Villefranche-sur-mer

Villefranche-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Monaco - Monte Carlo, a village which associates the charm of Provence and the prestige of Riviera.

Brood in the middle  of one of the most beautiful roads of the world, Villefranche-sur-Mer welcomes you in it haven of peace.

Created in 1295 per Charles II d' Anjou, it knew to keep its picturesque charm with the wire of the centuries. Hot colors of the Mediterranean frontages, small streets escarpées with the paces of antan, its citadel, rare works of Cocteau, Volti or Goetz is as many richnesses as you will discover in this village with the first impression of paradise

This prestigious city of the Côte d' Azur, offers an imposing panorama. With inter alia its royal port and its Citadel of XVIe. Seaboard town with the privileged situation, it offers one of the natural ports deepest of the Western Mediterranean and became one of the place of many cruisings.

Follow the tour guide along the lanes of the old city, until the Church baroque St Michel, while passing by the mysterious obscure street which will be revealed to you.

The Vault St Pierre, dedicated to Saint Pierre, owner of the fishermen is a place impossible to circumvent. You will discover there the charm of a vault at the edge of sea, which lives again thanks to the talent of Jean Cocteau.

Ramparts of the Citadel and its museums will have more secrecy for you.

In summer period, make precede this walk of a bucolic collation in the gardens of the Volti museum.

• You have 2 h.
  Your steps will carry out you in the Citadel and its gardens. From there leave towards the old city and its lanes, do not miss the Obscure Street and the Church Saint Michel, and especially the Vault Saint Pierre decorated by Jean Cocteau.
• You have a half day
  Your steps will carry out you in the Citadel and its gardens. From there leave towards the old city and its lanes, do not miss the Obscure Street and the Church Saint Michel, and especially the Vault Saint Pierre decorated by Jean Cocteau. Supplement your discovery of our city by the visit of the museums of the citadel and why not a little shopping in the old city.
• You have one day
  Your steps will carry out you in the Citadel and its gardens. From there leave towards the old city and its lanes, do not miss the Obscure Street and the Church Saint Michel, and especially the Vault Saint Pierre decorated by Jean Cocteau. Supplement your discovery of our city by the visit of the museums of the citadel and why not a little shopping in the old city. Carry your steps until the Royal Port of the Wet dock, and benefit from our temporary exhibitions in the Citadel and in the middle of the old city.

You will make a stopover in Villefranche-sur-Mer, the south of France and of Europe, in a village in the middle of the Côte d' Azur (between Cannes and Monaco - Monte Carlo)

This village associates the charm of Provence and the prestige of Riviera.
Brood in the middle of one of the most beautiful roads of the world, Villefranche-on-sea accomodates you in his haven of peace.

Created in 1295 per Charles II d' Anjou, it knew to keep its picturesque charm with the wire of the centuries. Hot colors of the Mediterranean frontages, small streets escarpées with the paces d' antan, its citadel, rare works of Cocteau, Volti or Goetz is as many richnesses as you will discover in this village with l' first impression of paradise! ! !

In order to discover Villefranche and the Côte d' Azur, the means of transport are at your disposal.

Moreover, you have the possibility of making your shopping in the various trade (produced soil, oils d' olive, wines, jewelleries, ready to carry, perfumeries…).

Thehealth's port has two activities: it is a fishing harbour and a cruise port of calls.

There are still some fishermen along the quays and you can, by the way, admire the Mediterranean fishes: sea-daces, sea-breams, red mullets…

The tradition is always here: the « pointu » is the fishing boat you can see all along the Mediterranean coasts. Moreover, you can savour these greedy treasures coming from the sea in the restaurants along the sea front.

First cruise port of calls in France and fourth port in the Western Mediterranean sea, the harbour of Nice-Villefranche welcomes every year almost 250 000 passengers (English-speaking, Spanish, etc). The cruise is a tourist industry in full development. Some steamers carried out their first stop-over there, such as the Millennium (Celebrity cruises).