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(3 rue Poilu; mains €16; lunch & dinner daily; )
Cheap and cheerful, La
Grignotière serves large portions of grilled fish and veg, lasagne, pizza and other crowd
pleasers in charming and unpretentious surroundings.
La Mère Germaine €€€
( 04 93 01 71 39;
www.meregermaine.com
; 7 quai Amiral Courbet; mains €30-40;
lunch & dinner Christmas-Nov)
Opened in 1938, La Mère Germaine is a quintessential
Villefranche address. Seafood, fish and more seafood is the order of the day. Bookings are
essential for one of the prized tables on the water's edge. Fabulous selection of white
wines.
SEAFOOD
BEAULIEU-SUR-MER & ST-JEAN-CAP FERRAT
The seaside holiday town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer (population 3370) is known for its well-
preserved belle époque architecture. It sits at the beginning of Cap Ferrat, a wooded pen-
insula laden with millionaires' villas and home to the small village of St-Jean-Cap Ferrat
(population 2047).
COMBINED TICKETS
Combined tickets for the following local attractions offer good discounts.
»Villa Ephrussi + Villa Kérylos (adult/child €18/13.50)
»Villa Ephrussi + Jardin d'Èze (adult/child €13.50/9.50)
Tickets can be purchased at the relevant sights. They are valid for seven days.
Sights & Activities
Villa Santo Sospir
HOUSE MUSEUM
( 04 93 76 00 16;
www.villasantosospir.fr
;
14 av Jean Cocteau, St-Jean-
Cap Ferrat; guided tours €12)
This villa belongs to the Weisweiller family, who were pat-
rons of Jean Cocteau. In 1950 Cocteau asked Francine Weisweiller (1916-2003) if he
could paint the living room. He got carried away and soon the entire villa was covered in
