Principality of Monaco and the French Riviera

4 days

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1st Day: Nice
Nice is considered the capital of the French Riviera, from the retro charm to the elegant architecture style belle époque. Vieux Nice (the old city)is a magical glimpse from a postcard, a maze of streets of pastel colors and swarm of shops. The antique palaces and baroque churches like the Cathedral of Saint Reparata, the old Hebraic ghetto in rue Benoit Bunico, the palace of prefecture, mansion of the Princes of Savoia and Cours Saleya, one of the most animated and colorful of Nice. The Promenade des Anglais is the most famous walk of the French Riviera, a magnificent sea side 7 km long. Place Massena is one of the neuralgic points, in the center is the statue of Apollo in the Fountain of the Sun, that reflects on the characteristic checkered flooring. The Museum Matisse, the painter transferred in Nice for health issues and rest charmed of the colors, of the panoramas and mostly of the light of the French Riviera, that became for him an endless source of inspiration, besides his definitive residence until the death in 1954. Accommodation in hotel, dinner and overnight.

2nd Day: Nice – Monte Carlo (45 km)
After the breakfast, departure to the Principality of Monaco, an independent state in the heart of Europe, with a visit of ots capital Monte Carlo. A panoramic tour on the “Corniche”, with magnificent glimpses in the understanding coast. The Oceanographic Museum hosts over 6000 marinate species on 6500 square meters surface, between which one lush coral reef. The Casinò, the biggest symbol of the Monaco’s treasures. Its construction, started in the second half of the XIX century, was trusted to the architect of the Opera of Paris, Charles Garnier. To relive the historic stages of the Principality, we will visit the Palace of the Principles on the Fortress of Monaco. It is the residence of the Grimaldi family, that from the XVI century reigns the Principality. In the 60s, the Palace became the Romanesque symbol of the marriage between the Prince Ranieri III and the famous American actress Grace Kelly. Lunch in a restaurant, return to Nice for a walk in the Castle, destroyed in the 1706 by the wish of Luigi XIV. From a highness you can enjoy a splendid view of the Angels’ Bay  and of the city’s port. Dinner and overnight.

3rd Day: Cannes – Grasse (98 km)
Brealfast and departure to Cannes, the most famous city in the Riviera because every May turns on for the International Cinema Festival. Here we will walk on the most exclusive street of the French Riviera, the Croisette, that during the Festival is stormed by stars, journalists, photographers and curious people. On the foot of Le Suquet there is the old port of Cannes, with luxury yachts and fishing boats that are positioned along  the Quai St Pierre from the 1838, a perfect for taking most picturesque photos. We will go to explore between the colored benches of Marche Forville, the antique market of the city, in a wonderful structure of 30s; it is the ideal place to go to explore the tastes of the French Riviera, with the visit during lunch to taste the local delicates. In the afternoon a visit to Grasse, the capital of the perfumes from 400 years, where we will visit the factory of the perfumes and the internal museum. The first perfumers made a fortune to the French court starting to use the local flower essences to aromatize the gloves of noble ladies. It was born like that the fragrance production that were mixing lavender, jasmine, mimosa, centifolia rose, orange and violet flowers. In the evening return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.

4th Day: Return
After the breakfast, departure for the return at home.