Is it Nice in Nice ??

[Pip1]

Seasons Greetings all , We are considering going to the South of France , Nice area , Can anybody recommend a site , we looked at Les Pinedes . Also is there much to do to keep us and and a 12 yr old occupied for a week or 10 days , Looking at end Aug 11 .

Thanks for any tips .
Rgds Pip

 

[DavidKlyne]

We have stayed here http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/camping_la_vieille_ferme.htm which is in that area. Only been through Nice by train on the way to Monaco for the Grand Prix. Cannes is a nice place to visit as I am sure is Antibes.

David

 

[emmerson]

We've never taken the van to Nice, but we have visited Nice and Monte carlo, and found them to be the most overated, over-priced places we've ever been.
There aren't many places I don't want to visit again, but this is #2 on my list. #1 is Iceland!

 

[ValA.]

I don't think Nice would be high on my wish-list, either, particularly with children. It's a city, pebble beaches, manic traffic, nice old centre, but charmless elsewhere, and as previously said, expensive. Looking at the website, I think we actually stayed at Les Pinedes about 25 years ago (if it every did Canvas Holiday tents), when my eldest son was about seven and the youngest just a baby! The site was nice, the route down to Nice lovely, and the inland gorges and scenery were wonderful, but Nice itself was a disappointment. We stayed less than our allotted days, and moved to a campsite at Cavalaire, which was much nearer to a more suitable and child-friendly beach.
The area around Frejus/St Raphael is probably a more child-friendly place, with lots of campsites near the beaches, much better sandy beaches, and plenty of attractions to keep children happy - and where we've been back to many times when my sons were small.

 

[anotherDavid]

No its horrible for all the reasons allready mentioned.
If it is your fist trip abroard it could easily put you off for good. I went to that area on my first trip in 1982 and it was terribly busy then. I let myself be persuaded to return after 30 years and it was even worse.
If you want a seaside holiday I would suggest the Costa Brava or the Languedoc
Dave

 

[Woody3]

Only thing I remember about Nice was the biggest Carrefour I've ever seen - 86 checkouts no less and ALL of them manned.

Menton and Ventimiglia (just over the border) are somewhat less crowded.

 

[Woody3]

Only thing I remember about Nice was the biggest Carrefour I've ever seen - 86 checkouts no less and ALL of them manned.

Menton and Ventimiglia (just over the border) are somewhat less crowded.