Video: Explore Cannes and Antibes

Enjoy this video along a famous stretch of the Cote d'Azur - visitors flock here and the video will illustrate the popularity of this area.

The French Riviera stretches along the Mediterranean from St-Tropez to the Italian border. Two popular destinations are Cannes and Antibes. With exclusive hotels lining mostly private stretches of sandy beach — Cannes is for strolling, dreaming of meeting a movie star, and lounging on the seafront. Don't look for any actual sights to tour. If you missed the film festival (usually held in late-May), there's little to do other than shop and enjoy the beach. Just up the coast, Antibes has a down-to-earth, easygoing ambience that's rare in this area. Its old town is a maze of narrow streets and red-tile roofs rising above the turquoise sea, protected by twin medieval towers and wrapped in rugged ramparts. Picasso called Antibes home for a time and the town's cultural claim to fame, the Picasso Museum, shows off a great collection of his sketches, paintings and ceramics in a fine old seaside castle.

Video Tour of Cannes and Antibes

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French Riviera Explored Video

Atmospheric video of the French Riviera - lo to hi life in the chic resorts across the French Riviera

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French Riviera: From Russia with Love!

A new luxury train began running on Thursday last week (Sept 2010) between the Russian capital Moscow and Nice in the south of France, in a flashback to the tsarist times when Russian aristocrats flocked to the French Riviera. This must be good news for French Riviera Property market. The Russian Railways-operated train will depart from Moscow's Belorussky station every Thursday afternoon, and arrive in Nice a mere 53 hours later after passing through European capitals including Warsaw and Vienna. A business class ticket will set you back 1000 euros.

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It's Nice in Nice

Nice’s idyllic location between the Mediterranean sea and the Alps makes it a perfect place for summers by the beach and skiing in the mountains in winter. Its all year round good climate allows for a great outdoor lifestyle. As a cultural city, Nice hosts many local and international events, as well as excellent restaurants and shopping…..

Regarding business, the beginning of 2009 was difficult because of the economic worldwide crisis. Since then, people who appreciate the quality of the life in the French Riviera and its easy access (International Airport) have continued to buy here. There is also good rental market in Nice that allows for interesting investment opportunities. The prices of good properties in nice areas have not been affected by the crisis. For example a sea view apartment on the Promenade des Anglais would sell for between 7 000 / 10 000 euro per square metre and the central area between 4 000 / 6 000 euro per square metre.

Barbara Pietra
www.cosmopolitanrealestate.fr - apartments and villas in the French Riviera, particularly in Nice.

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