France - Italia border crossing near Sospel and Olivietta San Michele
Riding Cervelo S2 in French and Italian Alps Maritimes. On the way from Sospel to Olivietta San Michele and back to Nice via Menton and Monaco. Great 111 km mountain ride including major climb to 1002 m Col De Bruss on August 27, 2012
Sospel To Nice France Satellite Video track
Best viewed in HD Full Screen - this was my live track log, this means the speed you see is a function of the actual speed of travel, so this is a realistic representation, rather like time lapse perhaps.
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France - Nice la Belle
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes département. Located in the French Riviera, on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the Alps. Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille. Nice is about 13 kilometres from the principality of Monaco, and its airport is a gateway to the principality as well.
The city is nicknamed Nice la Belle, which means Nice the Beautiful, which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912.
The area of today's Nice contains Terra Amata, an archaeological site which displays evidence of a very early use of fire. Around 350 BC, Greeks of Marseille founded a permanent settlement and called it Nikaia, after Nike, the goddess of victory. Through the ages, the town has changed hands many times. Its strategic location and port significantly contributed to its maritime strength. For centuries it was a dominion of Savoy, and was then part of France between 1792 and 1815, when it was returned to Piedmont-Sardinia until its re-annexation by France in 1860.
The natural beauty of the Nice area and its mild Mediterranean climate came to the attention of the English upper classes in the second half of the 18th century, when an increasing number of aristocratic families took to spending their winters there. The city's main seaside promenade, the Promenade des Anglais (Walkway of the English) owes its name to visitors to the resort. For decades now, the picturesque Nicean surroundings have attracted not only those in search of relaxation, but also those seeking inspiration. The clear air and soft light have particularly appealed to some of Western culture's most outstanding painters, such as Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Niki de Saint Phalle and Arman. Their work is commemorated in many of the city's museums, including Musée Marc Chagall, Musée Matisse and Musée des Beaux-Arts. Nice has the second largest hotel capacity in the country and it is one of its most visited cities, receiving 4 million tourists every year. It also has the third busiest airport in France, after the two main Parisian ones. It is the historical capital city of the County of Nice.
Places to see in ( Ventimiglia - Italy )
Places to see in ( Ventimiglia - Italy )
Ventimiglia is a city, comune and bishopric in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located 130 km northwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts. Ventimiglia's urban area has a population of 55,000.
The name derives from ancient Ligurian dialect, in Latin(ized?) “Albium Intemelium”, meaning capital city of the Intemelii. Ventimiglia is the ancient Albium Intemelium, the capital of the Intemelii, a Ligurian tribe which long resisted the Romans, until in 115 BC it was forced to submit to Marcus Aemilius Scaurus. Albintimilium became a municipium in 89 BC. In AD 69 the city was sacked by the army of Otho and Vitellius, but recovered to remain prosperous into the 5th century, surrounded by walls with cylindrical towers built at each change of direction.
Remains of a Roman theatre (first half of the 2nd century) are visible, and remains of many other buildings have been discovered, among them traces of the ancient city walls, a fine mosaic, found in 1852 but at once destroyed, and a number of tombs to the west of the theatre. The ruins of the ancient Albintimilium are situated in the plain of Nervia, c. 2 kilometres (1 mile) to the east of the modern town.
The caves of the Balzi Rossi have proved rich in palaeolithic remains of the Quaternary period. Remains of a family of Cro-Magnon people were discovered, with several skeletons of men, women and children. Very important architecturally and historically is the ancient medieval city centre, perched on a hill overlooking the new town.
The Church of San Michele Arcangelo was erected in the 10th century by the Counts of Ventimiglia on the foundations of a pagan temple. Later it was entrusted to the Benedictines of Lirins. In the 11th-12th centuries it was rebuilt in Romanesque style. In 1628 it lost the aisles after an earthquake. It houses milestones from the old Via Iulia Augusta, two of which are used as stoups and one supports the crypt's vault.
The present Romanesque Cathedral dedicated to the Assumption, Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta,, with an 11th-century baptistery, see of the present Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo (just Ventimiglia until 1957, founded 670), is built on the ruins of an earlier Lombard church, which in turn was on the site of a Roman building, possibly a temple. The municipal library has the second largest collection of 17th-century manuscripts and books in Italy (the biggest collection is in Venice).
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (Hanbury Botanical Gardens), surrounding the villa of Sir Thomas Hanbury, La Mortola, are the biggest in Italy and among the finest in Europe, boasting many varieties of tropical and sub-tropical species that thrive in this mild climate. Near Ventimiglia are the Genoese fortresses of Castel d'Appio, Forte San Paolo and Fortezza dell'Annunziata.
Ventimiglia is a popular summer destination for tourists on the French Riviera. Particularly popular all year with visitors from France is the weekly street market (held on a Friday), along the seafront of the new town, which causes major traffic congestion.
( Ventimiglia - Italy ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Ventimiglia . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Ventimiglia - Italy
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Ron and Nancy find a nice Hotel in Sospel France
Ron & Nancy,Bill & Donna talk about their stay at the Villa Amiel this is thier 2nd visit here. Villa Amiel is their preferred chambres d'hote / hotel in Sospel France.
France, Italy, and Spain in 3 minutes or less
Another round of random clips from places we went while touring. Morsels in this collection:
(1) Hotel Jazz in Barcelona. Oo la la, look at those really fancy windows.
(2) A rainy day at the river in Strasbourg. I don't know what that building across the way is.
(3) Toll booth. We encountered a lot of these; to get from the border of France to Paris on their Autobahn costs about 30 euros -- almost 40 dollars! Highway robbery, one might say...
(4) Some weird shit in Metz, France.
(5) A veiw from our hostel room in Trieste, Italy.
(6) Randomly walking down the street in Metz again, I cross an intersection, and looking down this street suddenly there's a 500-year-old cathedral there. Why not?
(7) Again in Barcelona, a statue.
(8) Back in rainy Strasbourg, we find a laundromat! The French language is beautiful.
(9) In stark contrast to the communist blocks of Poland, these houses seem quaint and welcoming. Not the cool 70's design, but I'd put up with it, probably.
The Beauty of Côte d’Azur
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Lasst mal eure Vorurteile über Frankreich kurz liegen und schaut euch das Video an. Ich war mir vor dem Urlaub auch über Frankreich auch etwas unsicher, aber ich kann euch sagen, dass es sich lohnt! Wir haben ne Mischung aus Roadtrip, Camping, Strandurlaub und Stadtbesichtigungen an der Côte d’Azur durchlebt und es war echt genial!
Schreibt mir in die Kommentare, ob ihr jetzt auch mehr Lust auf Frankreich habt, als zuvor :P
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