Beaulieu-sur-mer

Beaulieu-sur-mer is set in a beautiful location between Nice and Monaco. An exceptional place where the sea meets the mountains. A coast-line bordered with palm trees and lush vegetation make it one of the most wonderful towns on the French Riviera.

Beaulieu-sur-mer has played host to the most famous crowned heads at the "Belle Epoque". A true "dream oasis", it oggers a rich architectural heritage with sumptuous residences : la Rotonde, le Bristol, le Palais des Anglais, The Casino, the Greek Villa, the bandstand ...

A dynamic and lively town, Beaulieu-sur-mer has two well-known harbors : an vast marina of international renow is one of the most popular in the area and accomodates 800 boats. You can also go shopping or sit at a table outside its cafés and restaurants.

Also, a picturesque little harbor set in the middle of the Baie des Fourmis.

A true holiday destination, Beaulieu-sur-mer offers two lovely beaches "la Petite Afrique" and "la Baie des Fourmis". An unspoiled view, a sunny and exceptional lanscape together with a clean and clear sea make it one of the best places on the French Riviera.

A visit to the famous Villa Kerylos, a recreation of a sumptuous antique Greec residence is an unforgettable memory.

The church and typical backstreets, the Chapel Sancta Maria de Olivo with its exhibitions, the town's museum, the town center with its shops, restaurants, and the market with "Provençal" colors and aromas. A "Flowered Town", Beaulieu-sur-mer offers gardens of palm trees and age-old olive trees in landscapes of Mediterranean flowers.

Beaulieu-sur-Mer belongs to these rare cities which knew to keep a bond with the past.

While walking there, one plunges directly in a historical environment and of quietude.

The currency, Pax in Pulchritudine, “Peace in the Beauty”, are omnipresent.

To walk in the garden of the olive-trees centenaries is a true enchantment, a rare moment of calm and meditation.

To feel and see multicoloured gardens develop our artistic spirit

See buildings of the Beautiful Time which remained intact since their constructions truly makes us go on a journey in time. A pilgrimage, should say to us!

You walk on the traces of Tolstoï, Mistinguett, the empress of Austria, celebrates it “Sissi”, one passes in front of the Rotunda or the King of the Belgians took his the, in front of the hotel or the Victoria Queen went down, one walks on the traces of Churchill which liked to come to meditate, one passes in front of Bay of the Ants where the eccentric billionaire Gordon Bennett came to make wet his sumptuous yachts….

To go to Beaulieu, will enable you to associate Histoire and Beauty, the whole in calm become rare nowadays….

Departure of the Battery, to take on the right the lane “Lou Carreirou” of the Church, to continue street of the Market, until the Marinoni Place.

To cross the latter, to take the Rise of the Myrtles, to pass beside the cemetery and to assemble the Small valley of Murta to the wall barring the bottom of the Small valley.

To take the path on the right then the staircases which lead to Suffia on Secondary road 133 (altitude 130m).

To take on the line to the Suffia District. After having traversed 350m on the road, to climb before the transformer, then to continue the way which passes to the top of the villas. Skirting nettings of the villas, to go up by a beautiful path to the crossroads of the “4 paths” at the altitude of 190m.

To take the path of right-hand side which goes down on D 133, makes a loop on the left and goes down on the line. With 350m, to take the short cut which goes down on the left on Beaulieu.

While leading to D 133, to go up slightly and, beside the phone box, to descend the staircases on the left and to turn right to join the Centre Town.

Outdistance: 5km-uneven of 190m

Duration: 2 or 3:00 according to the pace.

Beaulieu-sur-Mer has 2 splendid beaches: small Africa and the Bay of the Ants. Many activities are proposed there: veil, water skiing, premenades at sea with fishing with tuna, canoe-kayak, plays for children…

• Small Africa

It is named as small africa because of his climate and his flora: many palm trees are there. Indeed, we can speak about a “microclimate”, to characterize the territory of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. There are throughout the year from 1 to 3 degrees moreover, compared to the remainder of the coast, due to the retention of heat by cliffs.

• The Bay of the Ants

The Bay of the Ants or Peira Forniga in niçois, was in the past, the seat of an accumulation extremely curious about algae firmly piled up, even sintered at the base, which made them invulnerable to the attack waves. By rather regular places, monticules were done day and gave the impression of large anthills. Today obviously the algae disappeared.