Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Trinquette
is a relaxed, low-key place away from the fray on the “other port,”
next to the recommended Hôtel de la Darse (a lovely 10-minute walk from the other re-
commended restaurants). The cuisine is good and weekends bring a cool live music scene
(€11-20
plats,
daily in summer, closed Wed off-season, 30 Avenue Général de Gaulle, tel.
04 93 16 92 48).
There's a handy
Casino supermarket/grocery store
a few blocks above Hôtel
Welcome at 12 Rue du Poilu (Mon-Tue and Thu-Sat 7:30-12:30 & 15:30-19:00, Sun
7:30-12:30 only, closed Wed).
For Drivers:
If you have a car and are staying a few nights, take the short drive up
to Eze-le-Village or, better still, La Turbie. If it's summer (June-Sept), the best option of
all is to go across to Cap Ferrat's
Restaurant de la Plage Passable
for a before-dinner
drink or a dinner you won't soon forget (50-minute walk, 10-minute drive, follow signs
from near Villa Rothschild). Enjoy a surprisingly elegant dining experience to the sounds
of children still at play on the beach. Notice the streetlights that illuminate the path of the
Low and Middle Corniches (€12-16 starters, €18-27
plats,
open for dinner daily late May-
early Sept, tel. 04 93 76 06 17,
www.plage-de-passable.com
).
For a comparison of connections by train and bus, see the “Public Transportation in the
By Train
Trains run later than buses (until 24:00).
From Villefranche-sur-Mer by Train to: Monaco
(2/hour, 10 minutes),
Nice
(2/
hour, 10 minutes),
Antibes
(2/hour, 40 minutes).
By Bus
All buses in this area cost €1.50 per ride, regardless of your destination (buy ticket from
driver). Tickets are good for 74 minutes in one direction and for transfers, but not round-
trips. In Villefranche-sur-Mer, all bus stops are along the main drag; the most convenient
is the Octroi stop, just above the TI.
These are the key routes:
Bus #81
follows a circular route from Nice through
Villefranche-sur-Mer, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, then to all Cap Ferrat stops, ending at the port
in the village of St. Jean (2-4/hour daily 6:35-20:15 from Nice, last return trip from St.
Jean at 20:50, earlier on Sun).
Bus #100
runs along the coastal road between Nice and
Menton, just beyond Monaco (4-5/hour Mon-Sat, 3-4/hour Sun). The last bus leaves Nice
