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Nice & the Côte d'Azur
The Promenade des Anglais, belle-époque villas and the blue of the Riviera
Island
France
Things to do
15
Categories
Ver · Comer · Playa · Excursiones
Duration ideal
1 day
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France — Louvre skip-the-line, Versailles, Riviera boats and Provence lavender
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Culture3 hoursLouvre skip-the-line guided tour
The Louvre in half a day without a queue: an art-historian guide walks the Denon wing highlights — Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace and the French crown jewels.
- Skip-the-line entry
- Licensed guide
- Small group of 15
- Headsets included
Culture9 hoursVersailles palace + gardens from Paris
A full day from central Paris to the palace of Louis XIV with skip-the-line entry to the château, the Hall of Mirrors, then the Grand and Petit Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's Queen's Hamlet.
- Skip-the-line
- Round-trip transport
- Château + Trianon
- Licensed guide
Culture3 hoursEiffel Tower summit access + Seine cruise
Guaranteed summit access to the top of the Eiffel Tower (no re-queue for the second lift) plus a one-hour Seine cruise past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Grand Palais.
- Summit access
- Skip second-lift queue
- Seine river cruise
- Live commentary
Culture9 hoursRiviera day — Èze, Monaco & Monte-Carlo from Nice
The classic Riviera loop from Nice — Grande Corniche viewpoints, the medieval eagle's-nest village of Èze, Monaco Old Town and free time on Place du Casino in Monte-Carlo.
- Small-group van
- Èze + Monaco
- English commentary
- Hotel pick-up
Boat & beach9 hoursSaint-Tropez boat day from Cannes or Nice
By fast catamaran from Cannes or Nice along the Estérel red cliffs to Saint-Tropez — free time in the old port, lunch on Place des Lices and a peek at Pampelonne on the way back.
- Estérel cliffs sail-by
- Free time in Saint-Tropez
- Sun deck
- Return by 18:00
Nature9 hoursProvence lavender + Gordes + Sénanque abbey
A summer classic from Avignon or Aix — Sénanque Cistercian abbey with its purple foreground, hilltop Gordes, the ochre village of Roussillon and a lavender-distillery tasting.
- Small group
- Lavender fields (Jun–Jul)
- Three hilltop villages
- Distillery tasting
Culture13 hoursMont-Saint-Michel day tour from Paris (train + guide)
A full day from Paris to the tidal abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel by TGV — coach transfer from Rennes, guided visit inside the abbey and free time on the ramparts before the tide comes in.
- TGV round-trip
- Skip-the-line abbey
- Licensed guide
- Time to see the tide
Food & wine10 hoursChampagne day — Reims + two houses tasting
A day in Champagne from Paris — Reims Notre-Dame (where French kings were crowned), a Grande Marque house (Taittinger or Mumm) and a smaller grower cellar with lunch pairing.
- Two cellar visits
- Six-glass tasting
- Reims cathedral
- Lunch included
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What to do
See, eat, beach and excursions
- Promenade des Anglais
- Vieux Nice + Cours Saleya market
- Musée Matisse
- Colline du Château
- Le Chantecler (1★)
- Jan (1★)
- La Merenda
- Chez Palmyre
- Plage Beau Rivage
- Plage de la Réserve
- Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Paloma Beach (Cap Ferrat)
- Èze village + Grande Corniche
- Monaco + Monte-Carlo
- Antibes + Cap d'Antibes
Mini itinerary
A perfect day in Nice & the Côte d'Azur
09:00
Start early
Promenade des Anglais sin agobios de gente. Café en la plaza principal antes o después.
14:00
Local lunch
Le Chantecler (1★). Sobremesa sin prisa — en las islas se come tarde.
16:30
Afternoon at sea
Plage Beau Rivage. Lleva sombra propia si es cala virgen.
19:30
At sunset
Èze village + Grande Corniche. En Baleares los ocasos duran.
Nearby
Nearby highlights
France
Corsica — Bonifacio & Ajaccio
The Île de Beauté — limestone cliffs, GR20 mountains and Sardinian-blue coves
France
Provence — Avignon & the Luberon
Papal palace, lavender fields and hilltop villages between the Rhône and Ventoux
France
Chamonix & Mont Blanc
Europe's alpine capital — Aiguille du Midi, Mer de Glace and the Tour du Mont Blanc
Where to sleep
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