My husband and I and our 14-year-old son are planning a trip to Nice or thereabouts in June. Am wondering whether we should try to stay in Nice (and accommodations there are already scarce) or stay in a smaller city/town and rent a car? Looking for charm, good food, and interesting things to see. My son is a very good traveler and doesn%26#39;t mind museums and the like.
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Greetings dcsnoozy,
You might consider Antibes as an alternate to Nice. It%26#39;s quaint, but with much going on without the hordes of crowds in Nice. Some great restaurants, and the beaches are more user friendly, with sand, and not uncomfortable pebbles to struggle on. You also have Marineland for your son, who will find it great as well as yourselves. Two new shows opened last month, birds of prey,ie. eagles, falcons, vultures, and owls performing free flights over the audience. A new penguin exhibit opened as well, 40 born in Marineland. The dolphins remain one of the most enjoyable in the park. It%26#39;s a full days adventure, and the full day pass is 34 euros, but well worth it, with much that I haven%26#39;t mentioned. For Museums, you have the Picasso, and you always can scoot into Nice for the Modern, or the Chagall. Do some homework on some areas around Antibes, like the glass blowing town of Biot, or a free tour of a candy making factory at Le Pont du Loup, as well as two wonderful towns of Vence,and St Paul deVence. Just some ideas, but I%26#39;m sure that you%26#39;ll create your own adventures. Whatever or wherever, enjoy!
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I would second Antibbes - we only did a lunch stop buy really enjoyed the town. The market was interesting. The Picasso Museum was closed but should be reopened by now. It would be a convenient base for the area. We did stay in Nice and enjoyed being there also. It is larger but very has a %26quot;homey%26quot; feel. The market area is fun and there are lots of sites to see. The ocean views are beautiful and The Promenade and pedestrian areas were great for strolling . We stayed at the Villa Victroria and found a fine palce to stay - It%26#39;s about four blocks up from the ocean, with clean rooms and moderrn bathrooms. We found it reasonably priced for the area also.
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I should have mentioned that the candy making factory is Confiserie Florian, and tours are given in English
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I would always go for Nice, sea, flower market, museums and galleries and good bus service to nearby villages and towns, try Le Royal on Prom des Anglais, reasonably priced hotel, next to the action,.
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eze village or villefranche
between nice and monaco
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Hi, I%26#39;d always stay in Nice and then do the day trips. Its fantastic at the start of the season May / June when the locals are excited to see tourists and not fed up of them like they can be by Sept / Oct.
It has all the charm you need and public transport is so good you do not need a car.
I know good accommodation can be scarce but I think things have changed over the last couple of years. Have you thought of an apartment?
www.nicepebbles.com have some great ones and I have now stayed with them a few times, or you can look at www.holidayrentals.com where there are hundreds of good apartments to choose from. I used to always stay in hotels but discovered how good apartments can be about 4 years ago and have not looked back.
If you are more of a hotel sort, then the Suisse is good,on the edge of the Old Town or try www.villa-la-tour.fr in the Old Town.
I%26#39;m a real foodie and I don%26#39;t think Nice can be beaten for the food. See some of my old reviews for food recommendations, or try www.allaboutnice.com for some tips.
If you decide against Nice then Villefranche would be my second choice.
Have a fantastic time..
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