Cote D'Azur Book

	Introducing The Guide
01	The Cote d'Azur: a photo essay
02	Introduction	21
	A Guide to the Guide	24
03	Historical Outline	25
	Milestone Events	26
	The Cote d'Azur Today	29
04	Art on the Cote d'Azur	31
	Introduction	32
	Artists' Directory	33
05	Creating the Cote d'Azur	37
	The Cast	38
06	Food and Drink	43
	The Cuisine of Provence and the Cote d'Azur	44
	Drink	46
	Wine	48
	Restaurant Basics	49
	French Menu Reader	49
07	Travel	57
	Before You Go	58
	Getting There	58
	Entry Formalities	61
	Passports and Visas	61
	Health and Insurance	61
	Getting Around	62
	Special-interest Holidays	65
08	Practical A-Z	67
	Climate	68
	Consulates	68
	Crime and the Police	68
	Disabled Travellers	69
	Environment	70
	Festivals	71
	Food and Drink	71
	Health and Emergencies	71
	Money and Banks	71
	Opening Hours, Museums and National Holidays	74
	Post Offices and Telephones	75
	Racism	75
	Shopping	75
	Sport and Leisure	76
	Tourist Information	77
	Where to Stay	77
09	The Three Corniches: Menton to Nice	81
	Menton	84
	North of Menton	89
	A Dip into Italy	91
	The Grande Corchiche	92
	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	92
	Cap Martin	92
	Monaco	94
	Monte-Carlo	95
	North of Monaco	103
	The Moyenne Corniche	106
	Eze	106
	The Corniche Inferieure	108
	Beaulieu	108
	St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat	110
	Villefranche-sur-Mer	112
10	Nice	115
	History	126
	Vieux Nice	129
	The Port, Terra Amata, and Hilltop Follies	133
	Up the Paillon	134
	West of Place Massena and the Promenade des Anglais	136
	Fine and Naif Arts, and a Russian Cathedral	137
	Cimiez: Chagall, Matisse and Roman Ruins	139
11	West of Nice: Cagnes to Cannes	143
	Cagnes	145
	St-Paul-de-Vence and Vence	149
	Excursions around Vence, and the Gorges du Loup	156
	Back towards the Coast: Biot	159
	Antibes, Juan-les-Pins and Vallauris	161
	Antibes and the Musee Picasso	161
	Juan-les-Pins	168
	Golfe-Juan	168
	Vallauris	169
	Sophia-Antipolis	170
	Grasse	170
	Around Grasse: Dolmens and Musical Caves	174
	Mougins	175
	Cannes	177
	The Iles de Lerins	185
12	The Esterel to Bandol	187
	The Esterel	190
	St-Raphael and Frejus	195
	The Massif des Maures	201
	St-Tropez	203
	Into the Massif des Maures	212
	Inland from St-Tropez	212
	From the Corniche des Maures to Hyeres	216
	Hyeres and its Golden Isles	220
	Toulon	225
	West Coast of the Var: Toulon to Les Lecques	234
	Bandol	238
	Reference
	Language	241
	Glossary	245
	Further Reading	247
	Index	248
	Maps
	Chapter Divisions	23
	The Three Corniches	82
	Monaco	96
	Nice	116
	Vieux Nice	130
	From Cagnes to Cannes	144
	Cannes	178
	The Western Cote d'Azur: The Esterel to Bandol	188
	The Esterel	191
	The Massif des Maures	201
	St-Tropez	204
	From the Corniche des Maures to Les Lecques	216
	Touon	226
	Toulon to Les Lecques	235