Le Bar sur Loup
Le Bar-sur-Loup is perched on a rocky spur
overlooking the Loup river valley. The old village
is lovingly restored, with the old houses clustered
around the 13th-century château and church in the
center. The narrow village streets below the château
are very medieval, with many covered passages
where houses now fill the space above the streets
and troglodyte dwellings still exist beneath the
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Grasse
Grasse has been a perfume town ever since the 17th
century, and is today the world's perfume capital.
The old town is large, old, and extremely
interesting. Tiny streets wind forever between the
17th and 18th century buildings, up and down ancient
steps, passing through arched tunnels and sometimes
opening out onto large squares. |
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Gourdon
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Nice
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Cannes
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Antibes
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Monaco
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St Tropez
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Fragonard perfumery (Grasse)
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Confiserie Florian (Pont du Loup and Nice)
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Monaco Grand Prix
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Parc Phoenix (Nice)
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Oceanographic museum (Monaco)
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Chemin de fer de Provence (Nice)
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Cannes film festival
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Nice carnival
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Fondation Maeght (Saint Paul)
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
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Picasso Museum (Antibes)
In 1946, while searching for a studio, Pablo Picasso
came across the Chateau Grimaldi and decided to work
there. He completed dozens of works which he later
donated to the Museum. Built on the ramparts of
Antibes it makes for a great cultural day out. |
Renoir Museum (Cagnes sur Mer)
The Domaine des Collettes and its park was the last
home of Auguste Renoir and now displays original
paintings, as well as several sculptures.
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Matisse Museum (Nice)
This 17th century Genoese villa in Cimiez houses the
artist's personal collection including his most
famous canvasses, virtually all of his sculptures,
drawings, gouache work and engravings. |
Marineland (Antibes)
Marineland is an animal exhibition park in Antibes.
Marineland is a oceanarium with pools and animals.
It is one of the biggest in the world and receives
more than 1.200.000 visitors per year. It is the
only French sea park featuring two cetacean species:
killer whales and dolphins. |
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Fête de l’oranger Le Bar sur Loup
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Fête de Jasmin Grasse
Grasse, the centre of France's perfume industry, is
the birthplace of Chanel No 5. During the annual
Jasminade floats, decorated with 150,000 flowers,
are led through the streets and local girls, dressed
in jasmine flowers, throw blooms to spectators. |
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Expo Rose Grasse
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Nice Jazz Festival
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Fête de Citron, Menton
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Fête de Mimosa, Mandelieu
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Fête de violette Tourettes sur Loup
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Crèches in Luceram
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