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Cycle Provence

If you’re a keen cyclist, why not explore Provence on top of a saddle. With several routes on offer in this area, cyclists of all fitness, age and experience will find something suitable and enjoyable. This region is so culturally diverse that within a 20-mile radius, you can cycle through several villages, all different from [...]

Nice Fun Facts

Nice is the fifth largest city in France and is the capital of the French Riviera with a popularity of around 500,000. It’s competing with Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon and of course the capital Paris. Nice is believed to be one of the oldest human settlements in the world after evidence of the usage of fire [...]

Giuseppe Garibaldi

With its lively markets, narrow streets and flamboyant churches, Vieux Nice looks as it must have two centuries ago and its architectural landmarks reflect this. One of these main landmarks is that remembering Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi was born in Nice on July 4th, 1807 and since he was young, he proved to be full of [...]