BY RAIL
NICE AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA BY TRAIN
7 nights / 8 days From £ 1,880 per person
Beaulieu on the French Riviera
NICE • FRENCH RIVIERA
This holiday offers seven nights in the seaside resort of Nice, on the French Riviera, with plenty of time to soak in the scenery of the Cote d’ Azur and to explore the coast and its hinterland by public transport. Travel by Eurostar from London to Paris or Lille or Marseille and then a fast TGV service to Nice and back.
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY ONE Travel from London to Nice by train Depart on a morning Eurostar for Nice, changing in Paris or Lille. Enjoy the scenery outside your window as the TGV heads south through the regions of Burgundy and the Rhone-Alpes, following the course of the River Rhone into Provence and the Cote d’ Azur. If you take the train via Paris, you leave London at about 9.20 hrs and reach Nice just after 20.00 hrs.
DAYS TWO TO SEVEN In Nice You have six whole days at leisure in Nice on the French Riviera. Well-known for its artistic and cultural connections, Nice has over 20 museums and galleries, including the Musée Matisse, the Palais Lascaris, and several archaeological and historical museums. The Marche aux Fleurs Cours Saleya is the site of some of Nice’ s best markets, selling flowers, fruit, and vegetables, as well as other local delicacies. A self-guided tour of the city will bring you to Queen Victoria’ s Ancien Hôtel Régina, the Basilique Notre Dame, Le Cadran Solaire( a sundial which you operate using your own shadow), and the small squares of the Old Town. Nice has many hidden gardens ready to be explored; large or small, they are all perfectly maintained. Other possible day excursions include trips to Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, the seaside village of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, and the exclusive peninsula of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat with the beautiful Villa Ephrussi nearby. St Paul de Vence, one of the prettiest perched villages in the hinterland of the Cote d’ Azur, is about an hour by bus from Nice.
What’ s included
• Standard class Eurostar and second-class TGV from London to Nice return
• 7 nights’ bed and breakfast in a Classic double room at La Perouse, Nice
• Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
What’ s not included
• Personal holiday insurance. This is essential and cover should be in place from when you book the holiday.
• Local tourist tax, usually between Euros 1 and 3 per person per night, and payable locally to the hotel
• Transfers in Paris
PRICES
Prices are per person based on two people sharing a double or twin room From £ 2,220
Supplements
• Standard premier on Eurostar and first class on the TGV £ 580 per person
Holiday code FRBR07
DAY EIGHT Nice to London There is a train from Nice at about 10.00 hrs which reaches London just after 19.30 hrs with a change in Paris. Again, depending on the day of the week there may be a service via Lille.
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