Executive Transport Service
French Riviera
E.T.S.
Executive Transport Service
117 boulevard Sadi Carnot
06110 CANNES-LE CANNET
(FRANCE)
Phone: (+33) 4 92 98 06 29
Fax: (+33) 4 92 98 98 58
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A sightseeing tour to discover the old city of Antibes and the handsome villages of Biot and Vallauris with their old history and culture:
Tour 1(Half day tour, 4 hours)
Drive along the coastal road, through Golfe Juan and Juan les Pins (known for its Jazz festival taking place every year in July), and the famous peninsula of Cap d'Antibes, discovered by the rich and famous . Stop in the old town of Antibes and stroll through the narrow streets, visit the provençal market (every morning exept on monday). Antibes once surrounded by ramparts ( partly still existing), founded ca. 400 BC by the Greeks, today has preserved its authenticity, hosting the Picasso museum in the old Grimaldi Castle, an Archaeology museum, the Peynet cartoonist Museum and a 16th century fort overlooking one of the largest private yachts harbour in France.
Drive a couple of miles away from the sea to the hansdome village of Biot, once in the roman time specialized in wine and oil jars, and today, since 1950 known for its glas factories producing a unique type of glass suffused with tiny bubbles. You can stop and visit one of this glass factories and a modern art glass museum. Biot is also known for its Museum Fernand Leger.
Drive to Vallauris , famous for its pottery, where Picasso discovered his new passion and spent a few years creating pottery, some copies of his ceramic are still sold at the Madura Pottery. In Vallauris Picasso painted in 1951 the chapel near to the castle, the famous plywood painting of La Guerre et la Paix. You will be able to stroll through the main street, lined up with pottery shops, and you can visit a pottery factory.
RATES (per person)
|
Number of people |
RATE in €uros |
|
1 |
200 |
|
2 to 3 |
120 |
|
4 to 5 |
80 |
|
6 to 8 |
60 |
Above rates include taxes, fuel and tolls. No tours departing from Monaco. Rates are for departures from Cannes, Mandelieu, Mougins and Antibes areas. For departure from other areas an extra charge will be added