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REASONS THE FRENCH RIVIERA SHOULD BE ON YOUR TRAVEL LIST

Added on: 13th Nov 2015

 

THE FRENCH RIVIERA WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF

THE FIRST MODERN RESORT AREAS

French Riviera

 

 

IT BEGAN AS A WINTER RESORT FOR THE BRITISH

ARISTOCRACY IN THE LATE 1700’S

French Riviera

 

 

WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY IN THE MID

1800’S IT REALLY GAINED POPULARITY

railway

 

 

THE FRENCH RIVIERA HOSTS 50% OF THE

WORLD’S SUPER YACHTS EVERY YEAR

yachts

 

 

90% OF SUPER YACHTS WILL VISIT THE AREA

AT LEAST ONCE

super yacht

 

 

FRENCH COASTS ARE OFTEN NAMED AFTER PRECIOUS

STONES. WHILE IN ENGLISH IT IS OFTEN KNOWN AS THE

FRENCH RIVIERA, IT IS ALSO CALLED THE AZURE COAST,

OR COTE D’AZUR

Cote d'Azur

 

 

RIVIERA ACTUALLY JUST MEANS “COASTLINE”

IN ITALIAN

Italian flag

 

 

THE REGION RECEIVES 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE PER YEAR

sunshine

 

 

THE COTE D’AZUR HAS NO OFFICIAL BORDERS BUT IT IS

CONSIDERED TO RUN FROM ITALY TO AS FAR AS TOULON

Cote d'Azur

 


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