{"id":1053,"date":"2010-06-03T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fabricegrinda.com\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2023-08-18T05:32:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T05:32:51","slug":"things-to-do-in-the-south-of-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/things-to-do-in-the-south-of-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in the South of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I am from Nice I keep getting asked what to do when visiting the South of France. Here are my recommendations:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nice<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat dinner at \u00ab\u00a0La Petite Maison\u00a0\u00bb, my favorite restaurant in the world! Make reservations ahead of time. Once you are there tell Nicole you are coming from Fabrice Grinda and you want to try the sampling menu with sea bass as the main dish.<\/li>\n<li>For great local fare in a more casual setting, eat at \u00ab\u00a0Le Safari\u00a0\u00bb on \u00ab\u00a0Le Cours Saleya\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li>Walk on \u00ab\u00a0La Promenade des Anglais,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0La Zone Pietone\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Le Cours Saleya\u00a0\u00bb and visit \u00ab\u00a0Le Ch\u00e2teau\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li>Eat Fenochio ice cream and sorbet in \u00ab\u00a0Le Vieux Nice\u00a0\u00bb (over 70 home made flavors!)<\/li>\n<li>Cultural activities include the Matisse Museum, Museum of Modern Art, etc.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>St. Paul de Vence<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautiful little village 30 minutes away from Nice that gives you a sense for the relaxed life on the Cote d&rsquo;Azur<\/li>\n<li>Eat at La Colombe d&rsquo;Or. Don&rsquo;t miss looking at their art collection which includes a Picasso!<\/li>\n<li>Explore the old town and its art galleries<\/li>\n<li>Walk on \u00ab\u00a0les ramparts\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li>Take a stroll in the gardens of \u00ab\u00a0La Fondation Maeght\u00a0\u00bb and admire their modern and contemporary art collection<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monaco<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30 minutes East of Nice by car or train<\/li>\n<li>Just walk around the city and the main Casino it&rsquo;s beautiful<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cannes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30 minutes West of Nice by car or train<\/li>\n<li>Most well known for \u00ab\u00a0La Croisette\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>St. Tropez<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 hour 30 minutes West of Nice by car or 20 minutes by helicopter from Nice airport<\/li>\n<li>It&rsquo;s the \u00ab\u00a0Ibiza\u00a0\u00bb of France &#8211; beautiful and rich people go party there<\/li>\n<li>Walk around the town, eat lunch or dinner on \u00ab\u00a0La Place des Lys,\u00a0\u00bb walk alongside the huge boats in the harbor, eat ice cream at \u00ab\u00a0Barbarac\u00a0\u00bb (70 amazing flavors).<\/li>\n<li>Visit the beautiful sand beaches \u00ab\u00a0Les Plages de Pampelonne\u00a0\u00bb, especially \u00ab\u00a0Club 55\u201d or \u00ab\u00a0Kai Largo\u00a0\u00bb 20 minutes outside of town (great places for lunch too). Go to \u00ab\u00a0Nikki Beach\u00a0\u00bb if you want to see how the young idle rich party.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the night club: \u00ab\u00a0Les Caves du Roy\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nice, Monaco, Cannes and St. Paul can all be done from where you are staying in or near any of those cities. You will need to rent a car to get around.<\/p>\n<p>Stay a few nights in or near Saint Tropez. With the nights you will have there, you will not want to be doing any commuting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I am from Nice I keep getting asked what to do when visiting the South of France. Here are my recommendations: Nice: Eat dinner at &#8220;La Petite Maison&#8221;, my &hellip; <a href=\"\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u00ab\u00a0\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travels"],"acf":[],"contentUpdated":"Things to do in the South of France. Categories - Travels. Date-Posted - 2010-06-03T16:00:41 . As I am from Nice I keep getting asked what to do when visiting the South of France. Here are my recommendations:\n Nice:\n Eat dinner at \u00ab\u00a0La Petite Maison\u00a0\u00bb, my favorite restaurant in the world! Make reservations ahead of time. Once you are there tell Nicole you are coming from Fabrice Grinda and you want to try the sampling menu with sea bass as the main dish.\n For great local fare in a more casual setting, eat at \u00ab\u00a0Le Safari\u00a0\u00bb on \u00ab\u00a0Le Cours Saleya\u00a0\u00bb\n Walk on \u00ab\u00a0La Promenade des Anglais,\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0La Zone Pietone\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Le Cours Saleya\u00a0\u00bb and visit \u00ab\u00a0Le Ch\u00e2teau\u00a0\u00bb\n Eat Fenochio ice cream and sorbet in \u00ab\u00a0Le Vieux Nice\u00a0\u00bb (over 70 home made flavors!)\n Cultural activities include the Matisse Museum, Museum of Modern Art, etc.\n &nbsp;\n St. Paul de Vence:\n Beautiful little village 30 minutes away from Nice that gives you a sense for the relaxed life on the Cote d&rsquo;Azur\n Eat at La Colombe d&rsquo;Or. Don&rsquo;t miss looking at their art collection which includes a Picasso!\n Explore the old town and its art galleries\n Walk on \u00ab\u00a0les ramparts\u00a0\u00bb\n Take a stroll in the gardens of \u00ab\u00a0La Fondation Maeght\u00a0\u00bb and admire their modern and contemporary art collection\n &nbsp;\n Monaco:\n 30 minutes East of Nice by car or train\n Just walk around the city and the main Casino it&rsquo;s beautiful\n &nbsp;\n Cannes:\n 30 minutes West of Nice by car or train\n Most well known for \u00ab\u00a0La Croisette\u00a0\u00bb\n &nbsp;\n St. Tropez:\n 1 hour 30 minutes West of Nice by car or 20 minutes by helicopter from Nice airport\n It&rsquo;s the \u00ab\u00a0Ibiza\u00a0\u00bb of France &#8211; beautiful and rich people go party there\n Walk around the town, eat lunch or dinner on \u00ab\u00a0La Place des Lys,\u00a0\u00bb walk alongside the huge boats in the harbor, eat ice cream at \u00ab\u00a0Barbarac\u00a0\u00bb (70 amazing flavors).\n Visit the beautiful sand beaches \u00ab\u00a0Les Plages de Pampelonne\u00a0\u00bb, especially \u00ab\u00a0Club 55\u201d or \u00ab\u00a0Kai Largo\u00a0\u00bb 20 minutes outside of town (great places for lunch too). Go to \u00ab\u00a0Nikki Beach\u00a0\u00bb if you want to see how the young idle rich party.\n Go to the night club: \u00ab\u00a0Les Caves du Roy\u00a0\u00bb\n &nbsp;\n Nice, Monaco, Cannes and St. Paul can all be done from where you are staying in or near any of those cities. You will need to rent a car to get around.\n Stay a few nights in or near Saint Tropez. With the nights you will have there, you will not want to be doing any commuting!\n ","Category":["Travels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17070,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1053\/revisions\/17070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}