I would greatly appreciate advice concerning daytrips, dining, transportation from the airport, etc. Please include specifics about transportation for any daytrip. We are staying at the Le Meridian for a week in mid-August. Our children, 2 girls, are very active and anxious for adventure. Thanks
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You could take your kids to Zoo Cap Ferrat. Your two year-old will get in for free. It%26#39;s 10 Euros for the five year-old and grown ups pay 14 Euros. According to their ads on Riviera Radio they%26#39;ve now got OTTERS. (Gasp.)
You asked for transport info, so here goes...
Bus 81 will take you to the zoo from the Gare Routiere. You can travel out at 1020, arriving 1039. Or 1245 arriving 1304. Or 1315 arriving 1340.
Return journeys are at 1304, 1340 and then not until 1819. The journey back to Nice takes 40 minutes because the route goes in a loop via St Jean Cap Ferrat.
Zoo info at www.zoocapferrat.com
Bus info at www.lignedazur.com
Or how about Marineland, a big theme park near Antibes with whale and dolphin shows, two minutes walk from Biot station..?
See www.marineland.fr
Rail info at www.sncf-voyages.com
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Hi
Your girls might also enjoy the Castel aux deux rois park. More info here:
http://tinyurl.com/hh44f
Also, they might enjoy the park at the top of the Chateau Hill; there%26#39;s a large climbing frame and a smaller toddlers%26#39; play area plus cafes and shaded areas for picnics. There are various ways of geting up the hill, climb the steps, take the lift (small charge), take the widing parths on the far side of the hill or take the %26#39;tourist train%26#39; from outside your hotel and get the guided tour en route.
best wishes
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Thanks so much for the information. I would like information on daytrips to see uniques areas. Would Eze be a good place to visit? How about St-Paul-de Vence?
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I stayed in Les Issambres last year near to St Tropez and we went to St Paul de Vence for the day. Beautiful place to visit - I went there with a 5 and 1.5 year old. My 1.5 year old was just happy to walk everywhere and my 5 year old was quite interested in the place as it%26#39;s beautiful. We only stayed for a couple of hours. Didn%26#39;t eat in any of the restaurants as they looked incredibly expensive and my 1.5 year old is doesn%26#39;t do sitting!! It took an hour or so to get there as it is along some very windey roads but well worth a visit. Nothing for children to do there - but as it%26#39;s so quaint and the shops are all very brightly decorated with paintings/antiques etc. etc. we managed to keep my 5 year olds attention. 1.5 year old just came along for the ride.
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Eze Village (the perched village, not Eze by the sea) and St Paul are both lovely. For children? well, Eze Village has a lovely tropical garden at the top , great place for a picnic and St Paul has the modern art museum, the Fondation Maeght, 5 minutes walk from St Paul which is relaxed, small and has a great sculpture garden, the girls will probably like the kinetic water sculpture and the various Miro and Giacometti sculptures throught the grounds. There is often a boules game to watch just by the entrance to the village. I prefer St Paul de Vence to Eze Village if you have to decide one or the other.
best wishes
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St Paul de Vence has such a great atmosphere, and to my mind too is far more intriguing than Eze. It is so interesting to children because of the quirky narrow streets and it%26#39;s medieval feel.. it left a lasting impression on me as a very young child. It has a fairytale atmosphere which is bound to appeal to girls - I am only getting my 8 yr old boy there on the premise of the old %26#39;they built it to escape the plague on the coast%26#39; stories, to which his response was %26#39;cool!!%26#39; He%26#39;s such a Philistine! ;-)
Picnics are so easy in France, and ideal for children (for the ones who don%26#39;t do *sitting* in cafes and the ones who just love picnics) and half the fun is letting them chose what they want to eat for lunch from %26#39;la Pattisserie%26#39;. I don%26#39;t know a child who would not love picking out their own real food to go! I will certainly invest in one of those cute little back-pack picnic sets and take advantage of France%26#39;s natural inclination for food %26#39;al fresco%26#39;.
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Thanks to all of you for the information. It is very helpful. I think that a trip to St Paul de Vence is a definite. Does anyone have information about the best way to get there?
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For St Paul de Vence you need the 400 bus/coach. It stops at a few main bus stops in Nice, one close to the Meridien, but to guarantee a seat in the busy tourist season, it may be worth while walking to the departure point ie the Gare Routiere or main bus stop on Jean Jaures, only about 10 minutes walk from your hotel. You might have to have your children on your lap as the bus fills up.
best wishes
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Thanks so much for the advice and directions.
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The timetable for bus 400 Nice to St Paul-de-Vence is at
www.cg06.fr/transport/lignes-tam/400.pdf
And route 112 from Nice to Eze and onto Monte Carlo is at
www.rca.tm.fr/horaires/index.asp…
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