Itinerary

Saturday, April 23 (Villefranche)

  • Arrive in Nice, transfer to Welcome Hotel, early check-in
  • Group welcome lunch in Villefranche, walk about town
  • Evening - group aperitif at hotel, dinner on own
 PictureVillefranche Harbor

Sunday, April 24 (Nice)

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Cours Saleya and Mount Boron, Nice
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Nice - visit the ancient Cours Saleya market in the Old City, the world-famous beaches, walk about the city, visit museums, shops, lunch on own
  • Group dinner in Villefranche

Monday, April 25 (Grasse)

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Grasse - still known as the perfume capital of the world. Self-guided historical walking tour, visit Fragonard Musée du Parfum, Visite de l’Usine, shops
  • Group lunch in Grasse
  • Evening – dinner on own in Villefranche
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A square in Grasse, with a Belle Epoque canopy

Tuesday, April 26
(St. Paul de Vence, Vence, Tourrettes-sur-Loup)

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St. Paul de Vence

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • St Paul-de-Vence - visit market
  • Vence - lunch on own, visit art galleries, shops
  • Tourrettes-sur-Loup - visit artisanal workshops, galleries
  • Group dinner in Villefranche

Wednesday, April 27 (On Own)


  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Visit Monaco or the Rothschild Villa and Gardens; explore Saint-John-Cap-Ferrat; stay in Villefrance for the citadel, the Volti Museum, shopping or the beach; hike around Cap Ferrat; go back to Nice for whatever you missed!
  • Dinner on your own
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Fort St. Elme, The Villefranche Citadel

Thursday, April 28 (Biot / Mougins)

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Street in Mougins
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Biot - visit glassworks, museum
  • Lunch on own
  • Mougins - visit art galleries, shops
  • Group dinner in Mougins

Friday, April 29 (Eze / La Turbie)

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Eze - tour medieval city and Jardin Exotique
  • Group lunch in Eze
  • La Turbie via the Grande Corniche - View/climb La Trophée des Alpes, built by Caesar Augustus
  • Evening - Dinner on own in Villefranche
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La Trophée des Alpes

Saturday, April 30 (Bussana Vecchia, Italy / San Remo, Italy)

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Bussana Vecchia
  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Bussana Vecchia (scenic drive) - visit art studios
  • San Remo - lunch on own, walk about city, shops
  • Farewell group dinner at Hotel le Versailles, Villefranche

Sunday, May 1 (Departure from Nice)


  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Mid-day flight from Nice to JFK
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Beach at Port de Villefranche Darse