Riviera

Pros: Easy to get to... Wonderful food and drink.Sights to boggle the mind!
Cons: None

Normally, when you think of the French Riviera, the cities of Nice, Monte Carlo, Cannes or St. Tropez come to mind. All are "fantastique" and special in their own unique way, but, when we were planning our French vacation a...

Pros: beauty, views, hotels
Cons: none

One of the loveliest towns I visited on my recent trip to France was the village of Eze, perched on a rocky spur about thirteen hundred feet above the Mediterranean. It is located about 7 miles east of Nice and five miles west of Monte Carlo, but it...

Pros: beauty, art, history, food
Cons: none

One of the most wonderful days I have ever had was visiting the charming and lovely town of St. Paul de Vence, in the Cote d'Azur region of France. Nestled in the hills seventeen miles northeast of Cannes and nineteen miles northwest of...

Pros: The sun, the sights, the wine, the food, the art, the people
Cons: Don't sunbathe on a stony beach.

When searching for a great place to end our honeymoon in France, we decided to go for a smaller place as opposed to the more traditional hotels we stayed in when visiting Paris and Aix-en-Provence. I checked my favorite travel site, Tripadvisor.com, and ...

Pros: we were hooked up, some schnaps on the yacht, the beach
Cons: it's not my element at all, I'll probably never be able to at all replicate that weekend

I almost apologize when I tell people what happened to me and my friends when we visited the French Riviera. For about two weeks we were pretty hardcore backpackers making up plans as we went along and finding places to sleep the same way, with...

Pros: This makes exercise fun.
Cons: The French do not use pooper scoopers

Our last trip to Italy began in France on the French Riviera in a charming little place at the Italian frontier, Menton. It seemed a logical stopover after a long flight from Miami to Nice by way of Paris. The drive from the airport was a reasonable...

Pros: lots to do; French charm; good food
Cons: crowded; expensive; crazy drivers

My fiance and I traveled to Nice for a long weekend last Fall. We spent four days in the "Cote d' Azur" region with our home base as Nice, enjoying Nice, and traveling outside of the city to visit the other areas of interest in this region. I will...

Pros: Hey, it's in France!
Cons: Dog poop everywhere

During my trip to France (see my other articles), we took the train from Paris to Cannes. It was a TGV (Very fast) train, and was only 220FF for one way! (around $35 US) The length of the ride was around 6 hours.

We only stayed for 2 nights,...

Pros: Charming & Unique
Cons: Cost of travel to get there

(This is my third try with this -- the first two times, only half the review showed up!)

My first husband and I went to France in 1990, and were fortunate enough to stumble upon an amazing little village called Eze. We were driving to Monaco...

Pros: One of the most beautiful perched villages on the French Riviera.
Cons: None

On April 10, 2001 Daryl, Joan, Wendy and I took a bus from Nice about 19 miles to the tranquility and artistry of St. Paul de Vence. As soon as we got off the bus we sensed a magical encounter awaited us, and upon exploring this magnificent town we were...

Pros: Nice, beautiful, quiet costal town, sandy beach
Cons: The train station is not right in town, but on the top of the mountain overlooking the town. It's a hike!

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

I had talked my good friend into going to a watercolor painting school in France for thirteen days. What better way to see the country and learn something, too, we thought.

We...

Pros: Panoramic views, beautiful, peaceful, charming!
Cons: None

MONTE CARLO:

Old Monaco is particularly charming to those interested in royalty. The palace is beautiful and the tour was very informative and included a narrative describing the purposes of the various rooms and the dignitaries entertained...

Pros: Can be idyllic, exciting; many choices of hotels and towns
Cons: In high season it's expensive and overcrowded; hard to move around

We've been going to the south of France for twenty years and are not the types you picture there. We like simplicity, sandy beaches, good food and ease in a resort vacation. Cannes turned us off. The town of Nice, which is slightly seedier and less...

Pros: Great weather, beautiful
Cons: Costs are high

The French Rivera is actually composed of two totally different places. On the one hand you have all the glitz and glamour of St. Tropez, Monte Carlo, Cannes and Nice and on the other you have a more laid back quiet relaxed atmosphere in some of the...

Pros: Breathtaking views.  I highly recommend Michel @ Revelation Tours.
Cons: Somewhat crowded at times but not enough to take away the authentic feel.

We visited the French Riviera on the Carnival Freedom in May 2008.  I spent lots of time on the Internet planning our day, reading reviews and searching for a tour guide.  I always prefer venturing out on my own over the excursions planned on ...