Seaside Villages

1/14. Antibes - the Bay des Anges and the town of Nice in the distance.

2/14. Beaulieu-sur-Mer - just east of Nice (towards Monaco)

3/14. Cannes, France - The Croisette, the film festival, and jazz on the beach

4/14. Cassis - just east of Marseille, beside the rocky coast of the Calanques

5/14. Le Lavandou - west of St Tropez, with an exotic boat for viewing the sea bottom

6/14. Marseille - here the Old Port ferry crossing and early morning fishing boats heading out

7/14. Martigues - west of Marseille between the Mediterranean and the Etang de Berre, has Venice-like canals

8/14. Menton - bordering Italy, has the famous Lemon Festival every year

9/14. Nice, France - pebble beaches, shopping, museums and nightlife

10/14. St Jean-Cap-Ferrat - east of Nice on a peninsula beside Beaulieu-sur-Mer

11/14. St Raphaël - side-by-side with Fréjus

12/14. St Tropez - as lovely and as active as its reputation

13/14. Toulon - a seaport town, with a naval base and a very large "old town"

14/14. Villefranche-sur-Mer - east of Nice, beside Beaulieu-sur-Mer