The department
of Alpes-Maritimes is located in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.
The prefecture is Nice and the
sous-prefecture is Grasse.
Neighbouring departments are Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Var.
The department's name is derived from its location between the
Alps and the Mediterranean Sea (Maritime Alps).
Although eighty per cent of Alpes-Maritimes is mountainous, few who
visit the department of Alpes-Maritimes know anything more about the region than the
coastal strip of Cannes, Nice and Menton.
Maybe they've sniffed some perfume in Grasse or viewed what inspired
Matisse, Soutine, Chagall, Renoir, Signac, Modigliani, Dufy and other artists around St-Paul-de-Vence but rarely
have they thought about really getting up into the hills.
The French
Riviera benefits from a Mediterranean-type climate, characterised by exceptional
sunshine almost 300 days a year and mild temperatures for most of the year.
French Riviera Convention
Bureau:
400 Promenade des Anglais - Nice.
Guide Riviera:
The Comite Regional du Tourisme Riviera Cote d'Azur's website.
The Mercantour National Park was created in 1979 and covers some
685km� (including Verdon and Ubaye in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).
Visit the villages perched in the valleys of Roya to discover some architectural gems.
Saint Martin Vesubie:
There's an interesting little museum in the village.
Alpha, Le Temps
du Loup:
Located near St Martin Vesubie.
The Roya Valley runs up alongside the Italian border.
Popular places to visit are the lakeside town of Breil sur Roya, the monastery and ancient streets
of Saorge and the frontier-town of Tende - reachable from Nice on the Train des
Merveilles.
Sospel:
Once an important staging post on the royal road from Nice to Turin. Travellers crossed
over a toll bridge that was built in the 13th century. The old bridge
was partially rebuilt after the Second World War and now houses the tourist office.
Antibes
Juan-les-Pins Tourist Office:
11, place de Gaulle - Antibes.
51, bd Guillaumont - Juan-les-Pins.
Auron Tourist Office:
Avenue de Malhira - Auron.
Bar sur Loup Tourist Office:
Place Francis Paulet - Le Bar sur Loup.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer Tourist
Office:
Place Cl�menceau - Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Beausoleil Tourist Office:
32, boulevard de la Republique - Beausoleil.
Biot Tourist Office:
46, rue St-Sebastien - 0640 Biot.
Breil-sur-Roya
Tourist Information:
17, place Biancheri -
Breil-sur-Roya.
Cabris Tourist
Office:
4, rue de la Porte Haute - Cabris.
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Tourist Office:
6, boulevard Mar�chal Juin - Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Cannes
Tourist Office:
Palais des Festivals, La Croisette - Cannes.
Cap-d'Ail Tourist Office:
87bis, avenue du 3 Septembre - Cap-d'Ail.
Coaraze
Tourist Information:
7, place Sainte-Catherine - Coaraze.
Colle-sur-Loup
Tourist Office:
28, avenue du Marechal Foch - Colle-sur-Loup.
Eze
Tourist Office:
Place du General de Gaulle - Eze.
Grasse
Tourist Office:
22, cours Honore Cresp - Grasse.
Guillaumes
Tourist Office:
Place de Provence - Guillaumes.
Isola 2000 Tourist Office:
Immeuble Le Pelevos - Isola 2000.
Le Cannet Tourist Office:
Avenue du Campon - Le Cannet.
Levens Tourist
Office:
Place de la Republique - Levens.
Mandelieu-la-Napoule Tourist Office:
340, rue Jean Monnet - Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
Menton
Tourist Office:
Avenue Boyer - Menton.
Monaco
Tourist Office: (Monaco Travel
Notes)
2a, boulevard des Moulins - Monaco.
Mouans-Sartoux Tourist Office:
258, avenue de Cannes - Mouans-Sartoux.
Mougins Tourist Office:
15, avenue Jean-Charles Mallet - Mougins.
Nice Tourist Office:
5, Promenade des Anglais - Nice.
Pegomas
Tourist Office:
287, avenue de Grasse - Pegomas.
Peymeinade Tourist
Office:
Place du Centenaire - Peymeinade.
Puget-Theniers
Tourist Information:
Maison de Pays, RN 202 - Puget-Theniers.
Roquebilliere
Tourist Office:
26, avenue Corniglion Molinier - Roquebilliere.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Tourist Office:
218, avenue Aristide Briand - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne
Tourist Office:
3, rue de la Republique - Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Tourist Office:
59, avenue Denis Semeria - Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Saint-Paul
de Vence Tourist Office:
2, rue Grande - Saint-Paul de Vence.
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
Tourist Office:
10, Place du Tour - 06460 Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.
Sospel Tourist Office:
19, avenue Jean Medecin - Sospel.
Tende Tourist Office:
Avenue du 16 septembre 1947 - Tende.
Theoule-sur-Mer
Tourist Office:
1, Corniche d'Or - Theoule-sur-Mer.
Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Tourist Office:
5, route de Vence - Tourrettes-sur-Loup.
Valberg
Tourist Office:
Centre Administratif - Valberg.
Valbonne
Tourist Office:
1, place de l'Hotel de Ville - Valbonne.
Valdeblore-La-Colmiane Tourist
Office
La Roche - Valdeblore-La-Colmiane.
Vallauris-Golfe Juan
Tourist Office:
Square du 8 mai 1945 - Vallauris.
Vence
Tourist Office:
8, place du Grand Jardin - Vence.
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Tourist Office:
Jardin Fran�ois Binon - Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Villeneuve-Loubet
Tourist Office:
16, avenue de la Mer - Villeneuve-Loubet.
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