Comments on: Avis Abroad – Renting in Nice http://www.avis.co.uk/blog/avis-abroad-renting-in-nice/ Information about renting a car with Avis in the UK and abroad. Money saving tips and offers.. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Donna O'Hara http://www.avis.co.uk/blog/avis-abroad-renting-in-nice/#comment-1432 Donna O'Hara Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:35:45 +0000 http://78.41.157.192/?p=168#comment-1432 If you follow the old town in Nice to the top of the hill there are some great views, a waterfall, little cafe and play area, as well as an amazing cemetary. There are some 360 panoramic views of Nice: http://www.360travelguide.com/results.asp?StartNum=1&CountrySelect=France&LocSelect=Nice I recommend driving along Le Bord de la Mer (the sea road) from the Port of Nice heading eastwards - pretty spectacular especially on a sunny day in a cabriolet! There are plenty of towns worth visiting along the coastline, my personal favourite being Villefranche-sur-Mer, with the quaintest houses and narrow streets of the old-town set in terraces in the hillside. Continue along the sea road far enough and you can actually drive the Grand Prix course through Monaco, or even further, and you can cross the Italian border into San Remo - no border controls these days so it's very easy. I must admit, I did it just to say that I had been to Italy! My top tip when staying in France is do make an attempt to speak the language - the locals really seem to appreciate it. If you follow the old town in Nice to the top of the hill there are some great views, a waterfall, little cafe and play area, as well as an amazing cemetary.

There are some 360 panoramic views of Nice: http://www.360travelguide.com/results.asp?StartNum=1&CountrySelect=France&LocSelect=Nice

I recommend driving along Le Bord de la Mer (the sea road) from the Port of Nice heading eastwards – pretty spectacular especially on a sunny day in a cabriolet! There are plenty of towns worth visiting along the coastline, my personal favourite being Villefranche-sur-Mer, with the quaintest houses and narrow streets of the old-town set in terraces in the hillside. Continue along the sea road far enough and you can actually drive the Grand Prix course through Monaco, or even further, and you can cross the Italian border into San Remo – no border controls these days so it’s very easy. I must admit, I did it just to say that I had been to Italy!

My top tip when staying in France is do make an attempt to speak the language – the locals really seem to appreciate it.

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