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Menton (French:; Occitan: [mɛnˈtɑ̃], written Menton in classical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm; Italian: Mentone [menˈtoːne]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Menton has always been a frontier town.
The name Côte d'Azur was given to the coast by the writer Stéphen Liégeard in his book, La Côte d’azur, published in December 1887. [16] Liégeard was born in Dijon, in the French department of Côte-d'Or, and adapted that name by substituting the azure colour of the Mediterranean for the gold of Côte-d'Or. [17]
View of the Quiberon Bay from one of the Carnac beaches. Since the end of World War II, Carnac has been a popular site for tourists seeking a break from the traditional destinations on the Côte d'Azur. During the July and August, the number of people in the town increases significantly [vague] with tourists and summer residents. The beaches of ...
Sanary-sur-Mer's coastline has a number of small beaches; it is an active village all year round, unlike most small towns on the Mediterranean coast. Sanary-sur-Mer is one of the sunniest places in France, with an average of only 61 days of rain, mostly in winter, as well as major solar radiation (6,156 MJ/m2/yr), comparable to Sicily .
Marc has inherited the house of his late aunt on the Côte d'Azur and takes the family there on for their summer holiday, leaving their home in Paris. Charly, who has never had a girlfriend, is thought to be gay by his parents and Martin, who is gay, is also staying with them.
Mangrove Mike/Flickr Given the right mix of sun, sand and solitude, impromptu skinny-dipping can happen (and does) most anywhere in the
Mouda beach, a great wild sandy beach south of Kefalonia island, Ionian Islands. [430] Myrtos Beach, a long white pebble beach in Kefalonia. Paradise beach on Thasos island. [431] Velanio beach on Skopelos island, Northern Sporades. Vlychada beach on Santorini; the southern part of the beach is used by naturists.
Six-Fours-les-Plages (French pronunciation: [si fuʁ le plaʒ]; Occitan: Sièis Forns lei Plaias, Sièis Four in provençal) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Inhabitants of Six-Fours-les-Plages refer to themselves as "Six-Fournais".