French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group

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French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group

The coasts of France are the choice of many tourists during the summer months. Spending the summer in what is known as the French Riviera, in southern France, is a popular activity.

While most tourists are happy with choosing a destination, booking a hotel and spending the total of their vacations enjoying the beach and sun, this time we offer you a French Riviera Tour from Nice in a Small Group, which will allow you to see the best surrounding town and cities. This way, you will return home having seen the best of the south of France, where there are many beautiful and magical places for you to enjoy.

From Cannes to Monte Carlo, you will see all the beautiful villages and towns of the French Riviera on the French Riviera Tour from Nice in a Small Group. You can relax and enjoy the view as we drive along the famous Mediterranean coastal road. There you will be pleasured by the view of the bright blue sea, only interrupted by small white spots –as yachts look like from the distance.

This trip will take you to the designer shops of Cannes, you will be tempted by the latest trends in the stores in Juan-les-Pints, take the best pictures of the colorful flower market in Nice and be astonished by the royal palace in Monte Carlo. The small group who will accompany you on your tour of the French Riviera is limited to a number of eight passengers, which ensures a personalized experience and one on one contact with your tour guide.

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The French Riviera is well-known for its great variety of seaside towns, which are elegant and picturesque at the same time. In the southern coast of France, celebrities take walks on the streets and enjoy their free time aboard their private yachts. Our French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group will allow you to see the most famous destinations and people.

The French Riviera tour takes place aboard a minivan, which can carry a maximum of eight passengers. There you can sit, relax and enjoy the beautiful landscapes while exploring the different destinations without having to worry about anything. The small group tour ensures you receive personal attention from our professional guide with excellent English proficiency.

The French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group is the perfect way to see all the small towns of the French Riviera in one day, while enjoying the tour of the Mediterranean coast. This tour through the south of France lasts approximately nine hours.

At nine o’clock in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel in the center of the city of Nice. There, our French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group will begin with a visit to the colorful flower market in the old city. From there we will continue on to Cannes, where you can see the expensive boutiques and shops aligned in the Boulevard de la Croisette and visit the Film Festival Palace, where handprints of celebrities adorn the place.

We will then continue to Antibes, where we will visit the old town and see the mega-yachts of the billionaires. In Eze, later that same day, we will admire the medieval village and visit the Fragonard perfumery.

From there we cross the border to Monaco, where we will travel to the city of Monte Carlo to see the cathedral, the royal palace (open only during the summer season, from June to October), the old town, the casino and the Grand Prix circuit.

You will be given 45 minutes to visit each of the cities of Cannes, Antibes and Nice. In Eze you will have 25 minutes and in Monte Carlo you will have a whole hour. We will then return to our departure point, bringing you back to your hotel in the center of Nice.

The cost of the French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group is € 100.00. Infants and children up to age 11, inclusive, get a 50% discount and pay only € 50.00. The cost of the tour includes the hiring of a professional guide, prepared and very friendly, the shuttle service to and from your hotel in the center of Nice, and transportation in a minivan that has air conditioning and seating for eight passengers. Not included in the cost of the tour are the entrance fees to the various attractions, and the tips –which are always optional. The cost of meals and beverages consumed during the tour are not included either.

The French Riviera: Tour from Nice in a Small Group is conducted in English language. The tour is wheelchair accessible but, in case you are travelling on a wheelchair, please indicate it when making your reservation. Similarly, you should also let us know in your reservation if you will be traveling with small children or babies; the use of baby seats is mandatory in these cases. This tour takes place daily, departing from Nice.

If you plan to spend your summer vacation in southern France, and if you spend a few days in Nice, this tour is a chance to see the rest of the French Riviera in one day and go home with a general idea of the best places to see in the South of France.

We wish you a happy holiday! See you on the French Riviera! Until soon!

Travelling in Greece: from Piraeus to Athens

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Travelling in Greece: from Piraeus to Athens

If you are taking a trip to Greece and visiting more than one destination, you will find yourself relying on different means of transportation: buses, trains, planes and ferries. If Athens is one of your destinations, and you will be taking a ferry to Athens, you will have to use the port in Piraeus. Here is a piece of advice on how to get to and from Athens through Piraeus.

Piraeus is a small city or town in the south of Athens. It is located in the coast and the locals consider it a nice city getaway, but for you as a tourist it will just be the place where your ferry departs or arrives. Piraeus is about 13 kilometers from the center of Athens, and it is well connected with the rest of the city, so it should not be a problem for you.

Most of the time you will not be staying in Piraeus, but travelling to the center of Athens. You may still want to spend the night in Piraeus if, for example, you are not staying in Athens but Iceland hopping in Greece; and you have a ferry arriving late at night in Piraeus, from where you will have to leave early in the morning to your next destination.

The Greek ferry system is very centralized in Athens, so it is possible that you are in an island, can see the next island you will be visiting from your hotel’s window, but still need to go back to Athens in order to catch a ferry to that nearby island. If this is the case, do not worry, Piraeus is prepared for this, with a great variety of hotels and restaurants to cater all needs.

But back to the topic, if you have the time to visit Athens, you can take a metro upon arrival to Piraeus. The metro station is right in front of the harbor, but depending on where your ferry arrives, you may have to take an internal bus from the pier to the metro station. This bus is free of charge and its destination reads “station”. You take the bus and once you get off you have to cross a pedestrian bridge over a busy street and arrive at the metro station.

Train tickets cost 1,40 euros each, and are valid for 90 minutes of unlimited transportation in Athens. The vending machines in Piraeus were taking, as of July 2011, only coins of 1 euro or smaller, although they do give you back change.

This is the last station of only the metro line number 1; so do not waste time checking the stops and the different destinations; just get your ticket and hop on the next metro that comes, or the one that is already waiting there if you are lucky. The metro is a regular one, and it takes only seven stops to get to the central stations of Monastiraki (where the famous Athenian flea market is located) and eight to Omonia (a quite touristy but also slightly dangerous district in Athens) before continuing further northeast of Athens all the way to its final destination: Kifissia.

If you need to go to the metro station Syntagma, located right under the main square of the city and next to the Parliament, connect in Omonia with metro line number 2, direction Helliniko. Syntagma will be the second station. You can also get off from line 1 in Monastiraki and take metro line 3, direction: airport, getting off in the first stop.

In the summer months, with the ferries in Greece transporting lots of tourists, the metro might be a bit crowded and air conditioner is not so effective, so make sure to carry some water or soda to avoid getting dizzy with the heat.

For going from the city center –or from anywhere in Athens – to Piraeus, take any metro line that meets line 1 and then connect with metro line 1, direction Piraeus. Upon arrival, walk to your ferry or take the free bus in the harbor. Total travel time to and from the city center by metro does not exceed 20 minutes.

We wish you a pleasant staying in Greece!

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