The journey from Italy to France was a long and frustrating day which involved - taxi to Genoa from our friend Paul, very late bus Genoa to Nice, local bus to Nice train station, train to Saint Raphael, taxi to pick up the car from our friends and a drive back to the Nice area to our apartment. After a few hiccups & uncertainty off where to go ( no gps ), we arrived at our lovely apartment inland from Nice which was absolutely perfect and our little oasis for the next few days!
Due to the long journey from the previous day, we stayed local and visited the lovely village & nearby markets at Tourettes Sur Loup which offered stunning views all the way to the Mediterranean sea. A After lunch at a traditional little Creperie, we decided to chill out beside the pool at our apartment and sample the local rose and goods bought at the markets.
The next day we headed towards the famous French RiveriEze - a lovely village overlooking the sea. It was touristy and a nice but steep walk up the top. The plan was to then take a picnic at the nearby peninsula called Cap Ferrat which we got to but found impossible to park, especially in our 7 seater peugot...not fun. We were limited with options and managed to finally take our picnic not at the beach or park...but next to the cemetery....was so hungry did not really care at the point. We then drove the famous ( & busy ) coastline from Nice to Cannes via Antibes and other coastal suburbs before heading back to our apartment which, after a long day we were very happy about.
The last morning we spent in the lovely village of Saint Paul de Vence - 5 mins up the road from where we ware staying. The village is a renown artists village with great views, galleries, shops & restaurants. I would have say it would be one of the nicest villages I have seen in France in my travels. The afternoon was the long long drive ( thanks Dad for being the GPS ) pretty much across southern France to head a little town called Capestang - a short drive from the village of Lautrec where were about to be based for the next few months. After 10 weeks on the road, 4 countries later, the thought of that was VERY VERY appealing..
Great views
Eze village - not so easy to walk up!
Our little oasis!
Fabulous 360 views from Saint Paul de Vence
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