Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The French Riviera - How To Arrive In Style

Although I love the sun and fun of the French Riviera, I am less sanguine about the cities of Nice and Cannes. To me, those areas are one gigantic stretch of miles and miles of ugly, condo’s running along the beach. Much more atmospheric and lovely is the area east of Nice – the villages from St Jean-Cap Ferrat – Villefranche-Beaulieu and Eze. This is the Beverly Hills of the French Rivera and home to wonderful hotels.
Of course, just east of all of this is the small country of Monaco and Monte Carlo. Here 365 days of beautiful, sunny weather, chic people, shops and restaurants and just one of my favorite areas in Southern France.
One of, NO! The best way to arrive here is by Heli Air Monaco. The flights depart from the Nice airport (almost every 30 minutes) and it takes all of 7 minutes, in a spectacular ride passing the beautiful villages mentioned above. Once you land in this dream city of Southern France, there is free transportation into town or your hotel.
Even if you are not staying here, why not consider taking the Helicopter flight over for a day. You won’t be disappointed. The prices are very reasonable too.

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