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 Not to be missed! |
Quai des États-Unis Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 6300 France +33 4 9214 4800 (Tourist Office) |
Visitors and locals alike come to gawk at the colorful, eye-catching procession of floats filled with people in fancy dress, and get showered in confetti and flowers as it passes by. The astounding festivities are animated by brass bands, majorettes, clowns on stilts and grosses têtes (carnival-goers dressed as fun figures wearing huge papier mâché heads). A hundred-year-old tradition is kept alive on the evening of Mardi Gras, when the King's Float is burned on the Quai des États-Unis. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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When Life Gives You Lemons... |
8 Avenue Boyer (Office du Tourisme) Nice, Alpes-Côte d'Azur 6500 France +33 (0)4 9241 7695 http://www.feteducitron.com/ |
Sleepy Menton is the sunniest town in the whole of France and grows the most lemons in the entire nation. The fruit is celebrated with a yearly festival every February. Many of the events are free, including a firework display and a carnival through Menton's streets. Entrance to some events, such as the orchid display are from EUR9. You can reserve tickets from the festival's website or by telephone. Menton is the last stop on the pretty Cote d'Azur line before the Italian border, about 30 minutes from Nice. See the website for further details. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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