THE FRENCH RIVIERA - France 2014 - page 1077

range from €2 to nearby Villefranche-sur-Mer to €8.50 to farther-away Grasse) than the
bus (€1.50 for most destinations), but will often save you time. You make the call—both
modes of transportation work well.
All trains serving Nice arrive at and depart from Nice-Ville Station. Most regional
buses stop near Boulevard Jean Jaurès, on Avenue de Verdun near Albert 1er Park, or
near Place Garibaldi (near Vieux Nice; see map on here and here for stop locations,
www.lignesdazur.com ) .
With a little planning, you can link key destinations in an all-day circuit. For ex-
ample, you can triangulate Nice, Monaco, and Eze-le-Village or La Turbie in a loop that
ends up back in Nice (see here for details). For a summary of train and bus connections,
see the “Public Transportation in the French Riviera” sidebar on here ; see also “Nice Con-
nections” on here .
By Boat: FromJunetomid-September,TransCôted'Azuroffersscenictripsseveral
days a week from Nice to Monaco and Nice to St-Tropez. Boats leave in the morning and
return in the evening, giving you all day to explore your destination. Drinks and WCs are
available on board.
Boatsto Monaco departat9:30and16:00,andreturnat11:00and18:00(€35round-
trip, €29 if you don't get off in Monaco, 45 minutes each way, June-mid-Sept Tue, Thu,
and Sat only).
Boats to St-Tropez depart at 9:00 and return at 19:00 (€61round-trip, 2.5hourseach
way; mid-July-Aug Tue-Sun, no boats Mon; June-mid-July and Sept Tue, Thu, and Sat-
Sun only).
Reservations are required for both boats, and tickets for St-Tropez often sell out, so
book a few days ahead (tel. [phone] or 04 92 00 42 30, www.trans-cote-azur.com ,
[e-mail] ) . The boats leave from Nice's port, Bassin des Amiraux,
just below Castle Hill—look for the ticket booth (billeterie) on Quai de Lunel (see map
on here ) . The same company also runs one-hour round-trip cruises along the coast to Cap
Ferrat (see “Tours in Nice,” next).
Tours in Nice
Bus Tour
LeGrandTourBusprovidesan11-stop,hop-on,hop-offserviceonanopen-deckbuswith
headphone commentary (2/hour, 1.5-hour loop) that includes the Promenade des Anglais,
the old port, Cap de Nice, and the Chagall and Matisse museums on Cimiez Hill (€21/
1-daypass,€23/2-daypass,cheaperforseniorsandstudents,€12forlasttourofthedayat
about18:00,somehotelsoffersmalldiscounts,buyticketsonbus,mainstopisnearwhere