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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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Fun |
Fun 06 Alpes-Maritimes |
Fun 13 Bouches-du-Rhone |
Fun Aquitaine |
Fun Languedoc |
Fun Midi-Pyrenees |
Fun Monaco |
Fun Provence |
Fun Rhone-Alpes |
Santons, Creches Museums, Workshops, Displays |
Water Parks, Aqualands |
Adventure
Adventure labryinth - Le Labyrinthe de l'Aventure
A maze of 4 kms of alleys and dead-ends, where games are hidden for young and old. The 2009 theme: The Great Explorers.
Location:
Route D2085 (direction Grasse), 2 km past Villeneuve-Loubet village.
Open: 11 April - 11 Nov
Entry: 10.50 € adults; 8.50 € for 4-12 years.
Tel: 0492 020 606, or 0672 721 776; Fax: 0492 020 606
Email: azurlabyrinthe@wanadoo.fr
Web: www.lelabyrinthedelaventure.com
Arbre & Aventure
Tree Adventures - Cables, walkways and nets strung between trees in the forested hills of the Montagne de Audibergue. Seven different routes, for all ages: 5 years and up, 8 years and up, on up to the adults' Super Tyro.
Location:
Parc de la Moulière, outdoor sports area by the hamlet of La Moulière, 6 km southeast of Caille village.
Open: May, June, Sept: weekends and holidays. July-August: daily
Tel: 0493 366 057, or 0660 605 625
Email: cailleacrobranche@yahoo.fr
Web: www.geocities.com/cailleacrobranche
Amusement
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
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.
Animal Park
Reserve Biologique des Monts d'Azur
This 700 hectare animal park is home to a herd of European Bison, the Mongolian Wild Horse (Przewalski's Horse, Dzungarian Horse, Asian Wild Horse), deer and wild boar. Guided visits (safaris) are in small groups, either walking or by horse-drawn carriage (calèche). Snowshoe visits (safaris) are available in the winter.
The site has a buffet and restaurant, and package prices are available for safari + dining. There are also rooms available, for overnight and two-night visits.
Location:
Domaine du Haut-Thorenc; 700 m east of the junction of the D5 (from Andon) with the D2 east-west road.
Open: 1 March to the first weekend of January
Closed: Jan - Feb
Entry: Walking guided visits take 1h30, in groups of 8 to 12. 18 euros adults, 10 euros children.
Horse carriage visits take 1h30, in groups of 10 to 12. 12 euros adults, 12 euros children.
Tel: 0493 600 078; Fax: 0493 600 078
Web: www.haut-thorenc.com/index.2.html
The Reserve brought in their first European Bison (Bison bonasus) from Pologne in 2005 and 2006, and the herd has prospered and expanded here. In this thickly forested area, the bison create clearings that are great for biodiversity.
Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) is a small, wild horse that once ranged over the plains and steppes of Europe and Asia. Over 600 cave drawings of the Przewalski's Horse date from 30'000 to 9'000 years ago. Modern times were unkind to the breed, and the race was reduced to official extinction (except for two captive populations in Munich and Prague zoos) in 1945.
Careful breeding and repopulation of protected areas, such as the Reserve Biologique des Monts d'Azur, has raised the classification to "critically endangered".
Astronomy
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
Caverns
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.
Games
Cannes Bowling - Billiards
Location:
189 av Françis Tonner (just past the Cannes-Mandelieu airport)
Open: 7 days a week, 15h-02h30
Karting
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
Karting
Go-kart rental and driving, age 5+
Location:
Plateau de la Sarrée, Route de Gourdon
Open: daily, 12h--19h
Tel: 0493 424 808
Mini Golf
Adventure Golf (Mini-golf)
Location:
Parking Marineland
Tel: 0493 334 949
Mini Golf de la Brague
Location:
rte Biot
Tel: 0493 746 745
Mini-Golf
Location:
les Jardins Pasteur, bd Alsace Lorraine
Tel: 0493 012 034
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
Parc de la Vernède et de Robinson
Shows
Théâtre de la Cité et Théâtre Chou
4 children's shows alternately in both theateres
Open: Sat 14h30
Tel: 0493 268 345
Water
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.
Zoo
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.
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