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With year round warm temperatures, great beaches, trendy cafes, shops and restaurants and within easy distance of many popular French towns, Nice is the perfect place for a French trip.
Visit the Private Collection of Antique Cars in Monaco, give your students the chance to practice their French skills at a market in Cannes or take a tour of Nice on the Petit Train. These are just some of the many possibilities for your trip to Nice.
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Includes:
- 4 Nights Half board accommodation
- Return executive coach travel (TV/Video/WC/Seatbelts)
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationConfiserie Florian du Vieux Nice
Les confiseries Florian sweet factories are located in one of the most beautiful regions of France: The Côte d’Azur. Their confectioneries perpetuate a long standing tradition, knowing how to change the most delicious fruits and flowers of the area into sweets.They welcome visitors from the whole world and show them how to prepare these delightful specialities of the South of France: Acid drop can...
Petit Train, Nice
The inauguration of the Tourist Trains of Nice was in July 1981. The selected circuit starts on the "Promenade des Anglais", opposite the garden "Albert 1er" visits ‘la Vieille Ville’; the ‘jardin du Château’, with the splendid vistas of Nice and the famous ‘Baie des Anges’ and returns by the ‘Quai des Etats-Unis’, on the sea front. The personnel operating the Petit Train have remained the same pr...
Monaco Oceanographic Museum
Inaugurated in 1910 by its founder, Prince Albert I the impressive rooms of the Museum contain remarkable collections of marine fauna gathered by the Prince, numerous specimens of sea creatures (stuffed or in skeleton form, including the skeleton of a 66 foot whale), models of laboratory ships and craftware made from the sea’s natural products. In the basement, the visitor can enjoy the delights o...
Private Collection of Antique Cars
If you are visiting Monaco, you cannot miss a visit to The Prince of Monaco's Private Collection of Classic Cars. Visitors are invited to this remarkable exhibition to see a collection of approximately 100 rare and classic cars.
Marché aux Fleurs – Flower Market, Nice
The flower market is in Cours Saleya, in the heart of the old city of Nice. For at least a century this open square has been selling flowers but it has been a market place since Roman times. You can also sample local specialities: socca, pissaladière and courgette blossom fritters at one of the many cafes and restaurants dotted around the market.Flower sellers, produce and antiques dealers share t...
Ok Corral
This Wild West themed park has a variety of rides and attractions to entertain those of all ages. There are also a number of shows, where famous Western scenes are brought to life. A number of restaurants and snack bars are there to provide refreshment. A great visit for French groups.
Vieux Nice
Vieux Nice has a real old feel to it with its narrow, shadowy streets, cozy squares, colourful markets, baroque churches and jumble of pastel houses. The old city harbours some remarkable buildings that recall Nice's eventful history.
Port Grimaud & St. Tropez
The architect François Spoerry had a dream; access to the sea with a mooring for his boat at the end of his garden and a house in a true Provencal village. To realise his dream he designed Port Grimaud.Every house, every building, every street has its own character, colour, openings and materials. Port Grimaud is first and foremost a village that emphasises the ''joie de vivre'' of Provence...
Castle Hill Park, Nice
This is an absolute must for anyone going to Nice! Begin from the end of the Promenade or up the steps and rising streets from the Old Town. If you don’t fancy the climb there is a lift in high season from the Tour Bellanda on rue des Ponchettes (small charge) or take the ‘Petit train’ from the seafront.Weave your way slowly up the side of the hill taking in the increasingly breathtaking views of ...
Matisse Museum, Nice
The Matisse Museum houses an impressive collection of works spanning his career from colourful nudes such as the famous Portrait of Madame Matisse to photographs, sculptures and gouaches. The museum is located in an elegant villa on Cimiez Hill in Nice, where Matisse lived from 1918-1954, attracted no doubt by the Mediterranean colours, light and lifestyle. Villa Regina, where he lived from 1938, ...
Promenade des Anglais
In the second half of the 18th century the English took to spending the winter in Nice, enjoying its weather and the panorama along the coast. When a particularly harsh winter up north brought an influx of beggars to Nice some of the rich Englishmen proposed a useful project for them: the construction of a walkway along the sea.The city of Nice then greatly increased the scope of the work. The Pro...
Le Jardin Exotique d'Èze
The garden was created after the Second World War on a castle ruins by town mayor André Gianton and Jean Gastaud of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco. It is sited on steep terrain falling over 400 metres to the sea with panoramic views of the coast. It is also known for its impressive collection of cactus and exotic plants from the Mediterranean region, Africa, and the Americas.
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
Opened in 1912, thanks to the funding of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, it is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral outside of Russia. The cathedral was established to serve the large Russian community that had settled in Nice by the end of the 19th century.
Massena Museum
The Villa Massena is the architectural jewel of la Promenade des Anglais, built between 1898 and 1901. The museum gives a history of Nice in chronological order, and is surrounded by beautiful historic gardens.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
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| Day 1 | Pick-up from school | Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing Arrive in Calais |
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| Day 2 | Arrive in Nice (driver's 9 hour rest break) Time for group to freshen up, buy some lunch and explore the local area on foot or public transport |
Time for evening meal | |
| Day 3 | Group to head to Monte-Carlo Group to spend some time exploring the town centre Group to visit the Private Collection of Antique Cars |
Time for lunch Group to visit Monaco Oceanographic Museum |
Head back to accommodation for evening meal |
| Day 4 | Group to spend some time exploring Nice | Time for lunch Group to have a tour on the Petit Train Rest of the afternoon to be spent shopping |
Time for evening meal followed by bowling |
| Day 5 | Group to spend the morning exploring Cannes | Time for lunch Group to head back to Nice Visit Confiserie Florian du Vieux Nice |
Time for evening meal |
| Day 6 | Group to visit a market Meet coach and head back to Calais |
Ferry/Eurotunnel crossing | |
| Day 7 | Arrive back at school | ||
Villa Saint Exupéry Youth Hostel
Opened in 2000, formerly a Carmelite monastery, on a tree-lined hill overlooking Nice and converted it into a budget hostel. Many of the monastery's original features remain, including the stained-glass windows in the old chapel - now the communal eating area and bar. The gardens are dotted with olive, pine and carob trees, and quiet seating areas once intended for monastic reflection.
Students are normally accommated in 4-6 bedded rooms, most of which are en-suite. Staff are normally in en-suite twin rooms
Students are normally accommated in 4-6 bedded rooms, most of which are en-suite. Staff are normally in en-suite twin rooms
Fuaj Nice 'Les Camélias'
This bright and cheerful hostel is centrally located and has 136 beds, students will usually be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and staff in twins. Bedrooms are equipped with a shower and sink, however toilets are located in the hallway. Two of the dorms are equipped for wheelchairs.
