A beach-a-week: île Sainte-Marguerite
Continuing on our tour of beaches on the French Riviera, this week's destination isn't really one beach but a whole island of beaches. Ile Sainte-Marguerite is located just off Cannes, easily reached...
View ArticleA beach-a-week: Paloma Beach, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
With the best of intentions earlier this summer I set out to write about a beach a week, which didn't seem such a hard target, however last week got the better of me and I forgot! But summer isn't...
View Article28 reasons to holiday with toddlers on the Côte d'Azur
At first glance the Côte d’Azur (or French Riviera) might not seem like an obvious choice for a holiday destination for families with toddlers with its reputation for glitz and glamour, but look again,...
View ArticleExploring the walls and beaches of St Malo
During the recent school spring holidays we spent a week based in Rennes, in Brittany, exploring parts of northern and western France that we as a family didn’t know. We visited places that had long...
View ArticleTOP 12 favourite beaches on the French Riviera
The French Riviera, or Côte d’Azur as it’s called in French, is famous (and possibly infamous) for its beaches. There are an enormous variety in the approximately 125 kilometres of coastline between...
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