French Riviera

Antibes is a resort town of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. It is 12-½ miles by rail southwest of Nice, and is situated on the east side of the Garoupe peninsula. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antibes"

Brignoles is a town and commune of southeastern France, in the Var département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. Population 11,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brignoles"

Draguignan is a French city, in the Var département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "Porte du Verdon". Population 40,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Draguignan"

Entrecasteaux is a French town in Provence, noted for its Chateau, and a public square designed by Le Notre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Entrecasteaux"

Fréjus is a coastal town and commune, in the Var département, in southern France. Population (2004): 50,536. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fréjus"

The French Riviera ( French: Côte d'Azur) is part of France's South Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, reaching from Toulon to Menton at the border with Italy. The French Riviera is regarded as one of the most luxurious, expensive and sophisticated areas on the planet and is home to the world's rich and famous. Cannes is host to the annual presentation of the French Film Prize which attracts movie stars from around the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "French Riviera"

Grasse is a town in southeast France, it is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, on the French Riviera. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grasse" Go crack a www.shortopedia.com! shortopedia

Built originally as a private mansion Ville Soleil (Villa of the Sun) in 1863, the Hotel du Cap, in Antibes on the French Riviera, first opened its doors to guests in 1870. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hotel du Cap"

Hyères is a town and commune in the southeast of France, in the Var département, located 1.5 km (1 mi) east of Toulon. Population (1999): 53,258. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hyères"

Île du Levant, sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a Mediterranean French island off the coast of the Riviera, near Toulon. It is one of the three that constitute the Îles d'Hyères of France. The island is 8 km long, 2 km wide, and located in the Gulf of Lyon (geographical coordinates: 43°03' northern latitude, 6°28' eastern length). About 90% of the island is off-limits to the public, reserved for a military missile test center (the Centre d'Essais en Méditerranée) which has launched numerous research and testing rockets since its establishment in 1948. ...more on Wikipedia about "Île du Levant"

(Juan-les-Pins) Situated west of the town of Antibes on the western slope of the ridge, halfway to the old fishery village of Golfe-Juan (where Napoleon landed in 1815), it had been an area with lots of stone pine trees (pins in French), where the inhabitants of Antibes used to go for a promenade, for a pic-nic in the shadow of the stone pine trees or to collect tree branches and cones for their stoves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Juan-les-Pins"

Le Cannet is a town and a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Le Cannet"

Menton ( Italian, Mentone) is a town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France. It has been called the most beautiful town on the French Riviera and its nickname is La perle de la France ("The pearl of France"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Menton"

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. It is bordered by Monaco and Menton. The name was changed from Roquebrune due to increasing urbanization in the French Riviera. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roquebrune-Cap-Martin"

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département, in southeastern France. The commune has a population of 2,248 inhabitants and covers 2.48 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat"

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is a commune of southeastern France, in the Var département. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume"

Saint-Tropez is a commune of the Var département in southern France, located on the French Riviera. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saint-Tropez"

Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur région, Toulon is the préfecture (capital) of the Var département, in the former province of Provence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Toulon"

Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département, on the French Riviera with a population of just under 7,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Villefranche-sur-Mer"

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