Riviera is more than a picturesque landscape and is fast emerging as a popular destination for studies among international students. Nice and Cannes are at the center of French Riviera and with smaller surrounding pearls such as Saint-Tropez, Saint-Raphaël, Antibes, Eze village, Grasse and Monaco this region lists as the second largest tourists magnet in France, ranking only second after Paris.
Traveling from Paris to Nice with SNCF, TGV, France’s super fast railway service, is a convenient way of reaching Nice in less than 5 hours. SNCF is also bike friendly. Just make sure to familiar yourself with the location of the bike coach relative to the rest of the train and arrive on time so you don’t have to rush into the train like this guy.
TGV Paris to Nice is also a great approach to getting a quick tour of French countryside while traveling toward the French Riviera. French country side is very picturesque. The following picture is taken on SNCF, TGV Nice-Paris about 30 minutes south of Paris.
TGV arrives in Nice center, very close to the center of the city and most of the amenities. Nice beach is only 10-15 minutes walk south of the train station. Relatively close to the train station, there are two super clean magnificent bed and breakfast hotels that have consecutively rated high on many of the mainstream review sites. These are Hotel Belle Meuniere at 21 Avenue Durante and Home Sweat Home at 35 Rue Rossini.
Hotel Belle Meuniere is a stone cast from Nice train station. Hotel Belle Meuniere is based in a lovely old mansion with a large garden and a magnificent old tree providing cover from Nice’s sun in a coziest setting. Continental breakfast is served every day under the mansion’s old tree. Hotel Belle Meuniere’s magnificent homey ambiance with its garden and the old tree in the garden is desirable in case one decides to stay in the whole day with a good book. Another great option that has consecutively ranked high in Nice is Home Sweat Home. While missing the street level garden of Hotel Belle Meuniere, Home Sweet Home’s hostess Genevieve provides a clean, caring campus style environment bound to rejuvenate the hostels guests for the next busy day around Nice.
In case you are looking for a fancy beachside hotel, Nice’s main beachside street offers some great option. One option located on a lovely hillside toward Mediterranean is Hôtel Suisse. It is located at 15 Quai Rauba Capeu, Nice, France.
