Any traveler will find here a rest by the personal preference. Artists, as before, go for inspiration, gourmets go for excellent cuisine. Lavender fields, surf of incredible color, majestic cliffs bring the souls of tired citizens to harmony. Those who love comfort may not to worry: the infrastructure of the beaches is well developed. Secluded corners for the romantics are also in spare. Pitch upon a beach with golden sand or warm pebbles, private or public, in the wild or closer to world celebrities and nightclubs from the rating below.
Almanarre beach (Almanarre) is beach popular with surfers and extreme athletes. There are several toilets, small food track and recreation center where people overcome injuries with help of water sports. Almanarre beach popular not only extreme, but also couples. Couples come here to spend time in narrow circle of people, breathe clean air, enjoy picnic by sea.
Gravette (La Gravette Beach) – most beautiful of the public beaches of Antibes. White sands are scattered behind the ramparts of the Old Port almost in the center of the city. Luminescent waters of bay are covered by a jetty, it is always calm and sunny here.
Ile Sainte Marguerite (Ile Sainte Marguerite island) is one of two islands that form archipelago belonging to Cannes. Both Islands, which are also called Lérins Islands, are inhabited. Places are wild and rocky. Île Saint-Honorat is smaller and more rocky, which only drivers will like. There are beaches on Ile Sainte Marguerite island, but all of them are exclusively for wildlife lovers.
Calanques de Maupas (Les Calanques de Maupas) is a rocky beach located on the territory of a nature reserve. Calanques de Maupas is surrounded by dense forests, light brown rocks and huge reefs that pierce the sea.
Calanques de Cassis (Les Calanques de Cassis) is one of the most beautiful beaches in Provence. Beach is surrounded by majestic mountains, dense forests and picturesque buildings. Also adjacent to the beach is a major dock with luxury yachts, located in a rocky bay. Already beautiful picture is complemented by a bright blue sea, clean beach, steep terrain.
There are not so many wild beaches on the Cote d'-Azur, but the most "wild" of them is La Réserve Beach! Beach is located right on the rocks, away from the bustling quays with an abundance of clubs, restaurants and luxury hotels, every year beach somehow attracts more and more tourists. Plus, rest on this beach is suitable for those who want saving up a bit, if this word is generally appropriate to use.
La Salis beach lives a busy and active life from dusk to dawn in summer. Loud music, tanned bodies playing volleyball, delicious chewing French pastries vacationers, having a picnic right on the sand. By the way, the latter fact has a logical explanation – to buy food on the beaches of Cote d'-Azur is very expensive. It is much more profitable to take food with you. In winter, beach is considered the sunniest and warmest, as far as it is certainly possible in the local climate.
La Garoupe is the most famous beach east of Cap d'Antibes Cape. It is the only beach covered with beach and whee the territory is occupied with private areas. In some places, the sand is mixed with pebbles. La Garoupe is situated in the northeast of the coast of the French Riviera, the sun is more soft and comfortable here. This is one of the most pristine beaches which was completely deserted not long ago. Nowadays, this place is perfect for having peaceful glamorous vacation.
Splendor and luxury of the social life of Cote d'-Azur amaze even the sophisticated tourist, but after a few days they begin to tire and even weigh down. From pathos and noise of Nice or Saint-Tropez, you want to escape somewhere in a quiet place hidden from prying eyes. Cote d'-Azur can offer to you – Malia beach in the vicinity of Cap-d'Ail.
Marinieres (Plage des Marinieres) stretches for about 1 km in the Bay of Villefranche. On the right is Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the left the beach is bounded by a wooded hill. Behind – steep cliffs. East winds that cause unrest in other places do not reach here. Weather is always favorable in the harbor, only in summer the beach is fenced off from the sea to protect swimmers from jellyfish.
Menton (Menton beach) is a 1.5 km long beach located in the city of the same name. Menton beach is characterized by a smooth set of depth, clear water and almost complete absence of waves. Beach has 3 restaurants, food courts, dressing rooms and modern toilets. There is a supermarket, currency exchange, bus stop near the beach.
Midi (Midi Beach) s situated in the vibrant commercial district of Cannes, on the other side of the Old Port of the city. This is an elegant sandy beach which was renovated by April 2014. Here, the prices are a bit lower than on Croisette beaches; in summer, the parking are packed with locals' and visitors' cars.
Paloma is located at Cape of Sent-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in the Alpes-Maritimes. Cap-Ferrat stands out from the busy roads and has a more aristocratic, noble look than other resorts. The Paloma Beach setting is slightly resembling a leisurely life in the '60s: narrow streets with not very modern houses, wooden platforms, boats, helpful waiters. Comfortable, expensive, but without modern glamour and pathos.
Pampelonne is considered the best beach on the Cote d'Azur. It's about 5 km away from Saint-Tropez. The beach is located on a long spit of fine white sand, dramatically contrasting with the color of the blue sea. It became popular in the nineteenth century, and between the 40s and 50s experienced a second wave of popularity thanks to Juliette Greco, Sartre, Picasso, the symbol of French cinema – Brigitte Bardot and other famous persons.
La Petite Afrique Beach is sand and pebble beach surrounded by the sea, palm trees, white cliffs and picturesque houses. La Petite Afrique Beach is located in a small bay, protected from winds and waves. There are toilets, parking lot, beautiful restaurant and respectable hotel on the beach.