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I'm currently going to school in France, outside of Paris and I have some family coming to visit in the spring. We're going to do the Paris thing for a few days but then I want to take them south to Provence and the Riviera. We will go to Avignon for a day or two but then I want to go somewhere near the sea.

The thing is I havent been south and I don't know what towns would be good visit for a few days to lay on the beach and relax. I'm going to ask around but I wanted to see if anyone here knew good spots to check out. They dont need to have hostels, cause we'll probably stay in hotels for this trip.

space virgin

The Riviera is fairly expensive, FYI. Avignon isn't quite as bad, and personally I *love* the Languedoc-Roussillon area.

Nice is the clear capitol of the Cote d'Azur; Cannes and St. Tropez are lovely (and infamous) as well. A little east of Nice is Menton, which is beautiful and quiet and is probably a great choice if you're going with family.

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urOZm8

If your just after the beach there is Nice (pebble, no sand), Cannes and also one of my smaller favourites - Frejus Saint-Raphael.

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agriadam

well I can't really say anything that SV hasn't said but I do agree with her completly, I think that Antibes is absolutly beutiful and the beaches are a little better than in Nice also Cannes is quite nice... also there is a cool little medevil town of Eze just ner monaco I would recoment that. the cast;e on teh top is log since destroyed by napolian but they have a beutiful cactus gardan on the top of the hill now. Avignon is a beutiful city and claimed as the city of Europe but if your wanting to do the beech thing that's not the place to go.

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