Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
New Zealand
( 01 45 00 24 11;
www.nzembassy.com
; 7 ter, rue Leonard de Vinci,
Paris)
UK
( 04 91 15 72 10;
http://ukinfrance.fco.gov.uk/fr
; 24 avenue du Prado, Marseille)
US
( Marseille 04 91 54 92 00, Nice 04 93 88 89 55;
http://marseille.usconsulate.gov
;
place Varian Fry, Marseille, 7 avenue Gustave V, Nice)
Food
Carte
means menu;
menu
means multicourse meal (sometimes called
formule
). Entrées
are appetisers,
plats
are mains. Tap water is free: request
une carafe d'eau
(say, 'ewn kah-
raff
doh'). See
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f
or details on tipping. See also Provençal Food & Wine,
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FOOD PRICE RANGES
The following prices refer to two-course
menus -
appetiser and main, or main and dessert.
€
under €20
€€
€20 to €40
€€€
more than €40
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
France is liberal about sexual mores. Provence isn't closeted, but it's conservative. Aix-
en-Provence, Nice and Cannes have bars, while Marseille has the biggest gay community
and hosts the late-June
Lesbian & Gay Parade
(
www.lgpmarseille.fr
)
.
Centre Évolutif Lilith
(CEL;
06 99 55 06 02;
http://celmrs.free.fr
; 93 La Canebière)
Lesbian socialising, activism.
Gay Map Marseille
(
www.gaymapmarseille.com
)
Entertainment, Aix and Marseille
Gay
.
Provence
( 04 91 84 08 96;
www.gay-provence.org
)
Hotel listings.
