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 Cocktails on the Beach by amapola66
As we were only there for 4/5 days (any longer and it could get very pricey) - we booked our spot on the hotel's private beach at our hotel reception (reduced price for hotel clientel), intending to do things in the easiest way possible.
We spent quite a few heavenly hours on comfey sun beds, reading, sipping cocktails (brought to us by an unobtrusive waiter) and generally doing not much at all.
This beach provided large fluffy towels, also there were changing rooms and showers and a restaurant serving good food. Recommended, the salads, especially Nicoise which I enjoyed with a glass of champagneinbetween lying around doing nothing...Ahh the life.
(Tip - I highly recommend take beach shoes, to deal with the pebbles, they can be VERY hard on the feet, but once you're in, it's fine!)
Also, check out allaboutnice's extremely informative guide here : http://www.allaboutnice.com/beaches.html
I wish I'd read her restaurant tips before we went there! Leave a Comment Address: Bay of NiceDirections: Private beach belonging to the Hotel Windsor.
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The beach is sandier, quieter and less jam-packed with tourists than its more high-profile neighbor monte carlo. There is only a handful of shops and cafes here, but sunbathing is much more pleasant. Beautiful mansions loom overhead, and there is a delightful market here.
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 Sun loungers by Nice2004Leave a Comment Address: Next to the sea...
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on Castel Plage, Nice by allaboutnice
The Port of Nice is on the other side of the Chateau and there is a small public beach here, on rocks, in front of the port wall.
If you walk all the way around the Port, you will come to another public beach (one of our favourites, La Reserve) on boulevard Franke Pilatte, just by Nice sailing club.
It was very hot in Nice this summer with temperatures in the mid-thirties and not dropping much below 30 degree C at night. The only way to keep cool was to stay indoors with the a/c racked up or to get as close to the sea as possible.
There are fifteen private beaches in Nice with plenty of free public beaches between them. If you splurge on a private beach, ask for the "premier ligne" - closest to the cooling sea breezes.
For more information about public and private beaches in Nice have a look at my best beaches in Nice page for tips on how to get the best out of the Nice beaches. Leave a Comment Address: 3 miles along the Promenade des AnglaisDirections: Head for the sea and cross (CAREFULLY) the 6 - lane Promenade des Anglais. The private beaches are clearly named and will display sunbed hire prices and restaurant details.Website: http://www.allaboutnice.com/beaches.html
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 Beach, sea, people, stones.
Its a wrap by NiceLife
People will be out from eight in the morning until sunset to capture the last dying gasp of the sun. If you don't fancy galets, and most of us brought up on perfect yellow sandy beaches of Greece, Turkey, and now Dubai or Barbados don't really get on with stones, get the bus to Villefranche, Antibes or Juan les Pins, where miles of the yellow stuff is waiting.
If you hanker for something more exclusive, a sandy beach and sheltered swimming, head for Plage Mala at Cap d'Ail, Paloma Beach on Cap Ferrat or Plage de la Garoupe at Cap d'Antibes. Leave a Comment
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 by in4ik
Wake up, say, at 9 am and try to reach the beach for warm soft sunny late morning. My favorite entertainment on the beach was plane watching. Planes fly in Nice every 5 minutes... more and more tourists are coming in, but you are already enjoying the rocky beaches and salty water.
Sometimes annoyed by watches from Promenade... Leave a Comment
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 by amythomas
The pebbly beach streches for as far as i could see! Intermittently, there are bars and restaurants, which also have their own private beach (partitioned off from the public areas). Deck chairs cost about 15 euro for the day. I opted for the public option though, as I had planned to be at the beach for only about an hour. The beach is all large pebbles not sand, and the pebbles are quite hot to walk on - or lie on for that matter. Even through my beach towel, I could still feel the heat, and it can get uncomfortably hot lying on the rocks - so frequent trips to the water and also explains why a lot of people sit up sunbathing, rather than lie there. Topless was quite common - probably about three quarters of the women (of all ages and sizes) there were topless. I was comfortable to go topless myself and found that everyone was quite blase about it. It was common to swim topless too. There are a lot of onlookers (some with video cameras and cameras) from the boardwalk though, which was unnerving at first, but I soon forgot about them and enjoyed my sun.
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 by tammytoesLeave a Comment Address: all along the beach
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Of course, Nice also has a beach. This one however is long ... very long! It stretches along the "Baie des Anges", from the old harbour to the new airport (in the sea) and is about 8 kilometres long. The beach itself consists of gravel and near the waterline they are stones. The surf is rough, definately not good to enjoy the water with small children. The city has made several spots with sand and (sweet water) showers are available too. In one of my Nice travelogue albums you will find some pictures of our beach time in Nice. Leave a Comment
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Well I know the coast is being called Cote D' Azur (Blue Coast) but I was amazed with the blue color of the sea.
The beach is covered with rocks, which I prefer better than sand. If you don't belong to the majority of people who likes sand this is a good choice for you. Leave a Comment Address: Along English Promenade
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