First Port of Call - Villefranche

Our first port of call is Villefranche, France, which is the gateway to the Cote d'Azur and Provence. Villefranche is a small town and like so many of our ports require that you take some sort of transportation from the port just to see the more famous sites. This is one of the few ports where we are tendered (which means taking a boat into the town), possibly a more time consuming process than strolling off the gangplank. Also see the port review on Cruise Critic.

From Villefranche you can take the train to Nice or Monte Carlo. This guy has a great step-by-step explanation of how to find the train station here. I think this might be a nice port to just wander on our own. Take the train to Nice and walk around.

The most famous market of Nice is the flower market and main market on the Cours Saleya in the old town. On Mondays, (when we will be there) the Cours Saleya has a large flea market, the Marché a la Brocante et Antiquités. In the picture the market is the street with the colorful awnings (2 rows from the beach). It ends at the Ville Matisse. Also I can just imagine strolling along the Promenade Anglais.

So what do you want to do in Villefranche? Take off for Monaco, Cannes, Eze, St. Paul d'Vence? Some - all?

Photo from Flickr user Tony M.