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Amusements and things to do on the Côte d'Azure, the French Riviera, including the towns of Nice, Cannes, Menton and Antibes.
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Chauvel Yves Mini Golf
Location:
quart Chabassole
Tel: 0494 702 228
Mini Golf du Val de l'Arc
Location:
quart Arc de Meyran, chem Infirmeries
Tel: 0442 272 957
Antibes Land (beside Marineland)
Amusement park
Butterfly Jungle (photos contributed by a Beyond Reader)
Little Provencal Farm
Location:
RN 7, Route de Biot, Antibes
Tel: 0493 334 949
Kart'on - Karting indoor
Location:
ZAC des Trois Moulins; Rue des Lamberts (near the Antibes autoroute exit)
Open: Mon-Thur 18h-midnight; Fri 18h-02h; Sat 14h-02h; Sun 12h-20h.
Tel: 0493 748 989; Fax: 04 93 74 66 10
Adventure Golf (Mini-golf)
Location:
Parking Marineland
Tel: 0493 334 949
Mini Golf de la Brague
Location:
rte Biot
Tel: 0493 746 745
Aubagne - Bouches-du-Rhône (13400)
Daniel Coulomb Santon Workshop - L'Atelier des Santons
Daniel Coulombe is a master santon maker. He's been a santonnier in Aubagne for 20 years. This is more of a workshop than a museum, but his santons are on display.
Location:
Les Fyols, ; Route de la Ciotat
Email: info@santons-coulomb.com
Web: www.santons-coulomb.com
Karting
Go-kart rental and driving, age 5+
Location:
Plateau de la Sarrée, Route de Gourdon
Open: daily, 12h--19h
Tel: 0493 424 808
La Barben - Bouches-du-Rhône (13330)
5 km east of Salon-de-Provence
Zoo - Parc Zoologique de La Barben
Location:
D572; 6 km east of Salon; 4 km west of St-Canat (near La Barben Castle)
Open: 7 days; 10h-18h
Tel: 0490 551 912; Fax: 04 90 55 27 75
Animals in their natural habitat in the 30 Ha Nature Reserve; Exotic aquarium-vivarium; play areas.
Santonnier J. Peyron
A workshop and boutique, rather than a museum, but with santons on display.
Location:
Rue du Chateau, in the heart of the Medieval village.
Open: 7/7.
Web: www.peyron-campagna.com
Mini-Golf
Location:
les Jardins Pasteur, bd Alsace Lorraine
Tel: 0493 012 034
Parc MiniFrance
Location:
RN7, ZAC Nicopolis, 5 km east of Brignoles
Open: Tue-Sun
Closed: Mon Tel: 0494 692 600; Fax: 0494 590 858
CLOSED!
The Parc MiniFrance has a large number of miniatures (1/100th and 1/50th scale) of many of France's most famous sites located in a park setting. Most stand about knee-high to waist-high.
Entry is 35F adult; 100 F for the family. There's also a restaurant and a swimming pool.
Cannes - Alpes-Maritimes (06400)
Cannes Bowling - Billiards
Location:
189 av Françis Tonner (just past the Cannes-Mandelieu airport)
Open: 7 days a week, 15h-02h30
Cavaillon - Vaucluse (84300)
Creche Provencal Museum - Musée de la Crèche Provençal
Location:
1713 route de Robion - (Les Taillades)
Tel: 0490 712 597; Fax: 0490 714 746
Cuges-les-Pins - Bouches-du-Rhône (13780)
25 km east of Marseille; 10 km east of Aubagne
Ok Corral
Western Town leisure park, Big Wheel, Roller-coasters.
Location:
RN 8
Tel: 0442 738 005
Digne-les-Bains - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04000)
Le Jardin des Papillons
Also a Musée Promenade
Open: July-Aug guided visits daily; July 11h, 14h30, 16h; Aug 10h, 11h30, 14h30.
June guided visits by request, 11h, 14h30, 16h.
Apr, May, Sept guided visits by request, Mon-Tue, Thur-Fri.
Entry: 4.60 euros, kids 2.75. Promenade and Papillons 6 euros, kids 4 euros.
Tel: 0492 367 070, or 0630 309 963
Web: www.proserpine.org
Tour though a 1-hectare (2 acre) open space with a naturalist guide, dedicated entirely to regional butterflies and their preferred flowers.
Blayeul Museum - Musée-Promenade Blayeul
Also a Butterfly Garden
Open: Apr-Oct, 7/7, 9h-12h, 14h-17h30 (16h30 Fridays). Nov-Mar closed on weekends and holidays.
Entry: 4.60 euros, kids 2.75. Promenade and Papillons 6 euros, kids 4 euros.
Tel: 0492 367 070
Web: www.resgeol04.org
Stroll in a geological reserve of fossils, in a park full of waterfalls and streams. Ten aquariums of tropical and Mediterranean fish alongside their ancient fossils.
Ensuès-la-Redonne - Bouches-du-Rhône (13820)
20 km west of Marseille; 16 km east of Martigues.
Eldorado City
Far West town, Poney trekking, Entertainment.
Location:
Chateauneuf-les-Martigues, 13220
Open: March to mid November
Tel: 0442 798 690; Fax: 04 42 76 19 91
Santon Museum - Le Musée du Santon
Over 2000 santons on display, in provencal villages, and 39 of them in walnut shells.
Location:
Place de la colonne
Open: Daily, 10h-18h
Tel: 0490 202 083; Fax: 0490 22 36 62
Email: marcel-jarny@orange.fr
Web: www.musee-du-santon.org
Fréjus - Var (83600)
Aquland Fréjus
The largest aquatic park on the Côte d'Azur. The Aqualand parks are full-fleged theme parks
Location:
Quartier le Capou - RN98
Open: Every day 6 June - 6 Sept;
20 June - 5 July, 30 Aug 6 Sept 10h-18h; 6 July - 30 Aug: 10h-19h
Entry: (2009) €24.50. Season pass all Aqualands, 1 person: €79
Email: aqualand.frejus@aqualand.fr
Web: www.aqualand.fr/les-parcs,frejus.html
Largest aqupark of the Cote d'Azur, water slides of all sizes and types. Mini-golfs. Pedalos. Attractions and activities.
Gréoux-les-Bains - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04800)
La Creche de Haute Provence
Location:
36 ave des Alpes (Route de Vinon)
Open: July-August, 10h-12h, 14h30-19h.
Sept-Oct, May-June: 10h-12h, 14h30-17h30.
Closed: Nov-Apr. Sunday in summer; Sun-Mon in winter. Entry: free; 4 euros for La Creche show.
Tel: 0492 776 108; Fax: 0492 776 459
Email: santonsmoine@free.fr
Web: www.santonsmoine.free.fr
Farmyard Animal Park - Park Animalier Domestique
Includes donkeys of Provence and Greece, cattle of the Camargue and Thailand, camels, llamas, alpagas, Angora goats, poneys, ducks and swans. Playground, video games, kids games, mini-golf, free poney rides.
Location:
5 km southwest of Gréoux-les-Bains, at Vinon-sur-Verdon.
Open: All year, 10h-19h
Tel: 0492 788 825
Hyères - Var (83400)
Golf Mini Hyérois
Location:
810 chem Roubaud
Tel: 0494 572 500
Istres - Bouches-du-Rhône (13800)
Pyramide, La
Aquatic Part "The Lagoon", water chutes, "tidal wave" swimming pool.
Location:
Rue de l'Equerre
Tel: 0442 569 999
La Londe-les-Maures - Var (83250)
Seaside village 8 km east of Hyères, 12 km west of Le Lavandou.
Jardin d'Oiseaux Tropicaux - Tropical Birdland
Tropical birds, in a 6-hectare parc of cork pine and eucalyptus.
Location:
Rte de Valcros
Open: June-Sept 9h30-19h30; Oct-May 14h-18h.
Tel: 0494 350 215
Lourmarin - Vaucluse (84160)
Mini Golf du Laurier
Location:
Les Ferrailles
Tel: 0490 681 407
Malaucène - Vaucluse (84340)
Mini Golf du Groseau
Location:
cabanon Le Groseau
Tel: 0490 652 867
Mandelieu-la-Napoule - Alpes-Maritimes (06210)
On the west side of Cannes.
Parc de la Vernède et de Robinson
Marseille - Bouches-du-Rhône (13000)
Marcel Carbonel Santons and Santon Museum
Marcel Carbonel's santon museum and boutique (number 49) is beside his workshop (number 47)
Location:
49 rue Neuve Ste.-Catherine,;
1 block south of the south side of the Vieux Port; ground floor of an apartment block.
Open: Jan-Nov: Tue-Sat; Dec: Mon-Sat. Hours 10h-12h30, 14h30-18h30
Entry: Free
Tel: 0491 136 136, or 0491 915 658; Fax: 0491 548 942
Web: www.santonsmarcelcarbonel.com
Marcel Carbonel also has a boutique at Aubagne, 6 Promenade du jeune Anacharsis.
Maussane-lès-Alpilles - Bouches-du-Rhône (13520)
3 km south of Les Baux-de-Provence; 10 km south of Saint Rémy-de-Provence; 15 km northeast of Arles.
Musée des Animated Santons Museum - Musée des Santons Animés
Location:
Route de Saint Rémy de Provence; D5 (4km des Baux);
About 2 km from the turnoff to Les-Baux-de-Provence. The museum is on the left as you're entering the village from St.Remy.
Open: Every day, 10h-19h
Entry: About €4.
Tel: 0490 543 900; Fax: 04 90 54 52 84
Email: musee-santons-animes@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.alpilles.com/musee-santons.htm
This little museum has some truly beautiful animated santon villages. Each setting is a complete little village scene, with actions like windmills turning, sayers sawing, and such. We took many photos here. And, of course, santons are offered for sale in the boutique.
Menton - Alpes-Maritimes (06500)
Mini-Golf du Parc de loisirs Koaland
Location:
Ave de la Madone
Tel: 0492 100 040
Mini-Golf du Pian
Location:
9 av Blasco-Ibanez
Tel: 0493 577 693
Nice - Alpes-Maritimes (06000)
Kindia Park
Childrens attractions
Location:
Parc de Vaugrenir - RN 7; Villeneuve Loubet
Tel: 0493 656 192
Marionnettes and Childrens Shows
Clown, Grenadine, Magician
Location:
28 rue El-Nouzah
Tel: 0493 802 183
Show at the Castel des 2 Rois
Location:
Corniche André de Joly
Open: Wed, Sat, Sun - 16h, 17h.
Astorama
Discovering astronomy, planetarium, telescopes.
Location:
Rte de la Revère, Grande Corniche, Col d'Eze
Open: July-Aug - every night starting at 18h30.
Sept-June - Tue, Fri starting at 18h30.
Tel: 0493 858 558; Fax: 04 93 85 62 85
Observatory of the Côte d'Azur
Visit the observatory
Location:
Bd Bischoffsheim
Open: Saturday 15h
Tel: 0493 858 558; Fax: 04 93 85 62 85
Théâtre de la Cité et Théâtre Chou
4 children's shows alternately in both theateres
Open: Sat 14h30
Tel: 0493 268 345
Aquascope - Trans Côte d'Azur
Explore the underwater world from a glass-bottomed boat.
Location:
Quai Lunel, 06300 Port de Nice
Open: Spring - daily 9h, 10h, 11h, 14h, 15h, 16h, 17h, 18h.
Tel: 0492 004 230; Fax: 04 92 00 42 31
Trans Côte d'Azur - Sea Excursions
Sea excursions along the coast, departing from Nice or St-Laurent-du-Var.
Location:
Quai Lunel, 06300 Port de Nice
Tel: 0492 004 230; Fax: 04 92 00 42 31
Nice Côté Mer: 1 hr; Cap de Nice, Cap Ferrat, Baie de Villefranche, Promenade des Anglais.
Monaco: all day or afternoon: Cap Ferrat, Baie de Villefranche, Beaulieu, Eze, to Monaco.
San Remo: with a stop for shopping at San Remo.
Iles de Lerins.
Corniche d'Or: 2 hrs; departs from Sainte Marguerite (Iles de Lerins)
Saint-Tropez.
Orgon - Bouches-du-Rhône (13660)
Atelier des Couroulus
Santon eposition and workshop
Tel: 0490 731 541
Les Pennes-Mirabeau - Bouches-du-Rhône (13170)
Northern outskirts of Marseille, 15 km southwest of Aix-en-Provence.
Aqualand
Large aquatic park, chutes, "tidal wave" swimming pool rapids, dodgem boats.
Location:
Plan de Campagne, Rte de Septèmes; On the N8
Saint Cannat - Bouches-du-Rhône (13760)
15 km northwest of Aix-en-Provence; 5 km southeast of Lambesc.
Village des Automates
Location:
N7; 1 km SE of St-Cannat. 15 km northwest of Aix-en-Provence; 5 km southeast of Lambesc.
Open: 1 apr-30 sept: 7 days; 10h-18h
1 oct-31 mar: wed, sat, sun, holidays; 10h-18h
Tel: 0442 573 030
Over 500 robots displayed in an outdoor park of pine and rosemary.
Saint Cyr-sur-Mer - Var (83270)
10 km east of La Ciotat; 5 km southwest of La Cadière-d'Azur; 30 km southeast of Marseille.
Aquland Saint Cyr-sur-Mer
A unique environment of water rides and activities.
Location:
ZAC des Pradeaux
Tel: 0494 320 832; Fax: 04.94.32.11.02
Email: aqualand.stcyrsurmer@aqualand.fr
Web: www.aqualand.fr/les-parcs,saint_cyrsmer.html
Zoo Cap Ferrat
Location:
The Parc Zoological is located in the northwestern part of the peninsula, just past the Office de Tourisme.
Open: Every day of the year.
Tel: 0493 760 760
Over 300 animals, with Bear Mountain, Tiger Zone, Crocodile Beach, African Plain.
Grotte Baume Obscure Souterroscope
Visit the underground caves; 15 minutes from Grasse.
Location:
Chemin de Sainte-Anne
Open: Apr-June, Sept: 10h-17h weekdays, 10h-19h weekends.
July-Aug: 10h-19h daily; Oct-Mar: 10h-17h weekends.
Tel: 0493 426 163; Fax: 04 93 42 69 19
Underground temperature 13 deg C, bring warm clothing.
Grottes des Audides
Underground caves (grottes) and musuem, parc prehistoric.
Location:
Route de Cabris CD4
Open: July-Aug, daily, 10h-18h; Sept, June, except Tue, 14h-17h
Oct-May, except Mon-Tue, 14h-17h
Tel: 0493 426 415
Underground temperature 13 deg C, bring warm clothing.
Aqualand
An aqua-parc, located at Les Bosquets, on the D25 road (towards the A8) just north of town.
Aquland Sainte Maxime
The most recent of the Aqualands, at the doors of the Gulf of Saint Tropez.
Location:
Route Plan de la Tour
Tel: 0494 555 454; Fax: 04.94.55.54.55
Email: aqualand.stmaxime@aqualand.fr
Web: www.aqualand.fr/les-parcs,sainte_maxime.html
Pont de Gau Bird Park
Bird park, bird zoo and museum in the Camargue.
Location:
RN 570
Tel: 0490 978 262
Le Sauze-du-Lac - Hautes-Alpes (05160)
Overlooking the eastern side of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. - 10 km southwest of Savines-le-Lac.
la Montagne aux Marmottes
Eco-Parc Animalier - Nature Space
Location:
Domain des Grisons, Rte de Barcelonnette; 10 km from Savines-le-Lac
Open: Apr-Oct 9h30-19h00; Nov-Mar 9h30-18h.
Tel: 0492 443 200, or 0492 924 007; Fax: 0492 44 32 04
A 3-hectare nature park. Close obervation of marmottes, including glass-sided dens. Live wild animals (badger, fox, deer, mouflon). Museum of mountain animals (lynx, wolf, chamoix, etc.). Reconstruction of a prehistoric grotto. Botanical walk. Kids games, climbing wall.
Vinon-sur-Verdon - Var (83560)
15 km south of Manosque; 40 km northeast of Aix-en-Provence
Park Animalier Domestique - Farmyard Animal Park
Location:
Between Vinon and Grêoux-les-Bains, south of Manosque.
Open: All year, 10h-19h.
Entry: 5 euros
Tel: 0492 788 825
Web: www.parcanimalierverdon.com
Includes donkeys of Provence and Greece, cattle of the Camargue and Thailand, camels, llamas, alpagas, Angora goats, poneys, ducks and swans. Playground, video games, kids games, mini-golf, free poney rides.
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