Festive Atmosphere in Nice and Menton

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Let’s celebrate flowers and lemons !

Flowery parades, extravagant costumes, colored floats, welcome to Nice Carnival ! Enjoy Menton Lemon Festival as well and appreciate the fanfares !

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≈ Confectionnery tasting≈ Seats in tribune
≈ Olfactory stroll≈ Our detailed roadbook

D1 – Arrival on the French Riviera (60 km)
Arrival in the area of Nice. Commented visit of a local sweet workshop, where flowers and fruits are candied… A tasting is including at the end of the tour. Leisure time in St Paul de Vence, fortified city, perched on its rock. Check-in at your 3* hotel in Nice region. Dinner. Overnight.

D2 – Nice, the city that celebrates flowers ! (50 km)
Breakfast. Road to the city center. Leisure time to discover the old town and its well-known flowers market. Lunch. On the afternoon, admire the Flower Corso from the tribune and try to catch some of the colorful carnations… Dinner. At nightfall, take part to the illuminated parade on the Massena Square : many major floats parade at the music’s pace ! Late overnight.

D3 – The Golden Fruits Parade ! (80 km)
Breakfast. Road to Menton and free visit of the Bioves Gardens. During the celebration, these gardens are presenting short-lived sculptures, full of orange and yellow… Lunch. The afternoon is then dedicated to the Golden Fruits Parade, a festive moment mixing fanfares, floats and dancers ! Dinner. Overnight.

D4 – Grasse and its refined flowers (90 km)
Breakfast. Road to Grasse. Commented visit of a local renowned perfumery. Then, enjoy an olfactory stroll on a Provençal domain. Flowers like rose, jasmine or violet are cultivated and turned into candies ! Road towards your country. Lunch under own arrangement. End of our services.