28 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Mougins (
Occitan : Mogins;
Latin : Muginum) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
region of
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur , Southeastern France. It is located on the heights of
Cannes , in the
arrondissement of
Grasse . Mougins is a 15-minute drive from Cannes. The town is surrounded by forests, most notably the Valmasque forest. In the town there are pines, olives and cypress trees.
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21 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Saorge (
Royasc : Sauèrge;
Brigasc : Savurgë; standard
Ligurian : Savurgiu;
Italian : Saorgio;
Occitan : Saorj) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern
France . It is a member of
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (
The Most Beautiful Villages of France ) Association. Highway E74 which runs north from
Menton , passes through Saorge on its way to the
Col de Tende (Italian: Colle di Tenda) where it crosses into Italy. The local spoken
regiolect is a form of the
Royasc dialect.
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8 August 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Aspremont (
Italian : Aspromonte di Nizza, formerly;
Niçard : Aspermùnt) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern
France .
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17 February 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Biot (
Occitan : Biòt) is a small fortified medieval hilltop village in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur near
Antibes , between
Nice and
Cannes . Many people come to Biot for its renowned cubist art museum of Fernand Leger as well as the winding cobbled lanes on the elevated fort. This village, that is now known for its ceramics and glassblowing, dates to prehistoric times.
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18 January 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera , Museums, Exhibitions
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The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice in
Nice ,
France at 33 av. des Baumettes was built in the former private mansion built in 1878 by the
Russian Princess, Elizaveta Vasilievna Kochubey. Named for the artist
Jules Chéret who lived and worked in Nice during his final years, the museum opened as the “Palais des Arts Jules Chéret” on 7 January 1928.
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30 November 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Beaulieu-sur-Mer (
Occitan : Bèuluec de Mar;
Italian : Belluogo; lit. “Beautiful Place on the Sea”), commonly referred to simply as
Beaulieu , is a seaside
commune on the
French Riviera between
Nice and the
Principality of Monaco . Located in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region , it borders the communes of
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and
Villefranche-sur-Mer , not far from
Èze to the northeast. In 2018, Beaulieu-sur-Mer had a population of 3,731. Its inhabitants are called
Berlugans (masculine) and
Berluganes (feminine).
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23 October 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera , Hotels
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The Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes is a historic luxury hotel on the
Croisette in
Cannes , built in 1926. It belongs to the
Lucien Barrière group . It is a traditional hotel for film stars attending the
Cannes Festival .
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6 September 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Villefranche-sur-Mer is a resort town in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the
French Riviera and is located south-west of the
Principality of Monaco , which is just west of the French-Italian border.
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5 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , French Riviera
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Èze is a seaside
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern
France . It is located on the
French Riviera , 8.5 km (5.2 mi) to the northeast of
Nice and 4.5 km (2.7 mi) to the west of
Monaco . In 2018, Èze had a population of 2,225. Its inhabitants are known as
Ezasques (masculine and feminine). Èze-Village can be reached by train from Nice via the train station Èze-sur-Mer or by bus from Nice. Close to the train station is a bus stop for buses bringing tourists to Èze-Village.
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