Our suggestions for outdoor activities for the family this summer - swimming pools and beaches on the Côte d'Azur.

CANNES

VEGALUNA PLAGE
La Croisette
Tel +33 (0)4 93 43 67 05
http://www.vegaluna.com  
             
Vegaluna Plage in Cannes is a beach that is well worth a visit in the summer season but also at other times of the year. Its relaxed ambiance is complemented by a feeling of well being, talent, fashion and elegance and a very warm welcome is given to families.

Open all year, every day (except from the 14th November to the 26th December), you can enjoy its classy decoration, teck furniture, sandy coloured sun umbrellas and cushions and the mosaic decorated bar that combines beautifully with the natural colours of the beach and the sea. It also goes out of its way to help parents relax and children have fun by providing toys in the sand throughout the year and a club for children every day during the summer holidays, from midday to 4pm.

Older children and adults will also enjoy the water sports organised during the summer season, including water skiing, wake, dingy and there are also swimming lessons and aqua gym (July & August).

A life guard is also on hand to make sure that the little ones do not get into danger in the water.

All of the splashing about is bound to work up your appetite and the restaurant menu will make your taste buds water with the thought of its delicious cuisine! Under the watchful eye of the chef Antoine Regnault, all of the dishes are decorated in an original manner, with a Mediterranean touch.

Beach prices:
- from the 1st April to June and then from the 16th September to the 30th October - 15€
- July - August - Until the 15th September - from 21€ to 25€

MENTON

DOLCE VITA (LA)
Promenade de la Mer
Tel +33 (0)4 93 35 44 50
http://www.plageladolcevita.com 
              
Practically everything you can think of to make it a perfect place for both parents and children has been put into practice!

It all begins with a pedestrian zone on Menton’s sea front and you will not be able to miss La Dolce Vita for the pushchairs parked in front of it and it is the last private beach when coming from the direction of the town centre. The beach can be accessed using a ramp if you have a pushchair or a wheel chair.

Part of the beach has been especially cleared for children to play with the sand and part of the sea roped off just for children, opposite the lifeguard.
There are also toys and inflatable objects. Two young ladies, both with the BAFA qualification, are on hand to amuse your children aged 5 years and over every day from 9am to 5 or 6pm, during the summer school holidays.

Younger children are also welcome to join in but with an adult. There is also an air-conditioned children's play room with TV and DVDs and it also has mini-beds for little ones who need a rest out of the sun.

Children can either eat lunch with their parents or in the kids club. They can end the day in their own private bathroom, specially equipped with a mini toilet and shower.

La Dolce Vita has clubbed together with Menton’s other private beaches to offer water skiing and other water games and sports and massages and gym for the parents. Open from May to September, from 9am to midnight.

FREJUS

AQUALAND FREJUS
Quartier le Capou - RN98
Tel +33 (0)4 94 51 82 51
Fax 04 94 51 82 52
http://www.aqualand.fr 
  
Aqualand in Frejus is part of a European network that includes 14 Aqualand parks in France, Spain and Portugal, three of which are located in the Var, in Fréjus, Sainte Maxime and Saint Cyr sur Mer.

Frejus boasts the largest water park on the Côte d'Azur with 10 000m2 of water in 8 hectares of land. It also has the largest wave pool in Europe!

One can enjoy its many water slides suitable for all ages, shady relaxation and sunbathing areas in the midst of rich vegetation, warm water and even a show, during the peak season.

A great day to spend an unforgettable day with family and friends!

Open everyday from Wednesday the 11th June to Sunday the 14th September. From the 11th June to the 6th July and from the 1st to the 14th September, open from 10am to 6pm, and from the 7th July to the 31st August, open from 10am to 7pm.

Entrance fees:
-Adult: 24€
-Children from 3 to 12 years: 17.50€
-Children -1 metre: FREE
-Grandparents over the age of 65 years that bring a grandchild to the park (who pays): FREE

Highlights:
-2 DAY PASS consecutive or not - Adult: 29.90€ / Child: 24.50€
-PASS GLISS AQUALAND: 79 € child or adult, for Unlimited entrance throughout the opening season in all of the Aqualand parks (card with personal identity).

Check the internet site for full details and to check prices that may change at any moment without notice.

MONACO

NOTE BLEUE (LA)
Plage du Larvotto, av Princesse Grace
Tel (+377) 93 50 05 02 

Nothing is more important at La Note Bleue than families and children!

With its relaxing and trendy environment, its lovely private beach, the restaurant serving delicious and original dishes, its shaded bar and lounge area ideal for a quiet drink or to watch a match, a grand prix or a live concert and its play areas for children definitely make La Note Bleue an address to try out!

Kids can always find coloured pencils and colouring books comfortably set up on chairs and on tables of their size. There is a small fun park (a small fee is requested), Le parc Granouillou, with bouncy castles, open on Wednesdays, weekends and during school holidays in March, October, November and December and table tennis and table football for the older ones.

La Note Bleue also organises children's birthday parties with as much care as they would for an adult's. You have the choice of 2 offers: 17€ or 22€ per child.

La Note Bleue is open all year, every day, from 8am to 11pm in the summer and 8.30am to 5.30 in the winter. It is closed in January and February.

The restaurant is open every lunch time from the beginning of March to mid-December and in the evening from mid May to the end of August.

NICE

NEPTUNE PLAGE
Promenade des Anglais, opposite Négresco
Tel +33 (0)4 93 87 16 60
Fax +33 (0)4 93 87 88 97
            
This private beach opposite the famous Negresco hotel has pedalos, a game area with toys on a small sandy part of the beach for children.

Someone is on hand for looking after your children aged 3 and over - reservations are compulsory one day beafore.

Open from 9am to 7.30pm, all year except in January.

Information supplied by :
Family First SARL
2010 route de la Colle
06340 Drap

www.familyfirst.fr
 
 (Family First, expatica 2008)

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