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Enjoy a week-end on the French Riviera to celebrate Nice's Carnival and the Lemon festival in Menton. The program of events includes the Flower Battle and Night Time Procession in Nice and wonderful processions of lemon floats in Menton.

From the 17th to 19th Februaru 2012

3 days - 17th to 19th February 2012
Ref: 12B013a


Dates

February ,  March

D1 Friday : Perfume in Grasse
Discovery of the Perfume's Capital. Visite ot the Fragonard or Galimard factory. Diner and overnight in Cannes.
D2 Saturday: Nice Carnival King of the Mediterranean (70 km)

Take a Tourist Train around the old quarter of Nice, then wander in the famous Flower market of Nice. Free time for lunch then rendez-vous on the seafront “Promenade des Anglais” to enjoy the Flower Battle, and to try and catch the blooms flung out to spectators. After dinner enjoy the Carnival fun continues with the Night Time procession in the Place Massena, one of Nice’s main squares.

D3 Sunday : Lemon Festival in Menton (70 km)

Great Civilizations is the theme for the 2011 Lemon Festival in Menton, and you can admire the fantastical fruity creations, made from oranges and lemons, in the Bioves Gardens in Menton. Free time for lunch then enjoy the Carnival procession, the colourful Corso des Agrumes, whose floats are constructed entirely from locally grown citrus fruits.





Service details

Half Board (3 course menu–not including drinks) in 2/3* hotel Cannes region

Tribune seats in Nice: Flower Battle
Standing Places in Menton: Carnival Parade

Entrance Fees and visits as per program

Free Places: 26th person sharing in a single room, 52nd person sharing a double


Possible supplements
tribune in Nice Night Time Procession (on sat.) : 24 €
tribune in Menton : + 7 €
Lunch or diner from : 20 € per meal
Per night :
single room : 29 €
supplement for 2/3* Hotel in Nice City : 8 €
supplement for 4* Hotel in Nice City : 36 €