Culture and Leisure
For those with a taste for the arts, the Côte d'Azur offers 84 museums and holds over 500 cultural events a year.
Fans of gastronomy can choose from the Côte d'Azur's 3,000 restaurants. On the Côte d'Azur, art and sport are more than simple hobbies. Many company heads will readily assert that the quality of life on the Côte d'Azur has a direct impact on staff motivation and their company's productivity.
For more information, visit the official tourism portal for French Riviera
A FEW OF THE CÔTE D'AZUR'S MUSEUMS:
- THE ASIATIC ART MUSEUM::
An important facet of the ongoing relationship between Asia and the Côte d'Azur is the Asiatic Art Museum in Nice which aptly symbolizes the expanding commercial and cultural links between the Cote d'Azur and the Orient. It is the second museum in France, after the Guimet in Paris, concentrating on Oriental art. For further information:
www.arts-asiatiques.com - MUSEUMS IN ANTIBES:
www.antibes-juanlespins.com/fr/culture/musees/ - PICASSO'S MUSEUMS:
www.antibes-juanlespins.com/fr/culture/musees/picasso/index.html - MUSEUMS IN NICE:
www.nice.fr/mairie_nice_131.html - MUSEUMS IN MOUGINS:
www.mougins-coteazur.org/pageset.php ?top=top_AC&menu=menu_culture&combo=combo_culture&frame=musees - MUSEUMS IN BIOT:
www.biot.fr/v2/art/musee.htm - MUSEUMS IN GRASSE:
www.ville-grasse.fr/tourisme/default.htm
www.museesdegrasse.com - MUSEUMS IN CAGNES-SUR-MER:
www.cagnes-tourisme.com - MUSEUMS IN SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE:
www.saintpaulweb.net/spw/village/musees.html - MUSEUMS IN VALLAURIS:
www.vallauris-golfe-juan.fr/musee.php?rubrique=magnelli
CULTURAL PROGRAMS:
- NICE'S OPERA HOUSE -Program for the 2007/2008 season::
Program for the 2007/2008 season:
www.nice.fr/mairie_nice_411.html
www.opera-nice.org - NICE'S THEATERS :
Program for the 2007/2008 season:
www.nice.fr/mairie_nice_322.html - MONACO'S OPERA HOUSE:
Program for the 2007/2008 season:
www.monaco.gouv.mc - CANNES :
Calendar of Events 2007/2008:
www.cannes.fr/Francais/culturefr.html
AN OUTSTANDING CHOICE OF HOTELS:
Over 700 classified establishments, more than 30% of which belong to the 4-star category. Accomodation options also include 119 tourist residences. 1,000 seminar rooms are also available in hotels, hotel residences and holiday villages.