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"Nearly all the beaches in Nice stretch along the sweep of the bay between Rauba Capau and the airport at the other end of the Promenade des Anglais. At equal intervals along this bay there are about 15 private beaches separated by the public beaches. You are allowed to walk along the length of the bay including the private beaches if you remain close to the sea". (This intro was provided by 'allaboutnice' - another virtual tourist member, who has a wonderful page with lots of info about Nice - see below for link to her pages). 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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On a recent cruise, our boat docked in Monte Carlo, and I had planned to visit Nice also as a day trip. It cost 12 euro by train from Monte Carlo to Nice (and 12 euro back) and the trip takes about 20 minutes (express) or about 5 minutes (with stops). The beach was about a good 20 minutes walk from the train station, i had no idea where i was heading, but most people were quite helpful in pointing me to the general direction of the coast. 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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Despite being stony underfoot, the beach remains a main attraction for visitors to Nice. The blue shades of sea and sky exert their magnetic influence. Some hardened sunworshipers insist on the superior quality of the "galets" (stones to you and me) No sand getting everywhere, like in your sandwiches. Irony - sand in sandwiches. 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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