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The French Riviera contains the seaside resorts of Cap-d'Ail, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, and Theoule-sur-Mer. Riviera is an Italian word that originates from the ancient Ligurian territory of Italy, wedged between the Var and Magra rivers.
The Nice Carnival (French: Carnaval de Nice) is one of the world's major carnival events, alongside the Brazilian Carnival, Venetian Carnival, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It is held annually in February and sometimes early March (depending on the movable date of Carnival in the Christian calendar) in Nice on the French Riviera.
Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling center ... that has made Monte Carlo an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth". [1]
Some things on the French Riviera will never change (and blessedly so). But now more than ever, there is a palpable frisson of fresh energy swirling in the air. Century-old seafront palaces are ...
Lonely Planet named the top 10 best cities to travel to in 2025. Popular cities like Osaka, Japan, and Genoa, Italy, made the list. It also includes lesser-known cities like Pondicherry, India ...
Cementing its mass media status in France, Netflix is joining forces with leading TV channel TF1 and Newen Studios to co-finance its first ever French daily drama series, “Tout pour la lumière.”
In 1928, Menton was the main producer of lemons on the European continent. A hotelier had the idea of organizing a private exhibition of flowers and citrus fruits in the gardens of the Riviera Hotel. The event's success was such that the following year, the municipality took up the idea on its own. The name "Fête du Citron" was born in 1934.
The airport is the fifth busiest French airport, was known as the fourth most important European traffic growth in 2012. [110] An extensive network of motorways connects Marseille to the north and west , Aix-en-Provence in the north , Toulon and the French Riviera It is the most populous city in the French Riviera to the east.