Insight Guides Pocket Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

By Insight Guides

Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering fun and interesting things to do and see in Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo, from top tourist attractions like Vieux Nice, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice, Casino de Monte Carlo and the Vieux Port to hidden gems, including Palais Lascaris.

Compact, concise and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move pocket travel guide when you're exploring Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo. 

- Cultural: delve into the cities' rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people
- Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography
- Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions
- Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping
- Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience
- Covers: Where to Go, What to Do, Eating Out, Recommended Hotels and more.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Insight Guides
• Release date: Jul 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781839050404

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Pictorial travel guide to Arizona & the Grand Canyon with a free eBook provides all you need for every step of your journey. With in-depth features on culture and history, stunning colour photography and handy maps, it’s perfect for inspiration and finding out when to go to Arizona & the Grand Canyon and what to see in Arizona & the Grand Canyon. 

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Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

Table of Contents

Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Day In Cannes

Introduction

Architectural Heritage

Cities of Contrast

Image Makeover

A Greener Future

A Brief History

Beginnings

Counts Versus Consulats

Wars and Revolution

Winter Visitors

Reunification and Regeneration

War and Post-War

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

Nice

Vieux Nice

Cours Saleya

Heart of the Old Town

The Colline du Château

The Vieux Port

Promenade du Paillon

Promenade des Arts

The New Town

Promenade des Anglais

Across the New Town

Western Nice

Parc Floral Phoenix

North of the Station

Cimiez

Roman Remains

Homage to Matisse

CANNES

La Croisette

The Port Vieux and Marché Forville

Le Suquet

La Croix des Gardes

Le Cannet

La Californie

The Iles de Lérins

Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Ile Saint-Honorat

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Around the Casino

Further East

La Condamine

Monaco-Ville

Exploring the Old Town

Cathedral and Aquarium

Fontvieille

A Trio of Museums

Moneghetti

Excursions

Cagnes-sur-Mer

The Musée Renoir

Mougins

The Estérel

What To Do

shopping

What to Buy Where

Food and Wine

Arts and Entertainment

Performing Arts

Rock and Jazz

Nightlife

Casinos

Sports and activities

Beaches and Swimming

Sailing and Water Sports

Diving

Golf

Gyms and Fitness

Skiing

Tennis and Squash

Spectator Sports

Children

Calendar of Events

Eating Out

Regional Specialities

Vegetable Heaven

Fish and Meat

Cheese and Desserts

Where to Eat

What to Drink

Reading the Menu

To Help You Order...

Menu reader

Restaurants

Nice

Cannes

Monaco

Excursions

Cagnes-sur-Mer

Vence

Mougins

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation (See also Youth Hostels, and the list of Recommended Hotels, click here)

Airport

B

Bicycle Hire

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Car Hire (see also Driving)

Climate

Clothing

Crime and safety (See also Emergencies and Police)

D

Driving (See also Car Hire)

E

Electricity

Embassies and Consulates

Emergencies (see also Health and Police)

G

Getting There (See also Airport)

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care (See also Emergencies)

L

Language

LGBTQ Travellers

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening Times

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Time Zones

Tipping

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Y

Youth Hostels

Recommended Hotels

Nice

Cannes

MONACO

Excursions

Cagnes-sur-mer

Vence

Mougins

The Estérel

Nice, Cannes & Monte Carlo’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

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Colline du Château

Nothing remains of the medieval citadel, but glorious views of Nice abound. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #2

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Mougins

This picture-perfect hilltop village is a must-visit for foodies. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #3

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Musée Matisse

Nice is home to this unmissable collection from all stages of the artist’s career. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #4

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La Croisette

The animated seafront promenade at Cannes is perfect for watching the world go by. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #5

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Promenade des Anglais

The legendary footpath epitomises the elegance of Belle Epoque Nice. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #6

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Casino de Monte Carlo

The ultimate symbol of Monaco glamour since 1863. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #7

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Marché Forville

Cannes’ colourful feast of wonderful Riviera produce. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #8

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Palais Princier

Monaco’s hilltop palace is compact and quaint with wonderful views over the coast. For more information, click here.

Top Attraction #9

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Vieux Nice

An atmospheric Italianate maze of narrow streets and coloured campaniles. For more information, click here.

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Iles de Lérins

Escape the Cannes crowds and make the trip across the bay to these forested islands. For more information, click here.

A Perfect Day In Cannes

9.00am

Breakfast

Instead of having breakfast in your hotel, head to Café Lenôtre (63 rue d’Antibes, www.lenotre.com) for a croissant and a crème (milky coffee) or, if you’re on a tight budget, grab a pavement seat outside one of the boulangeries on rue Meynadier.

9.30am

At the market

Rub shoulders with top chefs while you check out the wonderful local produce – look out for courgette flowers and Mediterranean fish – at Marché Forville, one of the most animated and colourful markets on the Riviera.

10.00am

Up the hill

Walk up cobbled rue St-Antoine in Cannes’ old town, Le Suquet, and head to the Musée de la Castre to see its collections of primitive art and musical instruments. On the way, don’t forget to admire the views across the bay.

11.00am

Retail therapy

Browse the high street and designer shops along rue d’Antibes and rue du Commandant André to pick out something stylish to wear for your night out on the town.

12.30pm

Lunch

Take the boat from the port over to Ile Saint-Honorat and enjoy a waterside lunch with panoramic views across the coast at La Tonnelle restaurant (http://tonnelle-abbayedelerins.fr). Visit the Abbaye de Lérins, home to 30 Cistercian monks, and buy some of their wine, liqueurs or lavender honey to take home.

3.00pm

On the beach

Back on the continent, rent a sunbed at Zplage, the private beach of the five-star Hôtel Martinez and one of the swankiest places to sun yourself on the French Riviera. If sipping cocktails alongside celebs and the international jetset is out of your reach, head to the sandy public beach, Plage du Midi, west of the port.

7.00pm

Apéro time

Once you’ve showered and changed back at the hotel, take a stroll along La Croisette, admiring the luxury clothes and jewellery shops on the way, and turn into rue des Frères Pradignac for an apéritif on the terrace at the bar, For You.

8.30pm

Dinner is served

Take your table at Table 22 (www.restaurantmantel.com) in rue St-Antoine to try some delicious Mediterranean cuisine cooked by Noël Mantel and his Dutch wife. Fish fans can also head to Astoux et Brun (for more information, click here) near the port to savour some seafood.

10.30pm

On the town

There’s only one place to be seen partying in Cannes and that’s Le Bâoli at the eastern end of La Croisette – at least, if the doormen think you’re cool enough to get in. Otherwise, try the Sun7 Bar on rue Gérard-Monod.

Introduction

Nice, Cannes, Monaco. The three names alone evoke many of the myths of the Côte d’Azur, each endowed with grandiose architecture and spectacular natural settings: the Baie de