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Our team recommends :
Walks and outings
• the old, typically Provençal village of Villeneuve-Loubet, with its floral balconies, colourful façades.
• the verrerie de Biot, which brings to life the tradition of glassblowing.
• Grasse , the capital of perfumes and fragrances
• Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a village of character and home to several show business celebrities
• Nice, to wander arround the narrow streets of the town and stroll along the famous Promenade des Anglais.
For the children :
• Marineland, the Parc de la Mer , with dolphins and seals, at Antibes .
• Kindiapark, the leisure, sports and adventure festival at Villeneuve-Loubet.
Typical markets :
• Wednesdays and Saturdays : Villeneuve-Loubet
• Saturdays : Grasse
• Sundays : flea market at Villeneuve-Loubet
• Everyday (except Mondays) : flower market in Nice
Museums :
• Villeneuve-Loubet Village : Culinary Art museum, in the birthplace of Auguste Escoffier, the creator of "peach Melba"
• Grasse : the International Perfume Museum
• Monaco : Oceanographic Museum, one of the largest in the world with 90 tanks and 4500 fish.
Local festivals :
• June : "chevalet sur la place" (painting exhibition) at Vallauris; Pétanque festival at Vence
• July : Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins Jazz Festival in the Arènes de Cimiez in Nice.
• August : Fêtes Gourmandes (culinary fair at Villeneuve Loubet).
Near, in the complex of the parc de la Vanade :
• a 9-hole golf course
• a riding centre covering 26 hectares
• tennis courts including 43 Quick courts
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