COTE d’ AZUR. Tuesday 14th – Tuesday 21st February 2024. £1700.00pp

Price includes, Breakfast every morning, 4 course evening meal with wine every night in hotel and 3 excellent lunches out in various villages. Excursions daily. Single occupancy in double rooms.

Menton’s Lemon Festival has been around since the 1930’s. The basic idea is Citrus, and the festival known to the French is Fête du Citron.   Menton, which is tucked along the coast next to Italy, becomes so popular at the end of February due to its giant designs made exclusively from citrus fruits.  Every year, the Menton Lemon Festival attracts more than 250,000 people, requires the help of over 300 workers, and uses 200 tonnes of citrus fruits for the event. Buildings, cars, animals, and bridges are only some of the things built with fruit to create this amazing and surreal festival.

We will have a days excursion to nearby Nice for the Flower Battle Parade. It was on the seafront, along Promenade des Anglais, that the first Flower Parade (Bataille de Fleurs) was held in 1876.   Soon, the timid exchanges of bouquets of flowers between the rich winter visitors’ decorated carriages developed into a prestigious show. Today, this event promotes the quality and large variety of Riviera flowers as some 90% of flowers used are produced locally.

With just one complete free day, other days visiting beautiful hill top villages both in France and Italy. We will also visit the stunning Rothschild Villa.

We will also have excursion’s to Italy to Ventimiglia and Dolceaqua.

This is a full on trip with excursions each day. A certain level of fitness is required with walking on uneven surfaces.

Our base is: HOTEL EL PARADISO

This property is 10 minutes walk from the beach. Conveniently located 750 yards from the Italian border and 6.2 miles from Monaco, Hotel El Paradiso offers views of the Mediterranean Sea. Free

Wi-Fi is provided throughout and there is evening entertainment.

 Price Includes:

All Airport and Hotel, Excursions by Private Transfers.

Return Flights to Nice International Airport.

Breakfast, 3 lunches out in village restaurants and evening 4 course Dinner with wine in hotel every night.

Evening Entertainment in Hotel and a fun group evening quiz one night.

Seated tickets for Lemon Festival Parade.

Private excursion to Ventimiglia, Italy for its famous Friday clothes and leather good market.

The amazing Italian town of Dolceaqua.

Private Transfer to Nice for Flower Battle Parade with seated tickets.

Tickets to Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in St Jean- Cap- Ferret.

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PLEASE NOTE: some days will require lots of walking and uneven steps.