THE FRENCH RIVIERA
Added on: 31st Jan 2016
NICE IS THE BIGGEST CITY OF THE REGION
THE COTE D’AZUR SURROUNDS THE
TINY NATION OF MONACO
ACTUALLY, MONACO IS THE WORLD’S SECOND
SMALLEST COUNTRY, AFTER THE VATICAN
ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND OLDEST
FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD IS HELD EVERY
YEAR IN CANNES
GRASSE, A COMMUNE NOT FAR FROM CANNES,
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY THREE QUARTERS
OF THE WORLD’S PERFUME
ALTHOUGH MONACO IS KNOWN FOR ITS GAMBLING,
THIS IS ONLY DONE BY FOREIGNERS BECAUSE
GAMBLING IS ILLEGAL FOR ITS CITIZENS
PAINTERS LIKE PABLO PICASSO SPENT A LOT OF
TIME HERE AND CLAIMED TO GET INSPIRATION FROM
THE VIBRANT COLOURS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
YOU CAN GET HERE FROM PARIS IN ONLY
5 HOURS BY TRAIN
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