A Walk From Nice To Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France
During our month in Nice, France one of the things we really wanted to do was the walk from Nice to Villefranche-Sur-Mer. So happy we did, it was absolutely beautiful. We took a camera along to capture it for you so you can decide if it's something you want to do. We have full details of our walk with a map of the walk on the blog:
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Places to see in ( Villefranche sur Mer - France )
Places to see in ( Villefranche sur Mer - France )
From the main road above, you can look down across the red tile roofs of the old town, with the distinctive church and bell tower in the center. Like the medieval villages of the back country, the narrow cobblestone and bricked streets slope steeply down (in this case towards the sea) or traverse along the slope, with vaulted passages beneath the houses. There's quite a medieval feeling here, with just the many little restaurants to remind you you're in tourist country. There are also quiet little squares, like the Place Félix Poullan beside the church, and the Place de l'Eglise just below, with a bench circling a beautiful big tree.
The most extreme example we've seen anywhere of a vaulted passage is the Rue Obscura, a street about a block in from the seafront that's completely covered for about half its length. Lighted only by white, wire-gridded lamps in the roof, the obscure street reminds you of the days when the town's population sheltered here from bombardments. Cross streets open out onto the sunny upper village or the even brighter seafront below.
The focal point of Villefranche-sur-Mer is the quai, where a line of terrace café-restaurants face the yacht harbor and out across the blue Mediterranean, backed the lovely village houses. Villefranche was once a fishing village attached to the town of Nice, and you can sometimes see some of the little pointu fishing boats in the harbor. Robert De Niro sat at one of these cafés, as Sam in the movie Ronin (1998), amidst action and car chases across the South of France.
The 16th-century military fortress, Citadelle Saint-Elme, sits at the south edge of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in easy walking distance from the port. The citadel was built in 1557 to protect the this port as well as the towns along this part of the Mediterranean. The fortress worked in conjunction with Fort Mont Alban (on the hilltop between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Nice), a defensive tower at Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and the military battery at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Citadelle Saint-Elme was occupied by the famous French mountain troups, Chasseurs Alpins until 1958. The site now hosts the Town Hall (Mairie) and some museums. Entry to the site is free, to walk around the fortified interior, visit the museums, and a very nice and shady park.
( Villefranche sur Mer - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Villefranche sur Mer . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Villefranche sur Mer - France
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, Nice France
Villefranche-sur-Mer is one of the most charming — if not the most charming — authentic French and Niçoise fishing village on the French Riviera.
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Walking around Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Join us as we walk around Villefranche and we stop at the Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France.
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Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Villefranche sur Mer
Places to see in ( Nice - France ) Villefranche sur Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a very picturesque Medieval beach village on the Mediterranean coast just a few km east of Nice. Once a fishing village and deep-water harbor, Villefranche retains its pastel colored buildings and narrow streets, along with long sandy beaches, terrace cafés and restaurants and an active yacht basin.
From the main road above, you can look down across the red tile roofs of the old town, with the distinctive church and bell tower in the center. Like the medieval villages of the back country, the narrow cobblestone and bricked streets slope steeply down (in this case towards the sea) or traverse along the slope, with vaulted passages beneath the houses. There's quite a medieval feeling here, with just the many little restaurants to remind you you're in tourist country. There are also quiet little squares, like the Place Félix Poullan beside the church, and the Place de l'Eglise just below, with a bench circling a beautiful big tree.
The most extreme example we've seen anywhere of a vaulted passage is the Rue Obscura, a street about a block in from the seafront that's completely covered for about half its length. Lighted only by white, wire-gridded lamps in the roof, the obscure street reminds you of the days when the town's population sheltered here from bombardments. Cross streets open out onto the sunny upper village or the even brighter seafront below.
The focal point of Villefranche-sur-Mer is the quai, where a line of terrace café-restaurants face the yacht harbor and out across the blue Mediterranean, backed the lovely village houses. Villefranche was once a fishing village attached to the town of Nice, and you can sometimes see some of the little pointu fishing boats in the harbor. Robert De Niro sat at one of these cafés, as Sam in the movie Ronin (1998), amidst action and car chases across the South of France.
The 16th-century military fortress, Citadelle Saint-Elme, sits at the south edge of Villefranche-sur-Mer, in easy walking distance from the port. The citadel was built in 1557 to protect the this port as well as the towns along this part of the Mediterranean. The fortress worked in conjunction with Fort Mont Alban (on the hilltop between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Nice), a defensive tower at Saint Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and the military battery at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Citadelle Saint-Elme was occupied by the famous French mountain troups, Chasseurs Alpins until 1958. The site now hosts the Town Hall (Mairie) and some museums. Entry to the site is free, to walk around the fortified interior, visit the museums, and a very nice and shady park.
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Villefranche & to Monaco
Today's adventure winds along the eastern shores of the Cote d'Azur where you will discover several small seaside towns and a tiny country with the world's richest inhabitants. The train can take you along most of today's route, but you will find it easier and more interesting to take the bus out and return back by train. Distances are short -- you could travel all the way from one end to the other, Nice to Menton, in 35 minutes by train, so the brief bus rides linking each place are easy to handle and will give you better access to some of the sights.
Begin at the main bus station of Nice, the Gare Routier, located a few blocks east of Place Massena along Boulevard Jean Jaures. Buses leave every 15 minutes, but you might take note of the bus schedules while here, or check on-line at rca.tm.fr. Plan on the 9:10am departure to get a good start on this action-packed day, which will deliver you in just 15 minutes to your first stop, Villefranche, providing a scenic ride along the way with views of the old port of Nice and passing coastal villas.
VILLEFRANCHE
The bus lets you off in the new part of Villefranche, which you don't need to see, so walk downhill towards the Café de la Paix (ask a local if in doubt), then take the steps leading down into the Old Town along Rue l'Eglise. The steps will lead you into a small pedestrian maze of alleys, with shops, galleries and cafes scattered everywhere. For general bearings just keep heading downhill, which leads you towards the waterfront in a few minutes. Along the way notice the arcaded street, Rue Obscure, a historic landmark one block inland from the marina, which is a picturesque boat harbor along the water's edge, lined with a row of outdoor restaurants.
This entire stroll can be done in 45 minutes if you just keep walking, or you could take 2 hours for a more thorough exploration of the side lanes and plazas. Villefranche is a popular cruise port as well, and it's only about 15 minutes away from Monaco, either by bus or by train, but there are a few other villages along the way worth visiting.
You now face the choice of either exploring the adjacent Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, with its nature walk and impressive mansions, or moving further along the coast.
Villefranche sur Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer est située sur la Côte d'Azur, entre Nice et Monaco, au bord de la mer Méditerranée. Séparée de Nice dont elle est limitrophe par le mont Boron, le mont Alban et le mont Vinaigrier et distante d'environ 10 km de Monaco, elle s'étale en gradin sur les flancs de la rade de Villefranche, un des ports naturels les plus profonds de la Méditerranée occidentale.
La rade offre un mouillage sûr à l'abri des vents d'est et accueille de nombreux navires de croisières. Avec une profondeur moyenne de 17 m, elle atteint 95 m à son entrée et se prolonge au large à environ un mille par le canyon de Villefranche, un abysse de plus de 500 m au large de la baie des Anges.
Les limites de la commune s'étendent aux collines avoisinantes passant du niveau de la mer à 577 mètres au mont Leuze, son point culminant, le relief terrestre reflétant ainsi les fonds sous-marins. Villefranche-sur-Mer est traversée par les trois Corniches, trois routes principales menant de Nice à Monaco et Menton vers la frontière italienne, offrant des panoramas sur le littoral.
La rade est fréquentée dès l'Antiquité par les marins grecs et romains. Ceux-ci s'en servent comme mouillage et lui donnent le nom d'Olivula Portus. Le site est cependant victime d'attaques barbares répétées. Les habitants délaissent le bord de mer et se réfugient sur les hauteurs ; ils y fondent un autre village, Montolivo.
En 1295, Charles II d'Anjou, comte de Provence, comprend l'importance stratégique de ce site, situé aux frontières de son territoire. Afin d'encourager les habitants à revenir peupler le bord de mer, il leur octroie une franchise de taxes. Le village est ainsi baptisé Villa Franca.
Lors de la dédition du Comté de Nice au Duc de Savoie, en 1388, Villefranche est dédiée au Duché de Savoie. La ville devient ainsi la seule porte maritime des États de Savoie jusqu'à la construction du Port de Nice au xviiie siècle et tire ses revenus de tous les navires marchands accostant au port (droit de Villefranche).
À la suite de l'occupation, en 1543, de la rade par la flotte franco-turque commandée par Khayr ad-Din Barberousse, le duc Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie (1528-1580) ordonne sa fortification. Le fort du mont Alban et la citadelle Saint-Elme sont ainsi construits. Cette dernière sera achevée en 1557. Une première flotte de guerre est construite dans la darse du port.
Les Français occupent le comté de Nice plusieurs fois entre 1710 et 1722 et à nouveau en 1744, pendant la guerre de Succession d'Autriche, quand le prince de Conti prend d'assaut le mont Alban avec ses troupes franco-espagnoles, chassant les Savoisiens de Charles-Emmanuel III. Au cours du xviiie siècle, la ville perd de son importance maritime et portuaire avec la construction du port Lympia de Nice.
En 1793, les troupes françaises révolutionnaires envahissent à nouveau le comté de Nice et Villefranche passe sous administration française jusqu'en 1814 qui verra le retour à son statut particulier sous dédition et protection du Duc de Savoie.
En 1856, le Duc de Savoie donne à bail le lazaret de Villefranche à la marine impériale russe qui fera du port une base navale de premier plan pour ses navires en Méditerranée, avec notamment l'année suivante, le ravitaillement en charbon des bateaux. Cette arrivée provoquera la construction d'infrastructures importantes par Victor Emmanuel II, notamment la route de la rade.
En 1860 le Comté de Nice est à nouveau annexé par la France à la suite du Traité de Turin et du plébiscite (contesté par les nationalistes niçois).
Jusqu'en 1891, Beaulieu, et jusqu'en 1904, Saint-Jean, font partie de Villefranche dont elles se détachent pour prendre leur autonomie municipale.
Lieu de villégiature prisé dès 1816 par les aristocraties russe et anglaise, la rade de Villefranche abrite la sixième flotte des États-Unis à l'issue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, dans le cadre de l'organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord entre 1945 et 1966.
Villefranche-sur-Mer n'est plus aujourd'hui le premier port de croisière de France, dépassé par Marseille depuis 2008.
Elle remonte à la fin du xviiie siècle et a fait preuve depuis d'une originale constance. L'intérêt stratégique de la rade n'avait pas échappé aux autorités maritimes russes de l'époque qui y mouillaient à chaque conflit avec la Turquie. Elle leur devient essentielle quand, au lendemain de la guerre de Crimée en 1856, la flotte impériale russe est privée d'accès à la Méditerranée par le Bosphore : le duc de Savoie, roi de Chypre, de Jérusalem et de Sardaigne qui est aussi Vicaire Impérial pour toute l'Europe
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, French Riviera [4K] (videoturysta.eu)
[EN] Villefranche-sur-Mer is located on the French Riviera (Côte d'Azur), on the Mediterranean coast, only about 9 km east of Nice and 4 km west of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. The town, although not too large, belongs to the most famous and prettiest tourist destinations on the French Côte d'Azur. In the past it was simply a fishing village and a deep seaport, but today the town encourages tourists to visit beautiful sandy beaches, colorful houses as well as pleasant cafes and restaurants.
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[FR] Villefranche-sur-Mer est situé sur la Côte d'Azur, sur la côte méditerranéenne, à environ 9 km à l'est de Nice et à 4 km à l'ouest de Beaulieu-sur-Mer. La ville, bien que pas trop grande, appartient aux destinations touristiques les plus célèbres et les plus jolies de la Côte d'Azur française. Dans le passé, c'était simplement un village de pêcheurs et un port de plaisance profond, mais aujourd'hui la ville encourage les touristes à visiter de belles plages de sable, des maisons colorées ainsi que des cafés et des restaurants agréables.
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[PL] Villefranche-sur-Mer znajduje się na Lazurowym Wybrzeżu Francji, na wybrzeżu Morza Śródziemnego, tylko około 9 km na wschód od Nicei i 4 km na zachód od Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Miasto, mimo że nie jest zbyt duże, należy do najbardziej znanych i najładniejszych miejscowości turystycznych na francuskim Côte d'Azur. Kiedyś była to po prostu wioska rybacka i port morski o dużej głębokości, natomiast obecnie miasto zachęca turystów do odwiedzin pięknymi piaszczystymi plażami, kolorowymi domami oraz przyjemnymi kawiarniami i restauracjami.
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1. Plage Villefranche
2. Plage de l'Escalet, St. Tropez
3. Plage du Ponteil, Antibes
4. Larvotto beach, Monaco
5. Plage de Fossan and Plage des Sablettes, Menton
6. Opera Plage, Nice
7. Plage de Colombier, Juan-les-Pins
8. Boulevard de la Croissete beaches, Cannes
9. Eze Sur Mer beach
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