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WelcometotheRiviera.There'ssomethingforeveryonealongthisfour-mile-longseafront
circus. Watch Europeans at play, admire the azure Mediterranean, anchor yourself on a
blue seat, and prop your feet up on the made-to-order guardrail. Later in the day, come
back to join the evening parade of tans along the promenade.
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ThebroadsidewalksofthePromenadedesAnglais(“WalkwayoftheEnglish”)were
financed by upper-crust English tourists who wanted a secure and comfortable place to
strollandadmiretheview.Thewalkwasdoneinmarblein1822foraristocratswhodidn't
want to dirty their shoes or smell the fishy gravel.
