Travel Tips

Antibes- France

Posted by Riviera on June 18, 2008 at 1:36 pm
French Riviera

Marian H asked: Antibes located in France is a small city lying on the French Riviera – in french called Cote d´azur which is part of the Mediterranean sea coast. Close cities are Cannes and Nice. Antibes – Juan les Pins is also known as Antibol or Antibo in local languages. Other close riviera towns [...]

Les 2 Alpes, France: From Schools to Slopes

Posted by Riviera on May 24, 2007 at 12:41 am
south of france

Robert asked: Les 2 Alpes translates in English as The Two Alps; however, the “2″ here refers to the two smaller towns to the north and south, Mont De Lans and Venosc. Les 2 Alpes is popular for two reasons: 1) It is lucky enough to have Europe’s largest glacier, Mont-de-Lans. It is ski-friendly because [...]

10 Best Beaches of France

Posted by Riviera on April 11, 2004 at 4:41 pm
south of france

Travel Guru asked: When I think of France I don’t immediately think of beautiful beaches, I think of Paris. But I stand corrected because southern France has some of the most beautiful beaches on the world. There are actually a variety of beaches to please every kind of taste. France is surrounded by water, the [...]

Driving in France

Posted by Riviera on July 26, 2001 at 12:54 am
south of france

Clive West asked: Driving in France is generally a pleasant experience for us coming either from the poorly-maintained, go-kart course which purports to be Italy’s motorway network or, alternatively, from Britain’s bumper-to-bumper, overcrowded motorways. The substantially empty autoroute stretches before you and, apart from at certain times, there is very little other traffic. A word [...]