Vacation in NIce- a lot of questions

I intend to take vacation in NICE and I would like to visit some places like

Antibes

Brignoles

Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cap Bénat

Cap d%26#39;Antibes

Cap Lardier

Cotignac

Grimaud

Île du Levant

Îles d%26#39;Hyères

Juan-les-Pins

Menton

Principado de Mônaco

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Saint-Tropez

Toulon

Villefranche-sur-Mer

so I have many questions:

Is it better to rent a car??

I need a good place to stay at nice but I cant pay for a 4 or 5 hotel stars

What cities worth to be visited??

How many days to stay at Nice to go around and visit these places??

I intend to go in July- 2010- with my husband and my daughter- 12 years old. Is it the best season????

thanks for all

Jackie Marum

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july august is the very high season, very busy and expensive

june or sept are better in high season

I recommand

Antibes, cap d%26#39;antibes, juan les pins (it%26#39;s the same)

Cagnes-sur-Mer (the old town)

Grimaud (but not in july%26amp;august, too busy)

Principado de Mônaco

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Villefranche-sur-Mer

I don%26#39;t like

Menton

Saint-Tropez (specially in july-august)

Toulon

I don%26#39;t know (not near Nice)

Brignoles

Cap Bénat

Cap Lardier

Cotignac

Île du Levant

Îles d%26#39;Hyères

but where is %26quot;saint paul de vence, eze....%26quot; ??

do not look the number of star but the quality of hotels (star = size and some equipment, a 4 star can be very bad)

the question, how much would you like to pay by night : 150, 250 euros... per night ?

4 or 5 days minimum in Nice

and may be 2 others days near Hyeres...

you do not need to rent a car to visit Nice and area if you are not in rush

(except if you visit in evening)

after that depend if you have money or not (bus 1 euro and towards other cities slow = car fast but expensive + parking fees + a lot of traffic jam)

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The first half of july isn%26#39;t as busy as the second half - june or spetember are better -fewer tourists

Antibes/Cap d%26#39;Antibes/Juan-les-Pins -antibes /cap d%26#39;antibes are worth visting juan les pins is nice in the winter/spring when hardly anyone is there.

Cagnes-sur-Mer - i prefer Haut de cagnes

Menton - not my favourite place but lovely gardens - I personally vastly prefer Vintimglia to Menton but that is a minority view

Principado de Mônaco - some folk love it some folk hate it.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat- lovely walks,beaches, small zoo, villa rothschild , free range parrots which are quite entertaining

Villefranche-sur-Mer - pleasnt medieval town, nice beach and port

All of the abovce are easy to reach from Nice by bus or train

Saint-Tropez - its ok off season but a bit far and hard to get to by public tranport.

other easy to get to and worthwhile places to visit from Nice are - Eze village, Entrevaux, St paul de vence, vence, levens , Tourettes-levens. Villeneuve-loubet village, La turbie, tende, la brigue, sospel, St martin vesubie, breil sur roya etc etc

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the tips ar fine, thank you!!!

would you min helping me a bit more?

I intend to spend 15 dyas at riviera to knows all these places. is it better to rent an apartment at nice?

Wht%26quot;s tyhe best zone? Near the beach?

If I have to go to a hotel, I expect to pay no more than 100/150 euros or dolars.

Thanks for all your good advice!!

Jackie

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the tips are fine, thank you!!!

would you mind helping me a bit more?

I intend to spend 15 days at riviera to know all these places. is it better to rent an apartment at nice?

Wht%26quot;s tyhe best zone? Near the beach?

If I have to go to a hotel, I expect to pay no more than 100/150 euros or dolars.

Thanks for all your good advice!!

Jackie

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I have a FABULOUS Hotel. It is either a 2 or 3 star, but feels like a 3 or 4 star. http://www.crescere.fr/hotels-regence.htm Hotel Regence. on 21 Rue Massena. (A pedestrian street, just packed with good restraunts. Blocks from the beach and blocks from the old section. We get the junios classic room --it is 75 E in high season---63 in low season. I think all rooms have AC, and bath.

Enjoy!!!

Marilyn