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Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:40:08 +0000

About the city

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:38:29 +0000

Beaulieu-sur-Mer is a seaside resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera, located 10 km east of Nice and west of Monaco. It borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Eze, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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City areas

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:37:27 +0000

For a memorable 90-minute walk, start directly north of boulevard Edouard-VII, where a path leads up the Riviera escarpment to Sentier du Plateau St-Michel. As you walk, you’ll see some of the region’s most elegant mansions, set within manicured gardens overlooking the blue sea and the curving shoreline of the French Riviera.

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Attractions

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:36:43 +0000

Beaulieu has a history of being a seaside resort, that is why the town does not present many historical attractions. The only sites worth mentioning are Villa Kerylos and the two religious attractions, which share the same courtyard, Sacred Heart Church and Santa Maria de Olivo Chapel.

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Transportation

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:35:49 +0000

The town’s proximity to the airport at Nice makes it very accessible from almost anywhere on the globe. From Nice there are a number of connections to Beaulieu, such as buses and trains, or if you plan on exploring the surroundings, a rental car.

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Leisure

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:34:01 +0000

There are many types of leisure activities to be done here. The beaches of Beaulieu although very populated in the summer are still a lot more comfortable than those at Villefranche, which tend to get really crowded.

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Restaurants & Nightlife

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:32:41 +0000

The proximity to Cannes has made the town of Beaulieu one of the main targets for American movie stars, who come every year to the world famous film festival. One of its restaurants, The African Queen, boasts itself by being one of the few which received such names as Jack Nicholson and Diana Ross during the Cannes Film Festival.

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History & Civilization

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:31:13 +0000

The territory of Beaulieu-sur-Mer has been inhabited since prehistory. A cave located in the district of Little Africa gave traces of Paleolithic occupation at the end of the 19^th century.

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Villa Kerylos – A piece of Greek antiquity

Alex — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:02 +0000

Villa Kerylos in Beaulieu-sur-Mer is a fine piece of antique Greek architecture, built by the famous French archaeologist Theodore Reinach in the early 1900s. Reinach admired very much the Greek architecture of the antiquity, which made him build the marvelous villa

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