alpes-Maritimes 1/Biot Biot is a pretty village close to the sea and more particularly to the Marineland of Antibes. It is the World Capital of art glass because this village is home to numerous glassmakers’ workshops where you can discover the famous bubbled glass characteristic of Biot, and
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Top of the most beautiful beaches Garoupe beach in Antibes It is a beautiful sandy beach where you can sit on a part where there are beachgoers or on the public part. There is something to eat or buy a drink. I really like walking from this beach to take the customs officers’ path which
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Nice olive oil and Cailletier olive tree In our countryside surrounding our cottages we cultivate our cailletier olive trees with love and in a natural way. These are large trees of which no one knows the exact age, except for those that we have planted ourselves, certainly at least 3 or 400 years old.But we
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The Opio olive oil mill Since 1848, this mill located 7 minutes from our lodgings has been the pride of our territory. The Moulin d’Opio is part of our agricultural landscape and has been managed by Mr. Michel’s family for 7 generations. In the past, this oil mill operated using the waters of the Brague.
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Lavender on the Plateau de Valensole Valensole lavender The Romans used lavender to perfume linen and baths.From the Middle Ages, lavender appeared in Provence. But it was from the 19th century that it experienced great growth because it began to be used to make perfumes and medicines. It is nevertheless an ancient plant which is
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Holidays on the French Riviera This period of illness, viruses, fears and uncertainties means that now, a few months later, we want freedoms, joys, vacations. The Côte d’Azur remains and will always remain a very popular holiday destination due to its many assets. And this year, this summer, we French people will certainly not have
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Orange blossom at Bar sur Loup Le Bar sur Loup, a village of 3000 souls located in the Grasse region, is nicknamed the Capital of the Orange Tree Indeed, traditionally in certain points of the Alpes-Maritimes, particularly well exposed to the sun and with a particularly mild microclimate, orange trees have been growing since the
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Knowing the long-distance hiking trails of the Alpes Maritimes. Do you like hiking? That’s good ! Our lodges are members of the COMPAGNON DE ROUTE association within the Departmental Committee of the French Hiking Federation of the Alpes Maritimes. To go on good hikes you can obtain the IGN TOP 25364ZET and 3643ET maps relating
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