Yes - except for Saint-Tropez!

Hey, thanks a lot for the invitation ! I know La Garde-Freinet a little bit, we‘ll take note - maybe for a piece on the Gulf, sounds like a good idea! 🤩

You‘re welcome 😊😊😊

Yes, whether it’s a card or your smartphone you hold it in front of the validation machine in bus and tram

Hi, sounds wonderful! Without a car and cafes in walking distance the cities like Nice, Antibes, Cannes sound best… it depends on what activities you like. If it’s hiking it’s easier with a car - but from Nice there are buses that take you easily into the hinterland/mountains. (Also from Cannes and Antibes, but that may be a little less convenient). But it’s not too likely to find a nice place with a garden in these places (well, depends on your budget also). We both live around 20 minutes off the coast. One of us has a beautiful garden - but needs the car for literally everything. The other is within walking distance to cafes and buses, but no garden. You could look around the lovely villages like Valbonne, Biot, Mougins: They are very international, within the respective old towns there won’t be gardens, but around the old towns you’ll find houses that offer both proximity and gardens. They come at a price, of course! Mind you: these villages are lively in the summer, but really calm in winter. If you want people all year round, Nice (and maybe Cannes and Antibes) is the place. Was that helpful?

@@rivierago Thank you so much. These are great details. I will look into all these places and consider what you wrote. Thanks again. Can't wait to visit this region and stay for a while before deciding on a permanent place.

@@rivierago Another question, what do you think of Avignon or Aix?

@@lisaupton5371 Both really, really lovely!!! Very different from one another, different from the French Riviera especially, but both so lovely, beautiful and full of cultural stuff to explore. And in the summer just so nice to hang out in the squares with restaurants in balmy evenings... To live there? I would suspect Avignon might become a little small after a while. Aix on the other hand: yes! Big enough, students, Marseille around the corner, even the Riviera not that far away.

Thank you! 🤩

Try this 😊: www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/tools/mobile-app

Accent stems from having lived abroad in different (English and non English speaking) countries too late in our lives to properly pick up the local accent… 🤷‍♀️😅

Sounds like a plan!!! 🤩

Thank you! 😄

Yes, you can use 2€ coins (5x2 for 10€ ticket 😉) or credit card

Thanks! Good point! It’s about 20 km in total to get from Nice to Monaco, so not far at all! There might be some congestions depending on the time of day and year on the Basse Corniche. But if you take a full day, you have time to do several of the things we‘re suggesting to do along the way.

You don’t need to book TER (regional) trains! You just hop on whenever you want

Hi, yes that’s true! It covers all cities in the department Alpes-Maritimes (Nice, Antibes, Cannes, Grasse, Menton, and the smaller places like Eze, Cap Ferrat, Saint-Paul-de Vence…) plus Monaco. Just be careful with trains: it only covers regional trains (TER), not high speed ones (TGV, going to or coming from Paris etc). And yes, there’s a bus from Nice to Cap Ferrat (to see Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild)

@@rivierago excellent, thank you. Is it possible to validate each trip for train in some app?

@@EfficientMeditation-ld1yw sorry, not sure we understand your question correctly: validate in order to know if it’s a TER or not, or validate when you use a train?

@@rivierago I believe all tickets/passes need to be scanned in public transport. I think on tram and bus it’s simple, the machine is located inside. But trains dont have the scanner, as far as I can tell.

Ah, got you! You’re right, within the TER trains there’s no machine to validate a ticket. You just need to be able to present the ticket when a person comes up to check tickets. Sometimes there used to be machines for validation before getting to your platform at the train station, but I haven’t seen them in use lately. And yes, that’s different for trams and buses where you actively need to swipe or show your ticket to the driver (bus). Well, that’s for regular tickets at least (not sure if the Pass Sud Azur Explore requires validation or whether it’s enough to have it on you 😳, need to check back with the company - but definitely try to swipe in tram, better safe than sorry 😉)

Wow, you clearly haven’t been to the French Riviera 😅 (at least within Europe you won’t get much better food - even though it’s all a matter of taste and not all places are great)

Don’t stress! Nice is small for a big city, not as hectic as big capitals. People are laid back in general. We‘ve never taken a taxi ourselves, but we hear the drivers don’t always stick to the indicated fares… (please tell us if we’re doing you wrong, taxi drivers!). As for Uber or Bolt, that’s a smooth affair normally. But again, truthfully, we’re usually taking the car.

Do! We‘re sure you‘ll be amazed!! 😁

Thank YOU! 🙏 We hear California is a lot like the French Riviera in many ways…

@@rivierago You are correct about that. We visited Nice in Sept 2022 for three weeks and we loved it. Dreaming about splitting our retirement time between South of France and Southern California. You guys are fun to watch and your channel is informative and awesome. 👏❤️🙏

Hey, good idea, taking note! 😄

Merci! 🙏😇😉

Merci! 😊

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Not sure, to be honest! 😳

If the tram is convenient for you, use it! It’s 1,70 one way if you buy it at Grand Arénas (plus 2€ for the rechargeable card)

Blush… 😉🙏😄

Keep us posted how the move (and the living) is going for you!

Hi Pavel and Edel, thanks for reaching out! Most restaurants should be open on Sunday, especially in the touristy areas they are open every day (old town, flower market, beach etc), but there are exceptions, that’s true too. We loved Bocca Nissa in the old town which we only recently tried out for the first time (you need to absolutely make reservations; for dinner they have a different menu than for lunch which we tried and loved). Safari is a safe bet (between good food and good prices). We can make more suggestions if you tell us what price range you’re looking for 😉

@@rivierago Thank you so much for your quick reply! 🤩 Perfect, that’s good to know. I think we are both ok with a budget of around $50/person. Also, we are going to stay in an Airbnb close to Hotel Negresco, is it safe to walk from there to Old Town and back at night? Thank you so much again! You both are great and we love what you guys do!

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A Mini Cooper Convertible 😁

😅😉 thank you!

Thanks as always for paying close attention! This was one of those days where we realise how many great places there are around here, but it’s not every day stuff for us… and afterwards we tell ourselves: We need to do this more often - and when spare time rolls around we stick to other (great) spots that are closer to where we live… 🤪

@@rivierago I understand it can't be an every day activity. You should definitely( in my opinion) try to do it more often. Its getting overcrowded,but there is some special vibe and sunny mood and cheerful few months,during which one can recharge their batteries for the more grey months that hit later on. I am sure you have beautiful spots closer to your home. With nature,green.....Hiking😉 Do you ever sunbath intentionally,or you rather protect yourselves. There is a hype around there about being quite tan. Deep tan. I assume you are not obsessed. See you, sunny girls! 😎+🧢 🙃🍀🤍

I don’t think there is a public toilet anywhere, unfortunately. There are cafes though (at Plage de la Garoupe beach, the starting point), you might ask them or have a little refreshment or even just an espresso to justify using theirs. That’s what we do mostly.

🙏🤩 have you been to the Grand Hotel? It’s stunning, the gardens, the view, the peace and quiet…

No Worries! Thank you for the lovely tours. Btw, What might your native language be?

@@jackoneil3933 German 😄

@@rivierago 👍👍 Thanks, I guessed right!

No worries.You are wonderful women and your video are so precious and beautiful.When I m in French Riviera I speak Italian 😂😂😂everywhere 😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳

🤩 thanks!

You’re talking about the Pass Sud Azur Explore? Not rechargeable, I’m afraid, at least not for one day, just the 3-7-14 day offers (if I remember correctly). For Italy you need an extra ticket anyway, so the best is probably getting a TER train ticket from Nice to your destination in Italy for that day.

Hey, not a 100% sure to be honest since we use the card not the app. I should think you could just load as many tickets as you need on your app and then swipe it 2 times if there’s 2 people travelling. On our phones, the app only shows in French, that’s why we didn’t bother exploring and explaining it since we thought most of you guys wouldn’t speak French… our bad… 🫣 (calls for a remake of the video, noted!)

😄 have a wonderful time!

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Thanks! 😄 Did you watch our recent video about hotels in Nice - we’re showing 5 places in different price categories that all looked really nice to us, all within walking distance to the main tourist areas in Nice. You can also check Airbnb, and look for a radius of maybe 2 km around the old town and you can’t go wrong. The old town itself is convenient because you’re in the middle of it all - but it can be loud and hot (in the summer).