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
IT BEGAN AS A WINTER RESORT FOR THE BRITISH
ARISTOCRACY IN THE LATE 1700’S
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY IN THE MID
1800’S IT REALLY GAINED POPULARITY
THE FRENCH RIVIERA HOSTS 50% OF THE
WORLD’S SUPER YACHTS EVERY YEAR
90% OF SUPER YACHTS WILL VISIT THE AREA
AT LEAST ONCE
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
RIVIERA ACTUALLY JUST MEANS “COASTLINE”
IN ITALIAN
THE REGION RECEIVES 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE PER YEAR
THE COTE D’AZUR HAS NO OFFICIAL BORDERS BUT IT IS
CONSIDERED TO RUN FROM ITALY TO AS FAR AS TOULON
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