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A Hotel Room Tour of my stay at 5 Star Hotel GRAND HOTEL DU CAP FERRAT in the south of France. The Hotel sits in an exclusive area, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. More on https://joydellavita.com/topic/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/ Address Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat: 71 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, 06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France (just 17 km to Nice Airport or…
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Hôtel de Caumont is an art centre in Aix-en-Provence, located in a stunning 18th-century mansion in the city centre. Opened just back in 2015, Culturespaces turned the probably most beautiful mansion of Aix, into a fine location for temporary exhibitions with charming adjacent gardens and the historic lounges. Hôtel de Caumont is easily accessible by…
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There is a Five Guys Burger Restaurant in Aix-en-Provence!! With Five Guys Restaurants in only three cities in France, the others are in Paris and Dijon, this is something really special for Aix. I was anyway honestly surprised about the amount of “big stores” in Aix-en-Provence. For example there is an Apple Store right nearby…
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The easiest and fastest way to travel to Monaco from Nice is taking a Train. The other options are a bus (takes more than double the time), taxi or even a helicopter. Indeed, out of all 4 options a train is definitely the least expensive option 😉 Trains from Nice to Monaco depart from the…
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To find and eat the best Falafel in Nice, you should visit the area south of the Gare de Nice-Ville train station. Streets lined with one street food shop next to the other, offering dishes from all over the world. To get my Falafel cravings satisfied, I went to “Nice Falafel Shop”. Unlike the name…
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Art in a former church in Aix-en-Provence. More precisely, a modern art collection including some “300 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Degas and Redon, and the major artists of the 20th century, including Bonnard, Rouault, Picasso, Braque, Dufy, Laurens, Léger, Klee, Bissière, de Staël and Dubuffet” Doesn’t this…
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How to get from the Aix-en-Provence Gare TGV train station to the city centre of Aix? preferably the cheapest and fastest way? It’s by bus! When first researching my connections from Nice to Aix-en-Provence, and realizing the Gare TGV train station is literally 20 km outside the city centre, I was really hesitating even going…
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What is the French fast train TGV in 2nd class like? How is travelling by the fast train of France? For my day trip to Aix-en-Provence, from Nice, I have definitely chosen to travel by TGV! To travel between both cities, you have the possibility to take one train from Nice to Marseille, and another…
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It’s such a touristy thing to do, taking a city train to discover a city. But, after joining my first tourist city train in Aix-en-Provence, I have definitely found pleasure in it. It’s such a relaxing and fun way of roaming around a city, listening to a detailed description of what you’re seeing and passing…
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PICASSO – PICABIA, the exhibition that eventually made me aspire a visit to Aix-en-Provence. As part of the Picasso Méditerranée wandering exhibition, I finally wanted to see multiple works of Picasso. The addition of the works by Francis Picabia just enhanced my wish to see this exhibition, before it moves further. Read on to find out…
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The cheapest way to explore everything Aix-en-Provence has to offer is the City Pass. Valid for either 24h, 48 or 72 hours, the Aix-en-Provence City Pass grants you not only a free entrance to various attractions in the city and region, but you can also benefit from discounts at various other shops and attractions. Also,…
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The Cote d Azure is pure paradise. Judging not only the stunning landscape and views it creates, the south of France is also a great breeding ground for plants. The most famous plant might be lavender, growing wild and in farms, only framing the picturesque scenery even more. Creating perfumes is the ideal option to…
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